Reading the Room: Spotting the Signs of Racism -- Who Do You Think You Are?: Understanding Your Identity, Privilege, and Power -- Strength in Numbers: Leveraging Your Collective Power -- Before You Utter a Word: Preparing for a Difficult Conversation -- Finding the Right Words: Knowing What to Say -- Pushing Back against the Pushback: How to Handle Resistance -- From Model Minority to Affirmative Action to Problematic Pipelines: Understanding and Unpacking Popular Myths -- Walk the Walk: Moving from Conversation to Action -- And . . . Keep Stepping: When You Should Move On -- Conclusion: Take Care of Yourself.
Summary:
"Diversity and inclusion strategist Y-Vonne Hutchinson helps tech giants, political leaders, and Fortune 500 companies speak more productively about racism and bias and turn talk into action. In this clear and accessible guide, Hutchinson equips employees with a framework to think about race at work, prepares them to have frank and effective conversations with more powerful leaders, helps them center marginalized perspectives, and explains how to leverage power dynamics to get results while navigating backlash and gaslighting. How to Talk To Your Boss About Race is a crucial handbook to moving beyond fear to push for change. No matter how much formal power you have, you can create antiracist change at work"-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.