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Purpose: Departments can use these resources to promote workplace diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility (DEIA). Such resources are critical for addressing systemic inequities, fostering a more inclusive environment, and creating opportunities for underrepresented groups. Use these ​DEIA resources to deepen personal understanding and facilitate discussion. 
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​DEIA RESOURCES


BLOGS & NEWSLETTERS 

​Asterisks denote recently added resources.


​BOOKS

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  • ​A New Kind of Diversity: Making the Different Generations on Your Team a Competitive Advantage by Tim Elmore 
  • Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism by Safiya Umoja Noble 
  • Allies and Advocates: Creating an Inclusive and Equitable Culture by Amber Cabral 
  • Automating Inequality: How High-Tech Tools Profile, Police, and Punish the Poor by Virginia Eubanks 
  • Belonging at Work: Everyday Actions You Can Take To Cultivate An Inclusive Organization by Rhodes Perry 
  • Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice That Shapes What We See, Think, and Do by Jennifer L. Eberhardt, PhD 
  • Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People by Mahzarin R. R. Banaji and Anthony G. Greenwald 
  • Data-Driven DEI: The Tools and Metrics You Need to Measure, Analyze, and Improve Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion by Dr. Randal Pinkett 
  • DEI Deconstructed: Your No-Nonsense Guide to Doing the Work and Doing it Right  by Lily Zheng
  • Demystifying Disability: What to Know, What to Say, and How to Be an Ally by Emily Ladau 
  • Disability Friendly: How to Move from Clueless to Inclusive by John D. Kemp 
  • Disability Visibility by Alice Wong 
  • Diversity Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace: Developing DEI Solutions by Kim Wilson ​
  • Diversity in the Workplace: Eye-Opening Interviews to Jumpstart Conversations about Identity, Privilege, and Bias by Bärí A. Williams​
  • Diversity, Inc.: The Fight for Racial Equality in the Workplace by Pamela Newkirk 
  • Ending Checkbox Diversity: Rewriting the Story of Performative Allyship in Corporate America by Dannie Lynn Fountain ​
  • Equity: How to Design Organizations Where Everyone Thrives by Minal Bopaiah 
  • How to Be an Inclusive Leader: Your Role in Creating Cultures of Belonging Where Everyone Can Thrive by Jennifer Brown 
  • Inclusive Conversations: Fostering Equity, Empathy, and Belonging across Differences by Mary-Frances Winters 
  • The Intimacy of Race: How to Move from Subconscious Racism to Active Allyship for People or Privilege by Eva Medilek 
  • Knowing Why: Adult-Diagnosed Autistic People on Life and Autism by Autistic Self Advocacy Network 
  • Leading Inclusion: Drive Change Your Employees Can See and Feel by Gen Cox 
  • Leading with Cultural Humility: 12 Inclusive Practices to Manage Biases, Promote Equity, and Cultivate Cultures of Belonging by Lyna Nyamwaya 
  • Microaggressions in Everyday Life by Derald Wing Sue and 
  • Microintervention Strategies: What You Can Do to Disarm and Dismantle Individual and Systemic Racism and Bias by Derald Wing Sue 
  • Race Talk and the Conspiracy of Silence: Understanding and Facilitating Difficult Dialogues on Race by Derald Wing Sue 
  • Racial Justice at Work by Mary-Frances Winters & the Winters Group Team 
  • Rest is Resistance: A Manifesto by Tricia Hersey 
  • Subtle Acts of Exclusion: How to Understand, Identify, and Stop Microaggressions by Tiffany Jana 
  • The Color of Emotional Intelligence: Elevating Our Self and Social Awareness to Address Inequities by Farah Harris 
  • The Good Enough Job: Reclaiming Life from Work by Simone Stolzoff 
  • The Inclusive Mindset: How to Cultivate Diversity in Your Everyday Life by Justin Jones-Fosu 
  • The Leader's Guide to Unconscious Bias: How to Reframe Bias, Cultivate Connection, and Create High-Performing Teams by Pamela Fuller 
  • The Necessary Journey: Making Real Progress on Equity and Inclusion by Ella F. Washington 
  • Weathering: The Extraordinary Life in an Unjust Society by Arline T. Geronimus 

​ARTICLES​ 

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T​HOUGHT LEADERS

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  Updated: 2/8/2024
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