The structural and institutionalized racism that Black communities continue to endure across generations makes stress and burnout a pressing issue in the community. In fact, the harmful discrimination and influence from systems of white supremacy lead Black communities to have...
To round out the end of Pride month, I want to talk about using inclusive language in everyday life. Language is a reflection of culture, and if we are determined to transform culture, it is imperative that we are intentional...
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...
In my last blog, I discussed the history of Pride and and how the movement spawned by the Stonewall Riots has led to over 50 years of queer resistance.This resistance has been fueled by Black and Indigenous queer People of...
centering on a cultural norm of self-care and community care A culture of self-care and community care is when people care about each other’s physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being and support time boundaries. The culture is considerate of time...
Creating Social Change With Community Led Grant-Making Centers community members that are the most marginalized Foundations’ ways of shifting power and decision-making toward the communities they intend to serve after realizing that the people closest to the work have the...
"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."
“..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.”
"Education can’t save us, we have to save education - To love all children, we must struggle to create schools we are taught to believe are impossible: Schools built on justice, love, and anti-racisim."
“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.”
Help us promote change by telling us what is needed in your own words and based on your personal experience in your community.