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Today, hundreds of public radio employees, past and current, join together to demand reform to our industry.
Please read our open letter: "An Anti-Racist Future: A Vision and Plan for the Transformation of Public Media" https://bit.ly/38S32ks
Please read our open letter: "An Anti-Racist Future: A Vision and Plan for the Transformation of Public Media" https://bit.ly/38S32ks
We are not simply pointing out problems, we bring solutions. We present this document out of our deep love for public media and belief in the importance of its mission. We are ready to do the hard work to make our industry a more just, equitable, and inclusive place.
This roadmap will undoubtedly be useful to leaders in other industries as well. We invite you to read it and possibly use this plan as the basis for your own anti-racist reforms.
Please share it widely https://bit.ly/38S32ks
Please share it widely https://bit.ly/38S32ks
This open letter has the support of @WNYC @CDSDuke @Wcsufm, along with nearly 240 public radio employees and leaders, past and current.
Please read it and share widely. https://bit.ly/38S32ks
Please read it and share widely. https://bit.ly/38S32ks
"Our audience has changed a great deal since the 1968 Kerner Report. Public media management has not. It remains overwhelmingly white."
The letter has 5 sections:
Amends
Hiring, Promotions, and Pay Structures
Training
Transforming Coverage
Accountability
The letter has 5 sections:
Amends
Hiring, Promotions, and Pay Structures
Training
Transforming Coverage
Accountability
To our minds, the best way to honor MLK on this day is to present a plan for continuing his work in equity and justice. That's what this letter does. It's a roadmap to anti-racism in public media.
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This is not a static document, it is a movement. We believe that public media can do better, both in creating inclusive workplaces and in covering the stories of our communities. We pledge to see this through and be part of the work ahead.
And to those who may say we are asking for too much, this is not the right time, why can't we focus on what's working... I give this remark from Dr. King... "This 'Wait' has almost always meant 'Never.'"
"White supremacist culture and anti-Blackness shape the policies, norms, and standards of public radio. They determine whose opinions are valued, whose voices are heard, whose stories are told and taken seriously, who is promoted, and whose resume never gets a second glance."
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"While moving to anti-racist principles may require shifting funds around, keep in mind that budgets should reflect an organization’s values, and this is especially true in public media." https://celesteheadlee.medium.com/an-anti-racist-future-a-vision-and-plan-for-the-transformation-of-public-media-224149ab37e6
"While moving to anti-racist principles may require shifting funds around, keep in mind that budgets should reflect an organization’s values, and this is especially true in public media." https://celesteheadlee.medium.com/an-anti-racist-future-a-vision-and-plan-for-the-transformation-of-public-media-224149ab37e6
If you work/have worked in public media and would like to add your name as signatory, please email me at [email protected].
