"Shakil is a rare jewel in the work of what it means to heal,
repair, and take responsibility...This book is required reading for
anyone interested in building a loving, just and diverse world."
-Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison, Zen teacher & author of
Wholehearted: Slow Down, Help Out, Wake Up Racial justice without
shame or blame. Road-tested tools to start making a difference
today. In Deep Diversity, award-winning racial justice educator
Shakil Choudhury explores the emotionally loaded topic of racism
using a compassionate, scientific approach that everyone can
understand-whether you are Black, Indigenous, a person of color
(BIPOC), or white. With clear language and engaging stories that
will appeal to readers of Brene Brown and Malcom Gladwell,
Choudhury explains how and why well-intentioned people can
perpetuate systems of oppression, often unconsciously. Using a
trauma-informed approach that removes shame or blame, he offers us
the tools to recognize, take authentic responsibility, and enact
deep change. In easy-to-absorb chapters, Choudhury interweaves
research into the brain and studies on human behavior with hard-won
lessons from his career of helping organizations and CEOs create
more inclusive environments. He models vulnerability and
mistake-making, sharing examples of his own bias-missteps so
readers are encouraged into their own racial justice journey
without judgment. Readers will come away from the book with
practical tools and an understanding of: How to becomes a systems
thinker by developing "racial pattern recognition" skills in order
to challenge racism and other forms of systemic discrimination when
we encounter them, while minimizing the tendency to shame or blame
ourselves or others. How to recognize when the unconscious
influence of bias, identity, emotions, or power contradict our
beliefs about equality, and how to realign our
thoughts/words/actions. How to break the racial "prejudice habits"
we have all been socialized into since birth, using research-based
strategies. How the rise in authoritarianism and income inequality
(among other factors) contribute to a rise in hate crimes and
racial discrimination, and what to do about it. Traditional
approaches to anti-racism overly rely on analyzing history to
explain systemic discrimination, which only tells us a part of the
story. What's missing, Choudhury argues, is to understand why
humans do what we do, the evolutionary impulses underlying our
group-ish nature and our struggles with power, bias, and social
dominance. This is why psychology and neuroscience perspectives are
critical to integrate into anti-racist work, as is practicing
compassion for ourselves and for others. Deep Diversity is a
unique, evidence-based approach to racial justice that seeks to
overcome feelings of shame that so often block our progress and
prevent deep change at individual and systemic levels. Deep
Diversity meets you where you're at, regardless of your identity,
class, ability, or belief system, and invites you to come along on
a journey of self-discovery, social awareness, and lifelong
learning. It's only just begun. "Choudhury draws on heart-touching
stories, research on the brain, and hard-won lessons from
real-world interventions to offer useful strategies to know
ourselves, and others better."-New York Times-bestselling author of
Buddha's Brain, Rick Hanson
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