For more information about these sessions, please contact
Dr. Callie Watkins Liu
Director of JEDI Education and Programs
CWatkinsLiu@mghihp.edu
(rights free image from the U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health)
Read the following articles, which give an overview of how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected marginalized and minoritized communities disproportionately, demonstrating disparities in access to education and healthcare as well as overt racism.
Fall 2020
Spring 2021
Take a look at these websites and organizations Athena Vaughn recommended in her video.
How does race shape your life?
Try the following activity. Read through this list and give yourself a point for each item that is true for you:
My grandparents were able to purchase or rent housing in any neighborhood they could afford.
I can take a job with an employer without having co-workers suspect that I got it because of my race.
I grew up in a house that was owned by my parents or caretakers.
I can look in mainstream media and see people who look like me represented fairly and in a wide range of roles.
I live in a safe neighborhood with good schools.
I have not been followed or harassed while shopping.
I don't have to worry about helping my parents or caretakers when they retire.
I am not afraid to call the police when trouble occurs.
The schools I attended taught about my race and heritage in positive ways.
I can be pretty sure that if I go into a business and ask to speak to the “person in charge” that I will be facing a person of my race.
How many points did you have? Reflect on who you think ends up with the most and fewest points. What
patterns emerge? How have you seen this in your own environment?
