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Simon Business School’s Diversity Resources
Ever Better.
Now is not the time for thoughts and prayers. Now is the time for action. Simon is committed to making itself, and the community and students we serve, Ever Better, which today means stating unequivocally that Black Lives Matter, and acknowledging the need for systemic change on a local and national level. We are committed to battling the ongoing injustice against persons/people of color through education and empowerment. These resources are intended to foster continued growth within our community, and to serve as a call to action for each of us who lives and works within it. We must do better.
Explore, learn, and be heard.
Anti-Racism and Diversity in Business Resources | Books to Read | Podcasts and Videos | Movies and TV Shows | Organizations to Follow | Self Care and Healing | Resources for Families | Historic Perspective | Economic Impact | Simon Resources | Bias Reporting
Diversity in Business
4 Ways To Actually Create Diversity And Inclusion In The Workplace
7 ways your organization can start to uproot systemic racism in the workplace
7 Anti-Racism Educators Your Company Needs Now
The Advanced Leadership Initiative: Preparing African Americans For Executive Advancement (Video)
The Business Case for Diversity in Executive Teams Remains Strong (McKinsey & Company)
Ford Foundation's Walker Says Investors Can Push C-Suite Diversity
Hear Me: Stories from Black Executives
How to Build an Actively Anti-Racist Workplace
Top 5 Reasons Leaders Fail At Race Inclusion And How To Fix Them
U.S. Businesses Must Take Meaningful Action Against Racism (Harvard Business Review)
Anti-Racism Resources
75 Things People Can Do For Racial Justice
Anti-Racism Resources for White People
For our White Friends Desiring to Be Allies
Jenna Arnold’s resources (books and people to follow)
On Allyship and Performative Wokeness
Rachel Ricketts’ anti-racism resources
Resources for White People to Learn and Talk About Race and Racism
Save the Tears: White Woman’s Guide by Tatiana Mac
Showing Up For Racial Justice’s educational toolkits
Talking About Race (Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture)
The [White] Shift on Instagram
Why is this happening? — an introduction to police brutality from 100 Year Hoodie
Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Dr. Brittney Cooper
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon
How to be an AntiRacist by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou
Invisible No More: Police Violence Against Black Women and Women of Color by Andrea J. Ritchie
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
Me and White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century by Grace Lee Boggs
Raising Our Hands by Jenna Arnold
Redefining Realness by Janet Mock
Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston
White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo, Ph.D.
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America by Ira Katznelson
Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
Black Feminist Thought by Patricia Hill Collins
Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Dr. Brittney Cooper
Heavy: An American Memoir by Kiese Laymon
Redefining Realness by Janet Mock
Sister Outsider by Audre Lorde
This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color by Cherríe Moraga
13th (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
American Son (Kenny Leon) — Netflix
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975 — Available to rent
Blindspotting (Carlos López Estrada) –– Hulu with Cinemax or available to rent
Clemency (Chinonye Chukwu) — Available to rent
Dear White People (Justin Simien) — Netflix
Fruitvale Station (Ryan Coogler) — Available to rent
I Am Not Your Negro (James Baldwin doc) — Available to rent or on Kanopy
If Beale Street Could Talk (Barry Jenkins) — Hulu
Just Mercy (Destin Daniel Cretton) — Available to rent
King In The Wilderness — HBO
See You Yesterday (Stefon Bristol) — Netflix
Selma (Ava DuVernay) — Available to rent
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution — Available to rent
The Hate U Give (George Tillman Jr.) — Hulu with Cinemax
When They See Us (Ava DuVernay) — Netflix
Antiracism Center: Twitter
Audre Lorde Project: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Black Lives Matter: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Black Women’s Blueprint: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Color Of Change: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Colorlines: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
The Conscious Kid: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Equal Justice Initiative (EJI): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Families Belong Together: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Justice League NYC: Twitter | Instagram + Gathering for Justice: Twitter | Instagram
The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
The Movement for Black Lives (M4BL): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
MPowerChange: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Muslim Girl: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
NAACP: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
National Domestic Workers Alliance: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
RAICES: Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ): Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
Articles
The Conscious Kid: follow them on Instagram and consider signing up for their Patreon
How White Parents Can Talk To Their Kids About Race | NPR
Teaching Your Child About Black History Month | PBS
Your Kids Aren't Too Young to Talk About Race: Resource Roundup from Pretty Good
Books
20 Picture Books for 2020: Readings to Embrace Race, Provide Solace & Do Good
31 Children's books to support conversations on race, racism and resistance
Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners: books for children and young adults
Podcasts
Fare of the Free Child podcast
Integrated Schools podcast episode “Raising White Kids with Jennifer Harvey”
Parenting Forward podcast episode ‘Five Pandemic Parenting Lessons with Cindy Wang Brandt’
"America’s Racial Contract is Killing Us" by Adam Sewer | Atlantic (May 8, 2020)
Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement (Mentoring a New Generation of Activists)
"My Life as an Undocumented Immigrant" by Jose Antonio Vargas | The New York Times Magazine (June 22, 2020)
The 1619 Project (all the articles) | The New York Times Magazine
The Combahee River Collective Statement
"The Intersectionality Wars" by Jane Coaston | Vox (May 28, 2020)
Tips for Creating Effective White Caucus Groups developed by Craig Elliott, PhD
"Where Do I Donate? Why is the Uprising Violent? Should I Go Protest?" by Courtney Martin (June 1, 2020)
"White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack" by Knapsack Peggy McIntosh
"Who Get to Be Afraid in America?" by Dr. Ibram X. Kendi | Atlantic (May 12, 2020)
Center for Student Diversity and Inclusion
The Simon Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Center of Excellence provides space, programs. and services for Simon students, particularly those from historically marginalized groups.
Simon Diversity and Educational Clubs
We believe that an inclusive atmosphere benefits all members of the Simon community. The Office of Student Engagement fosters inclusion and a strong sense of community through our orientation events, semesterly kick offs, our wide breadth of student clubs and activities.
The Consortium
Simon is a proud and longstanding member of The Consortium for Graduate Study in Management, an alliance of 20 of the country’s top business schools that seek to promote diversity and inclusion in American business. Simon was the fourth business school to join over 50 years ago—a testament to our deep-rooted commitment to diversity. Click on the webinar below to hear from current Simon Consortium MBA students (25% of our MBA Class of 2021 are Consortium members) as they share their experiences and answer questions. You can also view a presentation to meet our Consortium Liaisons and view events and initiatives hosted by our Consortium students.
Counseling Services
If you are a student and would like support, please contact (585) 275-3113. Counselors are available for phone as well as by video counseling appointments via the website. The university’s Employee Assistance Program also offers confidential counseling and referrals for our staff and faculty. To schedule an appointment with an Employee Assistance counselor, please contact (585) 276-9110.
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