Racial Equity

Morris County Racial Equity Data Review Final.pdf

After learning that race is a better predictor for homelessness in the United States than poverty, the Morris County CoC started working on goals to achieve racial equity in our community. In the spring of 2020, the CAS Committee recommended the initiation of a Racial Equity Task Force to hold the Morris County CoC accountable to improving services and outcomes for people of color.

8/3/21 CAS Conversation

How Morris County Providers Can Better Respond to the Diversity of Our Community

T'Anna Kimbrough, founder of Black Lives Matter Morristown, and Xiomara Guevara, Executive Director of the Morris County Office of Hispanic Affairs discuss racial diversity and service provision in Morris County in the first conversation in this series.

Racial Equity Toolkit

This content is not affiliated with Morris County CAS, but they may be of interest to CAS members and friends.

Guidance and Resources to Help Communities Work Towards Racial Equity

Kellogg's Racial Equity Resource Guide

Racial Equity Tools

Racial Justice Alliances

Homeless System Response: Advancing Racial Equity through Assessments and Prioritization

Fostering Equity Guidebook

Videos

The urgency of intersectionalityNow more than ever, it's important to look boldly at the reality of race and gender bias -- and understand how the two can combine to create even more harm. Kimberlé Crenshaw uses the term "intersectionality" to describe this phenomenon; as she says, if you're standing in the path of multiple forms of exclusion, you're likely to get hit by both. In this moving talk, she calls on us to bear witness to this reality and speak up for victims of prejudice.

How racial bias works -- and how to disrupt itOur brains create categories to make sense of the world, recognize patterns and make quick decisions. But this ability to categorize also exacts a heavy toll in the form of unconscious bias. In this powerful talk, psychologist Jennifer L. Eberhardt explores how our biases unfairly target Black people at all levels of society -- from schools and social media to policing and criminal justice -- and discusses how creating points of friction can help us actively interrupt and address this troubling problem.

Articles

The 1619 Project (Published 2019)American slavery began 400 years ago this month. This is referred to as the country’s original sin, but it is more than that: It is the country’s true origin.

Moving Beyond Diversity Toward Racial EquityThree actions to take today — and every day.

Their Bosses Asked Them to Lead Diversity Reviews. Guess Why.When corporations try to belatedly address issues of diversity, equity and inclusion, they often drop the responsibility on their few Black employees.

Opinion | Are You Willing to Give Up Your Privilege?Philanthropy alone won’t save the American dream.

Toni Morrison Deconstructs White Supremacy in AmericaToni Morrison wrote against forgetting, against the institutionalization of denial necessary for maintaining racial hierarchies in the United States. But that denial is not sufficient, she also showed.

Unlocking the Power of Systems ThinkingI have long been a fan of showing how problem solving desperately needs systems thinking. If you are familiar with my work, you may have…

System that apportions homeless housing is limiting access for people of colorCiting C4 study, Building Changes calls on communities to reconsider their use of VI-SPDAT standardized assessment tool. Communities need to dive deep into their Coordinated Entry assessment tools and processes and eliminate all racial inequities that exist.

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