Day 19: A Racial Equity Lens 

One key element of the Racial Equity Challenge is to build the awareness, skill, and will to challenge: to challenge distorted history, stereotypes, implicit biases, single stories, and the continued use of discriminatory practices that prevent progress. This also means challenging our own ideas, perceptions, and understandings by actively experiencing things through a racial equity lens, and resetting our programming to see all people as individuals rather than members of a certain group that we have (consciously or unconsciously) affixed with labels and expectations. 

Dr. Eddie Moore, Jr., racial equity educator, author and co-founder of the 21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge, recommends changing what you notice. Next time you're with family, in your workplace or out in the world, pay attention to: 

• Who are your ten closest friends? What is the racial mix in this group? 

• How much time each day you are with people of your own racial identity? 

• What are the last five books you read or shows you watched? What is the racial mix of the authors, characters or actors?

CHALLENGES

Option 1: Read Moving Beyond Diversity Toward Racial Equity

Option 2: ReadDo Your Employees Know Why You Believe in Racial Equity