DE&I READING LIST
This page provides bite-sized Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion articles, podcasts, and other tools that are timely and engaging. The resources listed below were produced primarily by BIPOC and other marginalized people in the arts.
Read
Re-evaluate what DE&I means for your organization. Use these op-eds and interviews as starting points.
Where is Your Outrage? Where is Your Support? (Theresa Ruth Howard, Dance Magazine)
How Can Artists Respond to Injustice? (Will Robin, New Music USA)
Why DEI Is Obsolete: Nicole Brewer, American Theatre
Urgent Work of Diversifying White Theatre Staffs: Jerald Raymond Pierce, American Theatre
Educate
Familiarize yourself with the proper terminology and learn how to introduce art-centric frameworks into your organization.
DEI Glossary: University of Washington School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology DEI Committee
Meaning of White Privilege: Peggy McIntosh, Wellesley College Center for Research on Women
Arts & Equity Toolkit: Neighborhood Arts Network, initiative of the Toronto Arts Foundation
A Progressive’s Style Guide: Sum of Us
Building a Diverse Board: The Bridgespan Group
Seven Practical Ways to Reduce Bias in Your Hiring Process: Harvard Business Review
Listen
Listen to these podcasts and webinars discussing how the arts can and should engage in social justice issues, and more generally about the history of decolonization and collective liberation.
Scene on Radio: Seeing White
Arts Administrators of Color: Art Accordingly
Classically Black Podcast
The Center for Artistic Activism webinar series
Take Care
To our valued organizations that are largely composed of and/or predominantly serve marginalized communities, we’ve compiled a non-exhaustive list of resources for healing and self-care during these times. Please feel free to share these widely across your organization and community.