TOOLKIT: Racial Equity
Overview
Racial equity is a vision that provides fairness and equal opportunity to all members of society, regardless of one’s race, skin color, ethnicity or national origin. The W.K. Kellogg Foundation’s Learning Labs promotes racial equity, ensuring that all children receive equitable opportunities to grow and thrive in society.
The Florida Learning Labs held the Leading for Racial Equity Institute in December 2009, which brought senior educational, governmental, social and philanthropic leaders together to explore the personal dimensions of racial equity and to identify and eliminate structural barriers. Learn more about the Leading for Racial Equity Institute »
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Toolkit Videos
Talking about Racial Equity
Video
W.K. Kellogg Foundation Vice President Greg Taylor inspires educators to strengthen racial equity programs during a Learning Labs conference in Miami in 2009 (video opens in new window).
Video: WKKF Vice President Greg Taylor leads a discussion on racial equity. Click to watch »
Featured Blog
Leading for Racial Equity Institute
by Don Pemberton
Educational, community and philanthropic leaders explored the personal dimensions of racial equity during the Leading for Racial Equity Institute, held Dec. 15-17, 2009, in Miami, Fla. Sponsored by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and hosted by the Florida Learning Labs partners, the institute also engaged participants to identify and eliminate racial structural barriers. Participants included Learning Lab representatives from Mississippi, Hawai‘i and…
Resources
Equity Stances Activity
National School Reform Faculty
Try this engaging group activity to understand the tough questions in starting the racial equity conversation. The exercise helps to deepen the understanding of the word “equity” and assists organizations to work with their neighboring communities in addressing and developing solutions to equity issues in student learning (pdf opens in new window).
The Paseo or Circles of Identity
The Paseo or Circles of Identity
National School Reform Faculty
This is a groundbreaking exercise allowing organizations to discover the connections and influence between identity, diversity and values. It helps groups identify and create strategies to initiate dialogue and engage their neighboring communities on equity issues, and begin the process of breaking down racial structural barriers in student learning (pdf file opens in new window).
ProMISE Protocol
National School Reform Faculty
Participate in this group activity that helps start the racial equity conversation in your organization. The ProMISE Protocol allows groups to explore the issue of racial healing and helps educational organizations develop strategies in implementing racial equity conversations within schools, community collaborators, and government agencies (pdf file opens in new window).
What You'll Learn
- Start conversations in your organization
- Improve racial equity in your community
- See models of schools implementing policy change
Guiding Voice
Greg Taylor
Greg serves as the WKKF executive leader for the Learning Labs initiative. As the current Vice President for Programs, he is also a key leader in the foundation's effort to make an honest assessment of racial equity issues within its own organization. His previous experience includes working as the senior director and chief program officer at the Fannie Mae Foundation in Washington, D.C. He took his doctor of jurisprudence degree from Indiana University School of Law in Bloomington and his bachelor of arts degree in political science and urban affairs from Hunter College, City University of New York.