Now is the time for white leaders in the arts sector to stop acting on behalf of BAME people; rather, they should invite them in. Toya Lillard explains how to expand the circle of trust.
As a nonprofit leader, artist, and educator, I have been “invited in” by predominately white institutions (PWIs) to participate in well-intentioned efforts to move towards anti-racism. I have hired personnel to facilitate difficult conversations around racial equity, and have developed best practices for shifting power within the nonprofit, philanthropic, and higher education sectors.
Shifting power is one area that seems to go nowhere across sectors. One reason, as Brittany Cooper noted in her 2019 TED talk, is that white people “own time.” And, as Professor George Lipsitz observed, in the United States, white people have historically dictated the pace of social inclusion. White people have also dictated the modalities for social inclusion. Thus, after 10 plus years of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, very few shifts in power have occurred without a calling-in, or shaming. One new way to run down the clock is... Keep reading on Hyperallergic.
As a nonprofit leader, artist, and educator, I have been “invited in” by predominately white institutions (PWIs) to participate in well-intentioned efforts to move towards anti-racism. I have hired personnel to facilitate difficult conversations around racial equity, and have developed best practices for shifting power within the nonprofit, philanthropic, and higher education sectors.
Shifting power is one area that seems to go nowhere across sectors. One reason, as Brittany Cooper noted in her 2019 TED talk, is that white people “own time.” And, as Professor George Lipsitz observed, in the United States, white people have historically dictated the pace of social inclusion. White people have also dictated the modalities for social inclusion. Thus, after 10 plus years of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, very few shifts in power have occurred without a calling-in, or shaming. One new way to run down the clock is... Keep reading on Hyperallergic.