Racial Equity Resources
Resources for Anti-Racism Education
Links to help you get informed about how you can build racial equity
As humans, we are all part of a system that is embedded with systemic injustices. For some this includes racism and bias, both of which can shape the way we treat or mistreat people based on the color of their skin.
Becoming anti-racist is a lifelong process. We have gathered the following resources for anyone wishing to educate themselves on how long-standing historical oppression continues to manifest itself today and how we can each work to build a more just society.
Resource Lists and Toolkits
SmartGivers Diversity, Equity and Inclusion toolkit
Racial Equity Resource Directory from Minnesota Compass, listing racial equity programs and training providers for organizations and people working to combat racism and increase cultural competence
Racial equity, healing and justice resources from W. K. Kellogg Foundation
Resources for healing from racial trauma from Augsburg University
Minnesota Education Equity Partnership tools and resources for districts, schools and educators to supporting racial equity in distance learning
Anti-racist Parenting Resources from YWCA Minneapolis
Talking About Race from the Smithsonian Institute’s National Museum of African American History & Culture
Resources to Help Empower Asian and Pacific Islander Communities
Respectful Conversations, organized by the MN Council of Churches, are structured, facilitated conversations designed not to change minds, but soften hearts
Articles, Podcasts and Websites
Books, articles, and more from the Anti-Racism Project
What Can I do About Racism? website
Minnesota Education Equity Partnership tools and resources for districts, schools and educators to supporting racial equity in distance learning
Respectful Conversations, organized by the MN Council of Churches, are structured, facilitated conversations designed not to change minds, but soften hearts
Anti-racism educational activities organized by Helms’ stages of White Identity Development
An Essential Reading Guide For Fighting Racism book list from BuzzFeed News
Racial justice events and learning library from YWCA St. Paul
TPT’s Jim Crow of the North video
New York Times’ 1619 Podcast
NPR’s Code Switch: A Decade Of Watching Black People Die
Talking About Race from the Smithsonian Institute’s National Museum of African American History & Culture
Seeing White, a podcast on whiteness and how history connects to today
Confronting Prejudice: How to Protect Yourself and Help Others from Pepperdine University
Self-Care Tips for Black People Who Are Feeling Overwhelmed by Racism by Rachel Wilkerson Miller for Vice
Racial Equity Educational Resources for White Allies
What Can I do About Racism? website
“For Our White Friends Desiring to Be Allies”, article by Courtney Ariel in Sojourners Magazine
75 Things White People Can Do for Racial Justice
Implicit Bias test from Project Implicit, a nonprofit educating the public about bias
Anti-racism educational activities organized by Helms’ stages of White Identity Development
'Raising White Kids' Author On How White Parents Can Talk About Race interview on NPR
Anti-racism resources for white people document compiled by Sarah Sophie Flicker, Alyssa Klein in May 2020
Foundation Events
Facing Race Awards - The Facing Race Awards recognize anti-racism activists in Minnesota who challenge absent and harmful narratives on race, build solutions that unite, instead of divide, and push for justice and equity. Through these Awards, we celebrate and learn from those leading the way forward.
Stories about Equity
Redefining What Equity Looks Like
Entrepreneur and Foundation Board Member Alex West Steinman is embracing equity and accessibility with her work.
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Stories From Across Minnesota: Caring for Community
Jessica Lee Velasco is a mother, advocate, leader, organizer and activist who uses her platform to engage, encourage and empower her community in Worthington, Minnesota.
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Changing the Way One Community Looks at Race
Educator and performer T. Mychael Rambo educates and inspires youth and police in Hibbing, Minnesota.
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Stories From Across Minnesota: Preserving Language and Culture
The Boys & Girls Club of the Leech Lake Area serves over 1,200 Indigenous youth ages 5-18. They find ways to integrate language and culture into all of their programming, including through technology.
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Equity On and Off the Ice
Learn how Minnesota Wild President and Foundation Board Member Matt Majka is using hockey to establish diverse and inclusive environments.
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The Byproduct of Putting People First
Board Member Feature: Nancy Lyons explores the roles equity and intersectionality play in creating a healthy work environment.
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