white supremacy culture

Over the last decade, Rudayna Bahubeshi has tirelessly advocated for racial justice and equity. In this episode, we unpacked systemic and interpersonal realities of anti-Black racism and racism within the nonprofit sector, while exploring formal and informal solutions for change within the sector.

BIO: Rudayna Bahubeshi is an advocate for advancing equity and justice and has nearly ten years of experience in nonprofits, charities and government. She is Black and Arab, of Eritrean and Yemeni descent, and lives in Tkaronto. She has led programming, communications, and stakeholder engagement strategies at various nonprofits and charities, and has worked on a number of political campaigns. Recently, she completed her Master of Public Policy at McGill University’s Max Bell School. 

Resources:

Over-scrutinized, underfunded, and unsupported: How systemic anti-Blackness affects who gets grants and sector workers' well-being

Tema Okun: White Supremacy Culture

Vu Le: 20 subtle ways white supremacy manifests in nonprofit and philanthropy  

Two amazing humans navigate the grey as they discuss the triggering topic of white supremacy culture. We ask our listeners to really think about the ways they participate in, most likely unintentionally, the white supremacy culture. This culture shows up in our work, schools, media, medicine - everywhere. We are often blind to it and don't step back to think about the ways in which we are a part of it.  Most of this episode was triggered by an article from the Minnesota Historical Society on White Supremacy. You might want to read it before digging into the episode.

Episode 24.  We are all born into this society, however, we aren't  born into a society that is equal for all.  According to Dr. Tema Okun, we are born into a white supremacy culture.  In this episode, Linda  shares the work and words  of Dr. Tema Okun from her website whitesupremacyculture.info. 

What is the history of white supremacy culture? What is its impact on ALL people? What is intersectionality? These questions are answered along with Dr. Okun's thoughts about "source" or "divine" or whatever you choose to call your higher power. 

Dr. Okun has spent over 30 years working with and for organizations, schools, and community-based institutions as a trainer, facilitator, teacher, and mentor focused on issues of racial justice and equity. For 12 years she worked with the late and beloved Kenneth Jones at ChangeWork and then for another decade with Michelle Johnson and many brilliant colleagues at DismantlingRacismWorks. Dr. Okun currently co-leads the Teaching for Equity Fellows Program at Duke University, which works with faculty seeking to develop stronger skills both teaching about race and racism and across lines of race, class, and gender. She is the author of the award-winning The Emperor Has No Clothes: Teaching About Race and Racism to People Who Don’t Want to Know (2010, IAP) and the widely used article White Supremacy Culture.