This Atlantic article is a brief look into Gabriela Herman's essay "The Kids" and corresponding photographs that highlight the experiences of children of lesbian and gay parents. Each image of an adult child of gay or lesbian parents included in this short article is presented with a quote from the photographed person that highlights varying experiences of growing up in their family.
Diversity Advocate Vernā Myers discusses racial and racist violence. She suggests three actions for individuals to counter their own biases: (1) "Acknowledge your biases," (2) "...move toward, not away from, the groups that make you uncomfortable," (3) get better at confronting those around us- even our families, even when it makes us uncomfortable.
17 minutes 41 seconds
CW: racism, violence
Verna Myers: How to overcome our biases? Walk boldly towards them
This news sound clip covers the death of Philando Castile, a 32 year old Black man who was shot and killed during a traffic stop in Minnesota on July 6, 2016. This clip covers Castile's history with traffic stops, racial bias in policing, poverty, and racial profiling. There is a modified transcription of the clip, and a full timeline of all of the traffic stops at the link attached.
7 minutes
CW: racial violence
This is a 31 minute podcast with Natasha Warikoo about her book The Diversity Bargain. Warikoo describes how students today think about "fair systems", meritocracy, and race on college campuses. Her research compares the views of college students in the United States and England in regards to cultural ideologies around social class and race, and finds out how they think and speak about race, fairness, and meritocracy. Warikoo defines different types of merit that exist in the college admissions process, and different frames for thinking about race and diversity on campuses.
31 minutes