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CSI’s Guide on Implicit Bias

August 1, 2013

At the Center for Social Inclusion (CSI), we are lifting up research like studies on implicit bias to show how race still matters in this country. We are also testing messages to help us all talk about race more constructively. We must all work together to build a more perfect union by creating more opportunity for communities of color and white communities that need more opportunities. We put together a quick guide for those of you who want to know more about implicit bias. This guide showcases important work by many different groups and researchers.

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Maya Wiley to Present on Race and Justice to House Committee

July 30, 2013

I am humbled and thankful to have the opportunity to testify before the U.S. House Democratic Steering and Policy Committee at a hearing on race and justice in America. The Congressional Black Caucus requested the hearing. I will be speaking about how policy should reflect social science research that demonstrates why and how race still matters in America.

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Why the Law Fails to Deliver Justice in the Zimmerman Trial

July 17, 2013

CSI Founder and President Maya Wiley has been appearing on news programs to talk about the role of implicit bias in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman. In 2 minutes, Maya introduces the concept of implicit bias to explain why the law fails to deliver justice in the Zimmerman trial and how we move forward from here.

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Closing the Climate Gap: Racial Inclusion and the President’s First Step

June 26, 2013

“We need to act.” That was the message President Obama delivered to all of us in his speech at Georgetown University yesterday. As an expectant father, I need no convincing. I dream of family camping trips. Of showing my daughter the forests of the snowcapped Rockies. Walking with her along the cliffs of the Pacific coast and the sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast. I live in awe of the planet we call home.

But the blanket we are wrapping around our planet, warming it, will change all this. Intense forest fires. Rising sea levels. Drought. Climate change will imperil my daughter’s future. And she will be luckier than some. We have a growing racial climate gap.

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CSI joins #theGrid for TweetChat on Equity and Urban Planning

May 29, 2013

On June 5th, 3 PM EDT, CSI will participate in a TweetChat with #theGrid on the challenges and solutions to achieving social equity and inclusiveness in urban planning and development. Follow us @theCSI and join the conversation.

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The Communities of Climate Change Are Leading the Charge

April 22, 2013

“The Faces of Climate Change” is the theme of Earth Day this year. And it’s fitting given the impact that climate change had in 2012 for many of us. 2012 proved loud and clear that climate change knows no boundaries – it affects all of us. And climate change does not work in isolation; it is a challenge in every aspect of our lives. It threatens the viability of our food system, as our farmers must deal with extreme droughts or floods that wipe out our fruits and vegetables. It destroys our homes as we witnessed in the unprecedented forest fires in Colorado. And it destroys our infrastructure from broadband and transit lines to the power grid as we witnessed the raw power unleashed by Superstorm Sandy in NYC last November.

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Tackling Poverty in the 21st Century

February 19, 2013

Maya Wiley, Founder and President of CSI, appeared on a panel convened by City Limits and the Institute for Children, Povery and Homelessness (ICPH) on January 30th at El Museo Del Barrio.

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Community-Scale Broadband Solutions Are Critical

February 19, 2013

From eighth grader, Joshua Edwards in Citronelle, Alabama to Daryl Bingham in Oak Brook, Illinois, people in communities without Internet access rely on third parties, in these cases a local McDonald’s, to access the Internet and leverage its many social, economic, educational and health benefits. No American should be forced to access Internet through a fast food restaurant. But for many, like Joshua and Daryl, this is their only option.

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