Sunday Study 2022
September 25, 2022
In 30 Years, Little Progress for U.S. Sports Leagues on Leadership Diversity
From The New York Times: Despite a handful of initiatives meant to increase diversity in the leadership of sports organizations, coaching and management roles have mostly gone to white candidates in the past 30 years, according to a New York Times analysis of data from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sports.
We’re talking about racial bias in coaching and sports administration in this month’s Speaker Series. Join us virtually on September 27 as we sit down with Jacqueline Blackett, Deputy Athletics Director at Columbia University and Joe Jones, Men’s Basketball Head Coach at Boston University. Click here to register.
August 28, 2022
Freedom Day, 1963: A Lost Interview with James Baldwin
This past week, we held our annual Chat for Change event discussing voter suppression and voting rights. As part of the conversation, we discussed this article featuring a newly-published interview with James Baldwin recounting his experience at “Freedom Day,” a Black voter-registration drive in 1963 in Selma, Alabama. Click below to read the interview, and check back next week for our CommonBondz Voter Guide.
August 14, 2022
Know Your Rights: Voting Rights
From the ACLU: “Learn more about how to exercise your voting rights, resist voter intimidation efforts, and access disability-related accommodations and language assistance at the polls.”
We’ll be talking about voter suppression and voting rights in our Chat for Change event later this month. Click here to register for the virtual discussion group event!
August 7, 2022
Large Racial Turnout Gap Persisted in 2020 Election - and will only worsen with restrictive voting laws
Voter turnout surged in the 2020 presidential election, but, as this article explains, “These successes have been and should be celebrated. However, they must not be mistaken for signs that racial discrimination in voting is no longer an enormous problem, one that continues to advantage white voters to a degree that must be remedied.”
We’ll be talking about voter suppression and voting rights in our Chat for Change event later this month. Click here to register for the virtual discussion group event!
July 31, 2022
DOJ: Berkshire Hathaway division discriminated against Black, Latino homebuyers
This past week, the DOJ found evidence that a mortgage company owned by Berkshire Hathaway participated in “redlining” - deliberately refusing to underwrite mortgages based on race and ethnicity - in the Philadelphia metro area. This is just another example of how systemic racism continues today. Click below to read more.
June 26, 2022
Why abortion restrictions disproportionately impact people of color
From the article: “People of color will likely face the brunt of negative impact following the Supreme Court's overturning Roe v. Wade, abortion rights advocates warn…Activists who work in Black and brown communities fear the socioeconomic effects of this decision. Abortion rights, they say, are an economic and health justice issue.”
June 5, 2022
Historic California report on systemic racism in law and policy hailed by slave reparations advocates
From the article: “The slavery reparations movement hit a watershed moment Wednesday with the release of an exhaustive report detailing California’s role in perpetuating discrimination against African Americans, a major step toward educating the public and setting the stage for an official government apology and case for financial restitution.”
January 16, 2022
3 things Martin Luther King, Jr. learned from his mentor
As we focus on mentoring and sponsorship this month, we share this article ahead of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on January 17. Click below to read more.
January 9, 2022
Why sponsorship is key to helping Black employees advance
The report offers a first-time look at both the big-picture trends of Black workers in the private sector as well as insights from their day-to-day experiences, based on input from some 25,000 employees.