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Common Ground Cultural Engagement and Anti-Racism

Common Ground and Cultural Engagement

The Common Ground initiative at Moreno Valley College urges our community to examine and actively work to dismantle beliefs and structures that foster environments of racism and inequity. Our goal is to listen and support our students, employees and communities of color through anti-racism practices, open discussion and culturally relevant education.

 

Diversity Summit

Events: Fifth Annual Diversity Summit

Students, classified professionals, faculty and administrators are invited to the Fifth Annual Diversity Summit. Discover how to create a culture of inclusion and belonging. Join MVC on April 20 - 22 and attend sessions througout the day that focus on a different theme. Featured keynote speakers include:

  • Eddie S. Glaude, Jr., Ph.D., New York Times best-selling author and Chair of African American Studies at Princeton University
  • Daniel E. Walker, Ph.D., internationally recognized scholar, artist, and social entrepreneur

Registration is now open. Registration includes the welcome and opening addresses and you may choose your sessions.

Register for the Diversity Summit See event schedule

 

Black Student Success Week

Events: Black Student Success Week

Black Student Success Week takes place from April 26 - 30. Join the California Community Colleges for daily webinars from noon - 1 pm exploring this year's theme, "Follow the Money: Unapologetically Supporting Black Students."

Webinar registration for the daily webinar series called The Black Hour is now open.

Register to attend The Black Hour

 

Learning Communities at MVC

Our learning communities work to increase the number of educationally underrepresented students who enroll and successfully complete college and university educations. From courses with culturally relevant topics to program-run support services, MVC learning communities offer students greater opportunities for a culturally-enriching education.

Puente Program Umoja Community

 

Support for Students

We welcome students of all backgrounds. In need of support? Explore these student resources.

 

What is Anti-Racism?

Anti-racism means acknowledging that racist beliefs and structures exist in all of our lives and then actively doing work to dismantle those beliefs and structures.

 

Anti-Racism Education and Media

Education is at the center of equity. Understanding and listening to the experiences of those who experience discrimination in their daily life is a key principle to building safe, welcoming communities and evolving as individuals. Below you will find a suggested variety of anti-racism articles and media from both scholarly and first-hand sources.

Articles

Books

If these books are sold out, you can purchase audio and ebooks at any time.

Start your journey with these books:

  1. Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World, and Become a Good Ancestor, by Layla F. Saad
  2. White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism, by Robin DiAngelo
  3. So You Want to Talk About Race, by Ijeoma Oluo
  4. Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, by Ibram X. Kendi

 

More Books to Read:

  1. The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, by Michelle Alexander
  2. How to Be an Antiracist, by Ibram X. Kendi
  3. Americanah, by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
  4. Women, Race, & Class, by Angela Davis
  5. The Next American Revolution: Sustainable Activism for the Twenty-First Century, by Grace Lee Boggs
  6. Fatal Invention: How Science, Politics, and Big Business Re-create Race in the Twenty-first Century, by Dorothy Roberts
  7. The Bluest Eye, by Toni Morrison
  8. The Autobiography of Malcolm X, by Malcolm x and Alex Haley
  9. Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?, by Beverly Daniel Tatum
  10. The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America, by Richard Rothstein
  11. Between the World and Me, by Ta-Nehisi Coates
  12. My Grandmother's Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodies, by Resmaa Menakem
  13. Have Black Lives Ever Mattered?, by Mumia Abu-Jamal
  14. The Fire Next Time, by James Baldwin
  15. Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America, Michael Eric Dyson
  16. Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism from the Inside Out, by Ruth King
  17. Everyday Antiracism: Getting Real About Race in School, edited by Mica Pollock

Podcasts

On the subject of race, racial history, and race relations

On the subject of people of color in areas of study

  • Innervation: Drawing from the wisdom of 100 Women in STEM on Scilence to tackle subjects that hold us back from being our best selves. Hosted by Dr. Shini Somara.
  • Balanced Black Girl: Balanced Black Girl is a top-rated health podcast and digital platform connecting our community to Black women health and self-improvement experts.
  • Feed Me the Facts: A curated list topics for dietetics students, interns and professionals of color- wherever you are along your education and career pathway.

Videos

 

Workplace Resources

 

USC/CCC Equity Leadership Alliance

Moreno Valley College has joined with 60+ institutions to participate in the California Community College Equity Leadership Alliance hosted by the University of Southern California Race & Equity Center. Over the course of a full year, a team of MVC students, faculty and staff will explore a range of topics to develop a deep expertise on issues of racial inclusion and equity.

The three-part plan will address equity issues and education on multiple fronts:

  • Professional learning
  • Virtual racial equity resource portal
  • Campus climate surveys

About the Equity Leadership Alliance at MVC

 

Anti-Racism Organizations