Give 5: Social Media Accounts to Follow to Diversify Your Feed
Diversify your social media feed by including those deidcated to diversity, activism, racial justice, and anti-racism in our country and local community....
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Candid Conversations with Shruti Saraswat
by Erica Ross
I remember after school, on hot summer days, sitting in air conditioning with my sister enjoying the Daal rice my mom prepared as we told her about our day. Daal...
Embracing Black History in #RochMN: Early Black Medical Professionals
We honor the achievements of these early Black medical professionals who persevered in a time when society and the field of medicine were set against them at nearly every turn....
Candid Conversations with Manal Abbadi Whitfield
by Blair Sharp
Candid Conversations will invite you to hear the stories, life, and work of BIPOC people living in Rochester MN. We invite you to read to learn, seek to understand, and...
Give 5: Local Organizations Making A Difference in #RochMN
by Blair Sharp
This month we are focusing on some local organizations that are making a difference for people of color in the Rochester community....
Give 5: Anti-Racist Books to Diversify Your Reading
by Blair Sharp
Here, we are introducing some books, many of them written by people of color, and a short explanation of why they are a great addition to your anti-racism work....
Give 5: Documentaries to Diversify Your Screen
by Blair Sharp
Below is just a small list of some of the incredible documentaries focusing on racism and BIPOC lives available on streaming services....
Give 5: Podcasts to Diversify Your Playlist
by Erica Ross
Here, we are introducing some podcasts, many of them hosted by people of color, and highlighting some specific episodes that focus on anti-racism....
Give 5: TV Shows to Diversify Your Kids’ World
While we teach our kids to get along with others and be inclusive of those that are different from them, it's important to make sure the content our kids view...
My Interracial Marriage: A Conversation about Race
by Blair Sharp
In all honesty, I’ve never really thought that much about race, probably because I’m white. I’ve never had to. My husband is Black, and I still have a lot to...