CBV has continually observed organizational approaches in racial equity from a “do then learn approach” framework. This do then learn approach often furthers the tenants of white supremacy because it does not reckon with the reality of inequity to create...
From the Desk of the President and CEO Here’s Why You Can’t Recruit or Retain Black People and What You Can Begin to Do About It “..institutions commonly and unconsciously assume POC [People of Color] who are invited into the...
Let’s Talk About Grief with Romaine Harris Listen as Natasha A. Harrison and Romaine Harris talk about grief, the experience and the tools. Black people are experiencing grief on many levels. The reality of a medical pandemic has killed one...
Black people are experiencing grief on many levels. The reality of a medical pandemic has killed one in every 645 Black people. The on-going racial pandemic of white supremacy continues to prevent Black communities from thriving. Black people need...
Racial equity must involve the most impacted in the creation and implementation of policies and practices. #CBV was encouraged by the inspiring models of grantmaking led by community members. They are challenging the narrative about who is really positioned to...
CBV is a growing cooperative of 12 active consultants that center the Akan Adinkra symbol, boa me na me mmoa wo, which means “Help me and let me help you.” It is a symbol of cooperation and interdependence. On May...
“..institutions commonly and unconsciously assume POC [People of Color] who are invited into the institution should not only be grateful but should also want to be like the white people who invited them.”
“Change culture and you change lives. You can also change the course of history...When strategy competes with culture, culture wins every time. This is one of the reasons why the most brilliant anti-white supremacy strategies in the world have failed to dislodge white-body supremacy from our culture...But we can never belong to a strategy. We can never belong to a movement, either, though we can be part of it. We can only belong to a culture.”
"There is a common misconception that equity and equality mean the same thing — and that they can be used interchangeably, especially when talking about education. But the truth is they do not — and cannot."
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