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Racial Justice Taskforce
The Norco College Racial Justice Taskforce was created in light of the Black Lives Matter movement and the California State Chancellor's Call to Action. We are committed to inclusivity and will be adding to our collection of resources encompassing the diverse group of students and employees we proudly serve.
Racial Justice Taskforce Purpose
- Identify racial inequities and dismantle racist practices in our institution for students and employees
- Inward assessment to examine where and how systemic racism is affecting our students and employees
- Audit classroom climate and create action plan to create inclusive classrooms and anti-racism curriculum (Call to Action)
- Develop and implement action plans to eliminate racial inequities in our institution
- Identify manifestations of systemic racism and anti-Blackness within our institution
- Educate on how to identify race issues at the college
▪ Be visible ▪ Open, honest conversation ▪ Listen to learn ▪ Share airtime ▪ Be present in the conversation ▪ Be open to new perspectives ▪ Establish level of confidentiality ▪ Call in culture ▪ Lean into discomfort and be brave ▪ No titles, no positions ▪
2022-23 Charter
President's Statement
Report Discrimination
Norco College has zero tolerance for discrimination. If you would like to report an incident, please fill out this eform.
Statements of Support
- Administration of Justice Department letter to ADJ students
- Faculty Statement
- Resolution of the Board of Trustees of the Riverside Community College District
In Support Of Black Lives Matter and Racial Equality - RCCD Chancellor and Board of Trustees public statement
- California Schools Employee Association (CSEA) Statement
- RCCD Leadership Statement Against Racism
- Letter in Support of RCCD Diversity from former Student Trustee_Maha Ibrahim
Project Team Members
Black Student Care
Leads:
- Tenisha James, Dean, Student Services
- Kaneesha Tarrant, VP Student Services
Members:
- Steven Camacho, Assistant Professor, English
- Dallas Carter, Classified Professional Representative
- Bibiana Lopez, Assistant Professor, Math
- Kimberly Thomas, Student Resource Specialist
Celebrating Black and African American Culture
Leads:
- Charise Allingham, Classified Professional Representative
- Antonio Muñiz, Classified Professional Representative
Members:
- Melissa Bader, Associate Professor, English
- Sean Davis, Assistant Professor, Counseling Umoja
- Gilbert Deleon, Classified Professional Representative
- Kiandra Jimenez, Assistant Professor, English
- Amy Kramer, Assistant Professor, Counseling
Classroom and Campus Experience
Leads:
- Lisa Nelson, Associate Professor, English
- Dominique Voyer, Professor, Spanish and French
Members:
- Peggy Campo, Associate Professor, Anatomy and Physiology
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Bibiana Lopez, Associate Professor, Math
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Courtney Buchanan, Assistant Professor, Anthropology
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Quinton Bemiller, Dean of Instruction
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Ammanda Moore, Assistant Professor, Communications
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Melanie Golbach, Classified Professional Representative
Institutional Commitment
Leads:
- Monica Green, President
- Gustavo Oceguera, Dean of Grants and Student Equity Initiatives
Members:
- Greg Ferrer, Director, Disability Resource Center
- Janet Hill, Assistant Professor, Sociology
- Sandra Popiden, Assistant Professor, Political Science
- Daniel Turrubiartes, Classified Professional Representative
Meeting Schedule
Beginning September 12, 2022 meetings will be:
Supporting Documents
First Call to Action Forum
Project Team Charters
Archived Agendas & Minutes
- June 12, 2020 Agenda | Notes
- June 19, 2020 Agenda | Notes
- June 26, 2020 Agenda | Notes
- July 10, 2020 Agenda | Notes
- July 17, 2020 Agenda | Notes
- July 24, 2020 Agenda | Notes
- July 31, 2020 Agenda | Notes
- Aug 7, 2020 Agenda | Notes
- Aug 14, 2020 Agenda | Notes
- Sept 4, 2020 Agenda | Notes
- Oct 2, 2020 Agenda | Notes
- Nov 6, 2020 Agenda | Notes
- Dec 4, 2020 Agenda | Notes
- Jan 8, 2021 Agenda | Notes
- May 7, 2021 Agenda | Notes
Resources
Norco College and HOTEP Equity Audit Town Hall Meeting – 04-19-2022
Norco College and HOTEP presented a Town Hall meeting to present the final findings of the Equity Audit for Norco College. Introduction by Dr. Monica Green, President of Norco College; presented by Dr. Lauren Ford, Strategic Consultant, HOTEP, and Katrina Pantig, Strategic Consultant, HOTEP.
California State Chancellor's Office Call to Action Message and Resources
USC Webinar - White People talking to White People About Racism
Resources for White Accountability Groups- Dr. Kathy Obear
10-Point Plan to Address Anti-Blackness
Report and Recommendations for Improving Black and African American Student Outcomes
Webinar-Addressing Anti-Blackness in Education
Being Black And Feeling Safer Away From America
Culturally Responsive Curriculum Scorecard
The MSW@USC Diversity Toolkit: A Guide to Discussing Identity, Power, and Privilege
Inside Higher Ed Article- Leveraging the Neuroscience of Now- Mays Imad explores seven ways professors can help students thrive in class in times of trauma.
@ONE provides an opportunity to explore humanizing the classroom online. They have a 3-day challenge to learn more, they will provide verification of attendance we can use for FLEX.
The Prison Within: A discussion with cinematographer and film participant Troy Williams
on restorative justice and ending mass incarceration. Sponsored by Liberated Scholars, Associated Students of Norco College, and the Racial
Justice Task Force.
An Urgent Call to Action: Equity for Black Minds - EdEQ - An Urgent Call to Action for Black Minds-a national educational advocacy training on supporting the success of Black students
in K-12 education.
Recommended Multimedia
Books
- An African American and LatinX History of the United States by Paul Ortiz
- An Indigenous Peoples History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
- Autobiography of Malcolm X: As Told to Alex Haley by Alex Haley
- Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
- Biased by Jennifer Eberhardt, PhD
- Black Minds Matter: Realizing the Brilliance, Dignity, and Morality of Black Males in Education by Dr. J. Luke Wood
- No BS (Bad Stats): Black People Need People Who Believe in Black People Enough Not to Believe Every Bad Thing They Hear About Black People by Dr. Ivory A. Toldson
- Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson
- How to Be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi
- The New Jim Crow – Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
- When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir by Patrisse Khan-Cullors and Asha Bandele
- Whistling Vivaldi by Claude Steele
- White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo
Films
- Moonlight (2016)
- 12 Years a Slave (2013)
- If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
- Medicine for Melancholy (2008)
- BlacKkKlansman (2018)
- Small Axe: 5 Film Anthology (2020)
- Do the Right Thing (1989)
- Boyz n the Hood (1991)
- A Patch of Blue (1965)
- Malcolm X (1992)
- Juice (1992)
- Pariah (2011)
- Fruitvale Station (2013)
- Menace II Society (1993)
- He Got Game (1998)
- Crooklyn (1994)
- Training Day (2001)
- The Best Man (1999)
- House Party (1990)
- Set It Off (1996)
- Jackie Brown (1997)
- Eve's Bayou (1997)
- Besieged (1998)
- Devil in a Blue Dress (1995)
- Jungle Fever (1991)
- Poetic Justice (1993)
- Friday (1995)
- Blindspotting (2018)
- Body and Soul (1925)
- Django Unchained (2012)
- Blue Collar (1978)
- To Sleep with Anger (1990)
- In the Heat of the Night (1967)
- Love Jones (1997)
- My Brother's Wedding (1983)
- Love & Basketball (2000)
- Nothing But a Man (1964)
- Losing Ground (1982)
- Killer of Sheep (1978)
- The Color Purple (1985)
- Lady Sings the Blues (1972)
- Detroit (2017)
- Soul Food (1997)
- Deep Cover (1992)
- Amistad
- Best of Enemies
- Harriet
- Just Mercy
- Selma
- X
Documentaries
- I am Not Your Negro
- 13th
- Freedom Riders
- When They See Us
- I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
- Hoop Dreams (1994)
- Malcolm X (1972)
- When We Were Kings (1996)
- Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall (2016)
- Bad 25 (2012)
- 4 Little Girls (1997)
- Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004)
- 13 (2016)
- Summer of Soul (2021) – Releases on July 2, 2021
TV Miniseries
Black Minds Matter
Black Minds Matter was designed as a free, public course to draw parallels between the violence facing Black Lives in policing and the symbolic violence facing Black Minds in schools, colleges, and universities. Black Minds Matter addresses the experiences and realities of Black males in education, drawing parallels between the Black Lives Matter movement and the ways that Black minds are engaged in the classroom.
RECORDING Session 1 - Features special guests Dr. Tyrone Howard and Shante Needham (sister of Sandra Bland). HERE: BLACK MINDS MATTER SESSION 1
RECORDING Session 2 - Features special guests Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings, Dr. Ivory Toldson, and Gwen Carr (the mother of Eric Garner). BLACK MINDS MATTER SESSION 2
REGISTER For Session 3 - You should access all future sessions at youtube/com/c/coralearning. However, you
can REGISTER to receive notices from Zoom (optional). Features special guests. Dr. William Smith,
Dr. Eboni Zamani-Gallaher, Dr. Frank Harris III & Michael Brown Sr. (the father of
Michael Brown Jr.)
A SHORT READ. If you are looking for an article to read, here is a new one on Black Girls "I Love My Hair: The Weaponizing of Black Girls' Hair"
DONATE. Our featured guest this week was Gwen Carr (the mother of Eric Garner). Please consider
supporting her foundation: http://garnerwayfoundation.org/
FREE CEU'S. The Center for Organizational Responsibility and Advancement (CORA), is providing
free CEU's to those who participate in Black Minds Matter. CEU's can be earned for
participation in the series by attending each session and completing the readings
identified within the public syllabus. Go here to register for CEU's: https://coralearning.org/product/black-minds-matter/
SYLLABUS. We have put together a public course syllabus identifying the learning outcomes of
the series along with recommended readings. Click here to retrieve the Public Syllabus.
Black Student Voices
Shaun LeFlore
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