Richard Carranza held ‘white-supremacy culture’ training for school adminstrators

by lindaoppenheim | May 24, 2019 | Article

The New York Post may not like it, but it sounds like NYC School Chancellor Richard Carranza’s training is making all the right points. “The training is not focused on white supremacy and white privilege,” Carranza said after a City Council budget hearing on...

Michigan city moves to criminalize calling 911 on people of color who are just living their lives

by lindaoppenheim | Apr 21, 2019 | Article

Jessica Sutherland reports that Grand Rapids, Michigan is addressing the “epidemic of racially-motivated abuses of emergency services.” “Diversity and Inclusion Manager Patti Caudill said the ordinance is a new concept in Michigan. It isn’t meant to...

How Professionals of Color Say They Counter Bias at Work

by lindaoppenheim | Dec 14, 2018 | Article

Physicians, lawyers, business people of color describe incidents in which their status is ignored, mistaken, or disrespected . . . over and over.  To read the complete article, click here.

5 Day Challenge Stop the Hurt: Implicit Racial Bias Challenge Sunday, Aug. 19- Thursday, Aug. 23

by lindaoppenheim | Aug 19, 2018 | Webinar

Dr. Amanda Kemp, racial justice and mindfulness mentor, author and facilitator, is offering a 5 day challenge to stop implicit racial bias.  Each day of this challenge, she will send ONE email with ONE simple concrete action to be taken as well as a resource. It will...

As Starbucks trains on implicit bias, the author of ‘White Fragility’ gets real

by lindaoppenheim | May 29, 2018 | Article, interview

On May 29, 2018, the day Starbucks closed thousands of stores to carry out racial sensitivity trainings, USA Today interviewed Robin DiAngelo, race educator who coined the term “white fragility,” about challenges to changing white people’s attitudes...