Episode 19: Understanding Racial Equity - A Discussion With Andrew Brower

This episode of RootsCast features Andrew Brower for a discussion on race and Racial Equity.

Jeff and Andrew have a decades long friendship that has included many discussions on the topic of race pertinent to Andrew's work over the past ten years as a Program Officer for the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in Battle Creek, MI. Andrew shares his insights around the concept of Racial Equity, ways to empower POC and marginalized groups, and how we think (and don't think) about race as white people.

Andrew's resource recommendations:

Targeted Universalism - John Powell 

Racial Equity Tools

The Case For Reparations - Ta-Nahesi Coats

*Note, it actually is from 2014.

Unpacking The Invisible Knapsack - Peggy McIntosh

 White Fragility: Why It's So Hard For White People To Talk About Racism - Robin D'Angelo