Framing Systemic Racism: 6 Explainer Videos
Understanding the roots and bitter fruits of Systemic Racism is key to our shared future. These videos make systemic racism feel identifiable, relevant, and changeable.
RACE AND WELLNESS
Racism is a public health threat that has traumatic effects on the physical, emotional, and mental health of individuals, families, and communities. Race and Wellness addresses the impact of racism on the wellbeing of individuals and communities. An equitable future is one where people of all races can not only live but live well. (2min. 35sec.)
RACE AND WEALTH
The racial wealth gap has knowable historical foundations. Rooted in almost 400 years of slavery, dispossession, and ongoing prejudice, the reality of economic inequality is rooted in our everyday lives, from inheritances to housing to debates about reparations. (2min. 31sec.)
RACE AND PLACE
Historical and contemporary injustices have disproportionately exposed communities of color to deep-seated hazards like environmental toxicity, displacement, and violence. This pillar considers how race and racism have shaped access to safe, healthy public spaces and private living spaces. (2min. 34sec.)
RACE BEYOND THE UNITED STATES
Racial terminologies may change in different national contexts, but racism exist globally. This pillar acknowledges the global realities of racism and seeks to learn from international efforts toward truth and reconciliation. The concurrent and intertwined pandemics of COVID-19 and racism demand that we, as an international community, learn to move forward together. (3min.)
RACE, ART, AND AESTHETICS
Race is more than individual identification. Our understandings of race and belonging are also publicly constructed and reinforced. Popular culture and shared public spaces can expose the tensions between what we see and who is represented. This pillar explores how public representations of race affect our understandings of history, ourselves, and each other. (2min. 56sec.)
RACE, POLICY, AND ETHICS
Whether as laws, principles, or cultural practices, policies guide collective action and influence social norms. Anti-racist policies enact purposeful and ethical actions to promote racial equity and justice for all people. Anti-racist policies enact purposeful and ethical actions that promote racial equity and justice for all people. This pillar addresses how formal and informal policies create or worsen racial inequality. (3min. 13sec.)
