Reimagining Leadership - Dragonproof Podcast Episode 17

What can businesses and organizations do to support, listen to, and demand equity for communities of color right now? Educator, organizer, and activist Maureen Benson joins Rick Wilson to discuss the historical and social contexts underpinning America's current moment of awakening around the subject of racial justice. This challenging and heartfelt discussion probes how societal change begins with self-awareness, cultural humility, and a personal commitment to do better. With practical steps for opening this dialogue in the workplace and beyond.

For more information about the resources highlighted in this episode, visit:

Maureen Benson
https://www.maureenbenson.org/

Code 2040
https://www.code2040.org/

Son of Baldwin
https://www.facebook.com/sonofbaldwinfb/

White Fragility
https://www.npr.org/2020/06/17/879136931/interrupt-the-systems-robin-diangelo-on-white-fragility-and-anti-racism

Octavia Butler
https://bookriot.com/octavia-butler-books/

Cultural Humility
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_humility

New Jim Crow Michelle Alexander
https://newjimcrow.com/

Community Ready Corps
http://www.crc4sd.org/

Tema Okun
https://www.thc.texas.gov/public/upload/preserve/museums/files/White_Supremacy_Culture.pdf

Black Girls Code
https://www.blackgirlscode.com/

Sonya Renee Taylor
https://www.instagram.com/sonyareneetaylor/?hl=en