ethnicity & RACE
Looking for resources to learn about different cultures & races? Check out the links below, with everything from pronouns, to gender inclusive language, to historical figures. The more we know, the more we can support equality, diversity & inclusivity.
Let's Learn!
Check out common questions people have, and information that you should know
SYSTEMIC RACISM
"I want [people] to recognize they have a systemic problem that's allowing the abuse of people of color regardless of what people feel in their hearts, and start enacting procedural changes to that system."
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Ijeoma Oluo
(Author of So You Want to Talk About Race)
SYSTEMIC RACISM AFFECTS MANY AREAS OF OUR LIVES AND SOCIETY. BELOW ARE A FEW EXAMPLES OF AREAS THAT ARE MAJORLY AFFECTED
WEALTH GAP
A 2019 survey by the Federal Reserve showed Black and Hispanic families have considerably less wealth than white families. Black families' median and mean wealth is less than 15 percent that of white families
INCARCERATION
Systemic racism is evident at every stage of the system, from policing to prosecutorial decisions, pretrial release processes, sentencing, correctional discipline, and even reentry
EMPLOYMENT
According to a study in 2003, white names receive 50 percent more callbacks for interviews
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DRUG ARRESTS
Despite roughly equal usage rates, Blacks are 3.73 times more likely than whites to be arrested for marijuana.
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Harsher sentencing also continually happens for drug possession or use.
HOUSING
There are many types of housing discrimination including negative references from landlords, "steering", and outdated policies
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INFANT MORTALITY
Did you know that Black mothers are 3 three times as likely to die during childbirth, that Black and Hispanic mothers are more than twice as likely not to receive proper prenatal care and Native American mothers are more than 3 times less likely to receive proper care?
Want to learn more about systemic racism?
JUST FOR KIDS!
Whether your kids have questions or not, it is important to prepare them with information about equality, diversity and inclusion, so they are able to respond appropriately when they meet someone who is different than them, or if they start to experience questions about themselves. Opening up the dialogue is the first step to acceptance of themselves and others.
Local organizations
Looking to get involved with organizations within the Chippewa Valley? Check out the ones below!
