Equitable + Inclusive Leadership

Decolonizing healthcare is a lifelong practice that starts with reflecting on the ways that systems of oppression impact our own lives, our work and community, and the institutions that we are a part of.

In podcast episode of On Being, host Krista Tippett speaks with Robin DiAngelo and Resmaa Menakem.

Learn what Collective Leadership is and how you can apply it to your life.

In this TEDTalk, Jodi-Ann Burey explores the nuances of what professionals of color and other underrepresented groups face when they are told to “bring your authentic self to work.”

Ibram X. Kendi's concept of antiracism reenergizes and reshapes the conversation about racial justice in America--but even more fundamentally, points us toward liberating new ways of thinking about ourselves and each other. Instead of working with the policies and system we have in place, Kendi asks us to think about what an antiracist society might look like, and how we can play an active role in building it.

Author Layla F. Saad wrote Me and White Supremacy to encourage people who hold white privilege to examine their (often unconscious) racist thoughts and behaviors through a unique, 28-day reflection process complete with journaling prompts. This guided journal, which includes the book's original weekly prompts and lots of space for note-taking and free-writing, is the perfect place to begin your antiracism journey.

Shawn Ginwright, PhD, breaks down the common myths of social movements--a set of deeply ingrained beliefs that actually hold us back from healing and achieving sustainable systemic change. He shows us why these frames don’t work, proposing instead four revolutionary pivots for better activism and collective leadership

Created by Healing Together, this paper documents a list of characteristics of white supremacy culture that show up in organizations. These are damaging because they may be ever-present, unconscious, and difficult to identify – yet become deeply embedded cultural norms that uplift white supremacy. We encourage reading through this list with curiosity and self compassion.