"Community Change Inc.  is very heartened to share that the first-ever New England White Privilege Conference (WPC-NE) in partnership with The Privilege Institute will be held Oct. 14-15, 2016, at Lesley University in Cambridge."

"Otherhood is a podcast created and hosted by Rupa Shenoy about the people who came to the United States as children or are the children of immigrants. They're shaped by the same experiences and motivated by many of the same emotions. That's why, as they're getting older, they're having a huge impact on this country."

Really important piece on culture fit in hiring.

Some research that shows how to transform "awareness" of bias and stereotyping to to actually changes. "Encouraging people to correct for biases does more than change the way we view others. It also affects the opportunities women will seek for themselves. One of us, Adam, presented data in his classes at Wharton on the underrepresentation of women in major leadership roles and discussed the factors that held women back. He thought a public dialogue would prompt action. But during the next five months, there was no change in the percentage of female M.B.A. students who applied for a leadership position on campus. The following year, he shared the same data about the shortage of female leaders, with one sentence added at the end: "I don't ever want to see this happen again." During the next five months, there was a 65 percent increase in the number of female M.B.A. students who sought out leadership roles compared with those who had in the previous year. And the female students who heard this statement were 53 percent more likely to apply for leadership positions than those who did not hear it that year."

"Women and students of color continue to encounter psychologically damaging racism and sexism on college campuses, creating a climate where students struggle to graduate and are unsure who to turn to for help." Nancy Thomas urges folks to check out the comments.

There are a nice set of 5 steps summarized in this article. "To provide practical guidance for education organizations and others to build more racially and ethnically diverse leadership teams, Education Pioneers and Koya Leadership Partners have co-authored a report, "From Intention to Action: Building Diverse, Inclusive Leadership Teams in Education to Deepen Impact.""

This internal audio check list might be of use for looking at our own internal processes.

"Diverse leadership teams bring tremendous value across organizations and industries. However, there is much work to be done when it comes to education organizations' abilities to attract, develop, and retain leaders of color."

"In the wake of recent events in Ferguson and New York City, there has been a call for a new way of building relationships with the police. Leaders want to provide ways for people to have a voice, work across divides and establish equitable policing that is accountable to the community."

"The first thing to acknowledge about diversity is that it can be difficult. In the U.S., where the dialogue of inclusion is relatively advanced, even the mention of the word "diversity" can lead to anxiety and conflict. Supreme Court justices disagree on the virtues of diversity and the means for achieving it. Corporations spend billions of dollars to attract and manage diversity both internally and externally, yet they still face discrimination lawsuits, and the leadership ranks of the business world remain predominantly white and male."