Seek out training from a culturally competent facilitator: Choose a BIPOC educator who is either certified in cultural competence or recognized for their lived expertise and leadership within their community.

Reflect before and after:

• Before: Identify your current gaps in cultural competence. What areas make you uncomfortable? What biases do you need to challenge?

• After: Journal about 3 key takeaways and how you plan to implement them.

Engage beyond the session:

• Follow the facilitator’s work—read their publications, listen to their podcasts, or support their initiatives.

• Ask follow-up questions to deepen your understanding.

Apply the “Each One, Teach One” principle: Select one person (colleague, family member, friend) and share a key learning from your cultural competence training.

Choose an engaging way to share:

• Storytelling: Share a personal experience of how the training changed your perspective.

• Challenge biases: Ask open-ended questions to encourage self-reflection (e.g., “Have you ever considered how this impacts people from different racial backgrounds?”).

• Host a discussion: Invite a small group for a book talk, documentary viewing, or discussion circle to unpack cultural issues together.

Curate your digital activism: Follow and engage with BIPOC-led pages, organizations, and thought leaders focused on race equity and cultural advocacy.

Reflect on your digital engagement:

• What voices and perspectives are missing from your feed?

• How can you move from passive consumption to active participation?

Participate in meaningful ways:

• Amplify BIPOC voices by sharing their content with credit.

• Contribute constructively to conversations—listen first, then engage thoughtfully.

• Support advocacy efforts through petitions, fundraisers, and community initiatives.

Set a continuous learning goal:

• Subscribe to newsletters, courses, or podcasts on cultural competence.

• Join a racial equity book club or discussion series.

Seek cross-cultural experiences:

• Attend cultural festivals, public forums, or lectures featuring BIPOC speakers.

• Volunteer with organizations that work directly with marginalized communities.

Reflect after each experience:

• What did you learn that challenged your previous beliefs?

• How can you apply this knowledge in your personal and professional life?

Craft a mini-autobiography on your race equity journey:

• What pivotal experiences have shaped your understanding of racial and cultural identity?

• How has your perspective evolved over time?

• What commitments are you making toward racial equity and inclusion?

Choose your platform for sharing:

• Blog or Medium article: Publish your reflections for a wider audience.

• Social media post or video: Use storytelling to engage your network.

• Family storytelling: Share your experiences with relatives to encourage generational dialogue.

Encourage feedback and dialogue: Invite others to share their thoughts and experiences, fostering collective learning.

Join a diverse innovation group: Seek out cross-cultural or global innovation networks where people from different backgrounds collaborate on creative problem-solving.

Co-design with diverse communities: Engage with a community different from your own to design a solution to a real-world challenge (e.g., accessibility, racial equity in tech, climate justice).

Use inclusive design thinking: Apply Liberatory Design or Human-Centered Design methods that prioritize marginalized perspectives when innovating or creating new solutions.

Identify innovations from diverse cultures: Research and document innovations created by underrepresented communities (e.g., Indigenous knowledge systems, Afrofuturist technology, or grassroots digital activism).

Assess cultural bias in innovation: Reflect on how traditional innovation frameworks exclude certain voices.

• How are certain cultural knowledge systems undervalued in mainstream innovation spaces?

• How can you incorporate non-Western perspectives into creative problem-solving?

Action step: Share your findings in a presentation, blog, or discussion to spread awareness

Research digital access disparities: Explore statistics on how race, socioeconomic status, and geography impact digital access and digital literacy.

Self-reflection:

• How has your own digital privilege shaped your access to learning, work, and community engagement?

• How can you use your platform to advocate for digital inclusion?

Take action:

• Volunteer with a digital literacy program.

• Share digital equity initiatives on social media.

• Donate devices or support funding programs that provide internet access to underserved communities.

Investigate how AI and digital platforms reinforce bias:

• Research how facial recognition, hiring algorithms, or social media algorithms have been shown to discriminate against marginalized groups.

Test algorithmic bias in action:

• Compare search engine results for different racial or cultural terms and analyze how language impacts search biases.

• Use an AI bias detection tool (like Google’s What-If Tool) to examine potential disparities in machine learning models.

Apply insights to your digital engagement:

• Adjust your own content consumption—follow and amplify diverse creators in AI ethics and digital transformation.

• If you work in tech, advocate for inclusive AI policies or ethical tech practices in your organization.