Terms
The unfair treatment of a person or group.
Discrimination
The internalization of racist stereotypes, values, images, and beliefs perpetuated by society about one’s own race.
Internalized Racism
Self-reflect
Examine personal assumptions and implicit bias and avoid making assumptions on a students ability, home life, etc. based on their race
What percent of Black adults have felt targeted because of their race.
65
Fairness or justice in the way people are treated
Equity
Prejudgement, bias, or discrimination by an individual toward a person of color. Person to person.
Interpersonal Racism
Include Diverse Learning Material
Include multicultural literature in the classroom and avoid using only one cultural perspective because it is not the norm for everyone.
Despite making up less than 14% of the population, Black people were what percent of the victims of police shootings and were killed at twice the rate of white people.
27
The unearned, often unconscious advantages white people receive by virtue of their race in societies characterized by racial inequality
White Privilege
Biased laws, policies, or practices that restrict access to services, resources, and opportunities.
Structural Racism
Challenge
Speak up against systemic practices that marginalize other races and advocate for policies that protect students from discrimination.
Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and who else started the BLM movement in 2013.
Opal Tometi
The belief that human traits and capacities are determined by race, leading to the idea that one racial group is naturally superior or inferior to another
Racism
Implicit/explicit rule and regulations within an organization that discriminates against marginalized communities.
Institutional Racism