Racial Equity
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"The Black Butterfly: The Harmful Politics of Race and Space in America" is Lawrence Brown's first book. In this work, he demonstrates that America cannot make Black Lives Matter until the nation makes Black neighborhoods matter. You... more
This racial impact assessment evaluates the racial climate in a government institution and the impact of that racial climate upon the institution's personnel, policies, relationship with the community it serves, culture, and identity.
This project aims to develop a high-level equity approach to inform the City of Vancouver's Equity Framework for City Plan. Includes best practices on racial and gender equity, intersectionality and decolonization from local governments... more
In the days and weeks following the April 27, 2015 Baltimore Uprising, politicians and civil leaders promised that things would change and be different in the wake of the most explosive social and racial upheaval in Baltimore since the... more
Abstract. This is the introduction to a special issue, focusing on African Canadians, gender and sexuality. This special issue adds to the body of empirical knowledge about gender and sexuality and how they relate to identities,... more
This case study follows a district racial equity initiative from policy formulation through implementation, and finally to the review of a high school discipline measure. The initiative had a consistent theme of addressing implicit bias.... more
This study examined how participation in an inquiry-based workshop on assessing course syllabi for equity-mindedness and cultural inclusivity fostered community college math faculty learning about racial/ethnic equity and... more
Racial inequities in healthcare in the US and the UK are well documented, yet disparities stubbornly persist at disturbing levels in high-income countries such as these. While some healthcare institutions have been using anti-bias... more
There is limited research that explores the dropout and re-enrollment experiences of girls of color in urban schools despite these students having higher rates of early school withdrawal than their racial counterparts. Girls of color that... more
Research on American universities’ involvement in slavery has primarily been historical. We drew upon Critical Race Quantitative Inquiry, or QuantCrit, to devise a methodology to measure various ways Black college students respond to... more
This resource provides concrete ways in which researchers can incorporate a racial and ethnic equity perspective at every stage of the research process: landscape assessment, study design and data collection, data analysis, and... more
This conceptual article reviews current research on racial disparities in disciplinary practices in early childhood education and work to address these issues within a positive behavior support (PBS) framework. Building largely on the... more
Contents: 1 The Uneasy Conscience of a White Christian | 1 Joi: Code-Switching | 19 2 The Power and Effects of Racial Socialization | 23 3 The Harm of Whiteness to Oneself | 33 Beth: Forming an Identity | 40 4 Moral Imagination | 43... more
The Diversity Gap series created by Professor Malinda S. Smith and published by the Academic Women's Association at the University of Alberta in Edmonton. This 2019 of research chairs offers a brief historical overview of the emergence of... more
These slides are part of a webinar on racial equity that I conducted for Northwestern University's Office of Corporate Engagement in August 2020.
Residents' experiences provide rich insight into the factors that drive widening social and health disparities, and those experiences are not homogeneous. Only through attending to people's lived experiences will society begin to see... more
Este trabalho ressalta a importância do investimento em políticas de ações afirmativas para a concretização dos direitos dos grupos sociais negros no país e para a promoção da igualdade racial na sociedade. Neste sentido, visou-se... more
The Draft Recommended Transit Network Plan (TNP) has zero expansion of the existing network or increased job opportunity for impoverished residents. It effectively reduces resources in low income Black neighborhoods and increases... more
It is 73 Years since the Universal Declaration of Fundamental Human Rights [UDHR] was promulgated to be a kind of “international Magan Carta of all men everywhere”. Sadly, even the freedoms, liberties and rights of “all men” on the earth... more
This conceptual article reviews current research on racial disparities in disciplinary practices in early childhood education and work to address these issues within a positive behavior support (PBS) framework. Building largely on the... more
COVID-19: Emerging Community Needs and Policy Solutions Citation: Schiavo, R., Lee, L. T., Spencer, P., Washington, T., Roque-Lewis, A., Vu, A., and Health Equity Initiative. (2020). COVID-19: Emerging Community Needs & Policy Solutions.... more
Why Race? is a resource designed for practitioners who, in looking at issues of equity, are confronted with the question of why equity should be understood in terms of race rather than income. This resource aims to provide participants... more
This study presents findings from an Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (IECMHC) initiative in Arizona called Smart Support. The IECMHC used an early childhood mental health consultation model as an early childhood... more
Research on American universities’ involvement in slavery has primarily been historical. We drew upon Critical Race Quantitative Inquiry, or QuantCrit, to devise a methodology to measure various ways Black college students respond to... more