Solidarity: The Role of Non-Black People of Color in Promoting Racial Equity
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Solidarity: The Role of Non-Black People of Color in Promoting Racial Equity Anita Li 1 Accepted: 31 August 2020 # Association for Behavior Analysis International 2020
Abstract Multicultural behavior analysts must stand together to address the issues of systemic racism collectively, show solidarity, and support Black lives. This article discusses the role of culturally and linguistically diverse behavior analysts, the mechanisms underlying barriers to showing solidarity, and the mechanisms required for cultural evolution to promote a compassionate and nurturing approach to racial equity. It is critical that non-Black people of color actively participate in antiracist advocacy to express solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. Keywords Cooperation . Cultural evolution . Diversity . Equity . Systemic racism
Denisha Gingles, Guest Editor Not long after the publication of the Special Issue on Diversity and Inclusion in Behavior Analysis in Practice (Zarcone, Brodhead, & Tarbox, 2019), we witnessed the culmination of systemic racism unfold. George Floyd was killed by a White police officer kneeling on his neck in an 8-min prone restraint. Breonna Taylor was fatally shot in her home by police looking for a suspect who was already in custody. Tony McDade was shot to death by police officers, without warning or de-escalation attempts (Thompson, 2020). The Black Lives Matter movement began in 2013, with the acquittal of George Zimmerman for the murder of Black teenager Trayvon Martin, which spurred national attention, resulting in campaigns and protests (Day, 2015). The murders of Floyd and Taylor in 2020 resulted in worldwide protests and This manuscript is being published on an expedited basis, as part of a series of emergency publications designed to help practitioners of applied behavior analysis take immediate action to address police brutality and systemic racism. The journal would like to especially thank Jovonnie Esquierdo-Leal and Dr. Shameka McCammon for their insightful and expeditious reviews of this manuscript. The views and strategies suggested by the articles in this series do not represent the positions of the Association for Behavior Analysis, International or Springer Nature. Guest Editor, Denisha Gingles. * Anita Li [email protected] 1
Department of Psychology, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, USA
recognition of the public health crisis of disproportionate Black deaths as a result of police brutality (Booker, 2020; Fuller, 2020; Watkins, 2020). Serendipitously, yet prior to the aforementioned events, Matsuda, Garcia, Catagnus, and Brandt (2020) published a review of behavior-analytic articles focused on reducing racism, which revealed that zero articles met their inclusionary criteria. This is a significant indicator that the field of behavior analysis requires thorough and mindful attention to conceptualize and develop strategies to mitigate issues related to racism. There have been several discussion pieces published to promote cultural understanding and humili
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