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WKKF launches web-based, racial equity resource guide
BATTLE CREEK, Mich., April 15, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The
W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) today announced the launch of its
online racial equity resource guide. The web-based, interactive
solution provides individuals and organizations with access to
extensive learning materials, tools and data on racial inequities,
their impact on communities of color and the process for healing
racial wounds so that communities can work together across
differences.
As part of WKKF's pioneering America Healing effort, the resource
guide will share the collective insights, studies and tools of
individuals and organizations that have been working to foster racial
healing and racial equity in communities across the country. The
guide, which lists hundreds of community organizations and experts on
specific topics, is also a valuable asset for media outlets seeking to
report on a wide range of topics related to racial equity.
The resource guide can be found at racialequityresourceguide.org. The
practical resources include articles, organizations, studies, books,
media strategies and training curricula for organizations and
individuals working to achieve racial healing and equity in their
communities.
"We are so pleased to offer this resource for the extended America
Healing family of grantees and all those working for racial equity and
to improve life outcomes for all children," said La June Montgomery
Tabron, WKKF's president and CEO. "This guide aggregates the leading
practices in achieving racial equity from communities nationwide,
allowing all of us to learn from one another's experiences and
increase our effectiveness."
The website allows users to customize their own package of materials
on specific topics that fit the needs of an individual or
organization. Users can start with a pre-made toolkit or build an
entirely new one by filtering by areas of focus, issue areas or
material type. After registering and customizing a toolkit, users have
the option to save it or generate a PDF for downloading, printing and
sharing.
For example, the resource guide includes materials from leading social
justice organizations, such as:
-- Opportunity Agenda's "Vision, Values & Voice: A Social
Communications Toolkit." The toolkit offers communications tips and
strategy, framing, messaging and media outreach guidance.
-- Race Forward's "Moving the Race Conversation Forward." A research
report that aims to reform the way we talk about race and racism in
America today.
-- The Southern Poverty Law Center's "Ten Ways to Fight Hate: A
Community Response Guide." This guide lists and describes 10 ways to
fight hate and cites examples (one from every state) of individuals
and groups across the country tackling issues of intolerance.
-- The Leadership Learning Community's "Leadership & Race: How to
Develop and Support Leadership That Contributes to Racial Justice." A
report that showcases how leadership programs can make their programs
more accessible for people of color; help participants understand how
race limits access to opportunities - in other words, the impact of
structural racism; and promote collective leadership.
Joanne Krell, vice president of communications at the W.K. Kellogg
Foundation, said the resource guide is an example of how technology
can be deployed to increase access to critical data and information.
"Our new resource guide will provide grantees, scholars and community
leaders with materials that will make their work more effective. The
bottom line is that we are hopeful that this technology will be a
significant tool in the push for racial equity in America."
The research guide was unveiled today at the National Indian Child
Welfare Association's (NICWA)annual meeting in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
"NICWA's annual conference is a fantastic venue to introduce the
availability of the resource guide," said Tabron. "NICWA is a national
voice for American Indian children and families and the most
comprehensive source of information on American Indian child welfare.
This resource guide contains materials documenting successes and
challenges of the American Indian community, as well as information
from other organizations that the participants at this conference can
incorporate into their own work, further strengthening the racial
healing and racial equity movement."
About the W.K. Kellogg Foundation
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF), founded in 1930 as an independent,
private foundation by breakfast cereal pioneer, Will Keith Kellogg, is
among the largest philanthropic foundations in the United States.
Guided by the belief that all children should have an equal
opportunity to thrive, WKKF works with communities to create
conditions for vulnerable children so they can realize their full
potential in school, work and life.
The Kellogg Foundation is based in Battle Creek, Mich., and works
throughout the United States and internationally, as well as with
sovereign tribes. Special emphasis is paid to priority places where
there are high concentrations of poverty and where children face
significant barriers to success. WKKF priority places in the U.S. are
in Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico and New Orleans; and
internationally, are in Mexico and Haiti. For more information, visit
www.wkkf.org.
About America Healing
WKKF launched America Healing in 2010 to support efforts that promote
racial healing and address racial inequity, with the goal to ensure
that all children in America have an equitable and promising future.
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