Anti-Racism Daily

07/02/2025

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11/04/2024

Today in 1968, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Fair Housing Act, granting fair housing options to all regardless of race, religion or national origin.

Tthe Fair Housing Act made it illegal to discriminate in housing sales, rentals, and financing based on race, religion, national origin, or s*x. This legislation was designed as an extension of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and encountered fierce debate in the Senate.

However, following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. on April 4th, the House of Representatives expedited its passage. The Fair Housing Act represents the last major legislative success of the civil rights movement.

The Fair Housing Act alone didn't solve the perpetual housing inequity and discrimination that marginalized communities experience to this day. But it helped to contextualize the housing crisis on a federal level. It also led to more legislation to include protections against discrimination for individuals with disabilities and those affected by family status, including pregnant women or households with children under 18.

18/03/2024

As the presidential election nears, former President Trump has doubled-down on racist, derogatory language in conversations related to immigration. And just yesterday, he warned of a “bloodbath” if he’s not elected.

Today's newsletter unpacks the impact of his statements on Latine communities. https://20465691.hs-sites.com/unpack-trumps-terrible-dehumanization-of-immigrants

30/01/2024

Our 28 Days of Black History series starts Thursday!

Every day in February, we'll send one email highlighting an underappreciated story in Black history.

This year's theme is African Americans in the Arts, so we've gathered incredible stories of artists, magicians, musicians, entrepreneurs and more that have redefined arts and culture.

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19/01/2024

Businesses in the U.S. lose $359 billion a YEAR due to the impact of unresolved conflict.

And more urgently, we lose opportunities to foster deep, meaningful connections with one another and create spaces where we can thrive.

We’re hurtling into another deeply polarized year. And an election season.

Leaders – what are you doing to build your conflict resolution skills?

How does your organization proactively plan for interpersonal tension and internal calls for accountability on political and social issues?

I’ve been inspired by how attendees of our Conflict Evolution workshop are taking more nuanced, informed approaches to planning the year ahead.

Join our next session on Wednesday, January 24 if you find it’ll be helpful.

VIRTUAL WORKSHOPConflict Evolution: From Friction to Transformational Change Wednesday, January 24 | 3-5pm EST Quantity: Enroll With tensions and anxieties at an all-time high in a politicized landscape, effective tools for conflict resolution is a must.This two-hour workshop on conflict resolution....

17/01/2024

David Rasavong’s restaurant closed down last year after facing false accusations of serving dog meat, a racist stereotype that intensified amid a surge in anti-Asian sentiment and hate crimes during the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

In November, Rasavong reopened his restaurant under a new name: with overwhelming support from the community – both locally and across the country.

https://www.businessinsider.com/restaurant-asian-stereotype-eating-dog-racism-thai-community-2024-1

16/01/2024

Last week, the Biden administration announced a significant change in a federal labor rule that classifies U.S. workers as either independent contractors or full employees.

The new policy will make an increased number of freelance workers eligible for full-employee status, potentially obligating their employers to furnish them with higher wages, certain benefits and other worker protections.

Business owners have been known to go to considerable lengths to avoid granting workers full-employee status. But this means they're likely losing wages and benefits that their work would make them eligible for.

A 2022 report by the EPI stated that “a typical construction worker, as an independent contractor, would lose out on as much as $16,729 per year in income and job benefits compared with what they would have earned as an employee.

https://truthout.org/articles/uber-lyft-and-doordash-workers-may-gain-employee-benefits-under-new-labor-rule/

05/01/2024

As conversations around race grow in offices and around dinner tables, microaggressions have more of a chance to come out of the shadows.

But it puts non-white people in a difficult position. Not only do we have to reckon with the emotional impact of the microaggression itself, we have to choose how to respond– knowing our disadvantaged position in these scenarios. We have to consider how responding could further enforce false stereotypes about our race. We have to gauge whether we could be provoking more racial aggressions, even bodily harm. We also have to consider how staying silent will enforce this behavior in the future, and cause further suffering.

With privilege comes the responsibility to intervene on behalf of someone harmed and address racist interactions directly. Derald Wing Sue, a psychology and education professor at Columbia University in New York City, offers a way for anti-racist allies to intervene during a microaggression in an interview with CNN.

1. Make the Invisible, Visible

According to Sue, the perpetrator is often unaware of their actions. As an anti-racist ally, you must, at minimum, make sure they are aware of the harm they caused. Diane Goodman, a social justice and diversity consultant, offers this format in the NYTimes:

“I know you didn’t realize this, but when you __________ (comment/behavior), it was hurtful/offensive because___________. Instead you could___________ (different language or behavior.)”

2. Educate the Perpetrator

Ensure they understand that regardless of the intent of what they said, it’s the impact of their words that matters. "You lose the argument when you focus on intention because you can’t prove intent. Focusing on the impact as influenced by the significance, Sue explained, gets the perpetrator to understand what happened and how he might have caused pain."

3. Disarm the Microaggression
Move the conversation away from the problematic statement to communicate that it’s offensive. According to Sue, you’ll be “modeling good behavior to other people present, and you can have a later conversation with the person about why his joke was inappropriate."

Macro systemic racism is reinforced by micro-actions, and racial microaggressions play a major part. We must take accountability for microaggressions, and use our privilege to call them out however we can.

04/01/2024

Rosewood, Florida was a predominately Black town that was burned down in 1923 after a mob of armed white men descended on the town seeking revenge for the alleged assault of a white woman. Eight people were killed, though it’s expected that the number of casualties was undercounted to downplay the severity. No one was charged due to insufficient evidence. And the town was abandoned.

The Rosewood Massacre mirrors countless stories of racial violence and injustice at the hands of white perpetrators that have faded silently into American history. While the dates, towns, and names are different, a commonality is shared: intentional false accusations of crime.

Racial hoaxing is a tactic used to evoke fear and violence against marginalized people. It's built on, and perpetuates, false racial stereotypes. Learning about these stories in our history helps us to rally against them today.

Racial hoaxing incidents often resulted in violence and injustices against Black people, like the Rosewood Massacre, Groveland Four, and the lynching of Emmett Till.

02/01/2024

Instead of: "He was treated unfairly because of his race."
Try: "He was treated unfairly because of racism."

Shifting our language helps to place responsibility not on the person’s racial/ethnic identity, but on the oppressive systems that create and perpetuate the inequitable treatment that person experienced.

This makes it clear that the person should not be held responsible for how others respond to the parts of his identity that he cannot change.

02/11/2023

When the topic of immigration is discussed, the pros always center on what immigrants have to offer America, including how immigrants built this nation (and enslaved Black people). Though well-meaning, our support shouldn't hinge on what others bring to the table. In today's newsletter, Andrew discusses how we can show up for immigrants and other marginalized communities.

When the topic of immigration is discussed, the pros always center on what immigrants have to offer to white America.