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Racial Equity

Black Lives, Police Brutality, and Rewriting the Rules for 2020 and Beyond

Systemic racism in America has pervaded many aspects of the lives of people of color for generations.

BY Aspen Ideas Now

Video

06.12.2020
Civic Action

Resources to Combat Structural Racism in America

This critical moment calls on each and every one of us to reflect, step up, and do more.

BY Azalea Millan & 1 more

Blog Post

06.11.2020
Health Care

American Racism Through the Lens of COVID-19

This pandemic has further exposed the long-standing inequities and injustices that people of color, particularly Black, Indigenous, and Latinx people, experience within the U.S. health care system.

BY Health Innovators Fellowship & 1 more

Video

06.10.2020
Employment and Jobs

Statement on Racial and Economic Justice

Racism was embedded in our system from the start, and systemic racism requires systemic solutions.

BY Economic Opportunities Program

Blog Post

06.04.2020
Literature

5 Books That Shine A Spotlight on Racial Injustice

Words, sentences, and stories can lead to shifts in consciousness, to action and to change.

BY Aspen Words

Blog Post

06.03.2020
Climate Change

Innovators In Health & Climate: A Virtual Exchange of Ideas

Gina McCarthy explores the intersection between systemic racism, climate change and health, with a particular focus on the COVID-19 global pandemic, and reflects on why today is a real moment for action and commitment to positive change.

Event

04.30.2020
Racial Equity

Defining the “Racist Bone”

Author and historian Ibram X. Kendi says there is no such thing as a racist bone, even metaphorically.

BY David K. Gibson

Blog Post

10.15.2019
Racial Equity

Shaping the Future for Black Workers

Improving equity in the US workforce requires us to confront stereotypes about the Black community.

BY Nicole Corea

Blog Post

11.03.2017
Racial Equity

Common Explains "Black America Again"

Common performs his new song, "Black America Again." He describes the ideas, the tragedies, the political environment, and the American stories that inspired his lyrics.

BY Aaron Myers

Video

09.30.2016
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