Racial Equity
At ORIMHA, we recognize that the issue and impact of racism is inextricably bound to social and emotional well-being. We believe it is a fundamental right and need of all children to experience their world as a safe and secure place through responsive and culturally attuned relationships, yet our black and brown children continue to face disproportionate threats to meeting this fundamental right and need as a result of the cumulative and widespread impact of institutional and systemic racism.
ORIMHA remains committed to its mission to promote social-emotional learning and relationship-based practices which advocate for the best interest of infants, young children and their families and we honor this commitment necessitates self-reflection on the thoughts, beliefs and unconscious biases that sustain the oppression of children and families of color.
Rooted in this commitment is collective work to expand professional capacity through deepened self-reflection specific to increasing awareness of our respective roles and responsibilities within systems of oppression, acknowledgement of privilege, and intentional action taken to combat discrimination in all forms.
Racial Equity Resources
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BLACK PARENT VOICES Resilience in the Face of the Two Pandemics— COVID-19 and Racism
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Confronting Prejudice: How to Protect Yourself and Help Others
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Eliminating the Racial Gap in Educational Readiness in Preschool Children
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Grandparents, Kin and Play Cousins: The Soul and Survival of Black Families
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Racial Trauma in Film: How Viewers Can Address Re-traumatization
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Special Report: Access to High-Quality Early Education and Racial Equity
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44 Mental Health Resources for Black People Trying to Survive in This Country
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When We Normalize Racism And Bigotry, We Do Violence To Our Mental Health
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Podcast: On How to be an Anti-Racist with Brene Brown and Ibram X. Kendi
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Anti-racism Resources for White People to deepen your understanding
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Bias is Not Just a Police Problem, it's a Pre-school Problem
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Eight ways we can reduce Black maternal mortality (you can participate in #4 right now).