Racial Equity Message and Planning
We believe racism is a social disease that limits our overall human achievement and keeps communities from fulfilling their maximum potential. It is also structural and systemic – meaning it’s been built through policies, propaganda, financial incentives, legislative and other efforts.
Where do we go from here?
We also believe there is power in the hands of everyday people (working with strong leaders) to transform our underserved and underprivileged communities. Towards that end, The Leadership Square is working with various organizations to empower everyday people to solve racism problems by:
1. Implementing black studies curriculum in pre-K through 12
2. Implementing black consciousness training
3. Increasing parental involvement in school, especially pre-K through 8 grades
4. Increasing post-secondary skills training/credentialing access and mentoring
5. Increasing childcare availability
6. Increasing elderly housing and support
7. Increasing inner city safety through community member monitoring and interventions
8. Increasing dilapidated housing remediation and green spaces
9. Increasing lost cost home improvement programs
10. Increasing black social interactions: festivals, nanny shares, etc.11. Increasing mental health access and utilization
12. Increasing access to healthy foods
13. Decreasing the incarceration rate and recidivism
14. Increasing home ownership
15. Increasing black-owned banks
16. Increasing and supporting black-owned businesses
17. Increasing EEO complaints in professional organizations
18. Reforming the legal system
19. Increasing voter registration and voting access
20. Increasing Africa/U.S. relations