The 21-Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge is coming to campus. TCU’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion will host equity authority Eddie Moore Jr., Ph.D., at 3 p.m. March 2 for a one-hour virtual presentation that will equip participants with tools and skills to create effective change.
“As TCU strives to achieve inclusive excellence, and as individuals aim at being better allies, advocates, practitioners and activists, the 21-Day Challenge is a great resource and practice tool to achieve these equity and justice goals,” said Florencio U. Aranda III, Ph.D., coordinator of diversity and inclusion initiatives at TCU. “I believe that regardless of your educational attainment, current employment role, ethnic/racial background and/or personal lived experiences, we can all further engage, dig deeper and commit ourselves to achieve equality and equity for all members of the Horned Frog family.”
Moore’s 21-Day Challenge is designed for anyone wanting to deepen their understanding of equity and justice. Challenge participants do one action a day — for 21 straight days — to further their understanding of power, privilege, supremacy, oppression and equity.
Every individual’s journey to obtaining effective racial equity and social justice habits is their own. The 21-Day Challenge helps participants create lifestyle change by exposing them to various resources related to equity and justice, including suggested readings, podcasts, videos, observations and ways to form and strengthen community connections.
Horned Frogs interested in participating do not have to begin or complete the challenge before the March 2 event, which will provide information on how to build habits to better serve TCU students and communities.
Director of The Privilege Institute and The National White Privilege Conference, Moore is known for his comprehensive trainings and workshops that move beyond dialogue and into action around issues of diversity, power, privilege and leadership. He received his doctorate in educational policy and leadership studies at the University of Iowa.
“Although I considered myself a committed diversity and inclusion advocate and a strong proponent for students from historically marginalized and underrepresented populations, there is so much that I have learned and unlearned as it relates to historically rooted structural inequities and systemic oppression,” Dr. Flo added. “This challenge made me recognize my own biases and privileges, but most importantly reaffirmed my dedication to better serve our communities that continue to be underserved, underrepresented, unheard and unseen.”
The March 2 Zoom event is open to the entire TCU community, but registration is required.