Humanizing Racial Equity Work and Meeting at the Intersection with Dr. Karida L. Brown

The R.A.C.E. Podcast

What does it mean to actually “do” Racial Equity work? To meet at the intersection of Race and Humanness? On today’s episode of The R.A.C.E Podcast, I welcome Dr. Karida L. Brown to the conversation. Most known for her Racial Equity work with the Lakers and her most recent appointment as the Director of The John Lewis Center for Social Justice at Fisk University, Dr. Brown brings not only a wealth of knowledge and experience, but also a deep humanness to this work. Our conversation is rich with personal experiences and lessons learned within the world of Racial Equity work and highlights the importance of humanization and connection to affect and inspire change.

Meet Dr. Karida Brown:

Dr. Karida L. Brown is a Professor at UCLA in the Departments of Sociology & African American Studies. She earned her Ph.D. in Sociology from Brown University (2016). She earned her M.P.A. in Government Administration from the University of Pennsylvania (2011). Her research focuses on the relationship between race, social transformations, and communal memory.
Dr. Brown is a multifaceted oral historian, sociologist & educator. She currently serves on the boards of The Obama Presidency Oral History Project and the Du Boisian Scholar Network. In June of 2020, Dr. Brown was appointed Director of Racial Equity & Action for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Karida is also a Fulbright Scholar responsible for research supported by National foundations like the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation & the Hellman Fellows Fund. Her book, “Gone Home: Race and Roots through Appalachia” (UNC Press), reconstructs the life histories of a cohort of African Americans who migrated throughout the Appalachian region during the African American Great Migration. Her research project, the Origins of Racial Inequality in Education, undertakes a global history of segregated schooling and its enduring legacies on race and education today. This research is funded by the Fulbright Global Scholars program and the Hellman Fellows Fund.
Listen in as Karida shares:

• How her identities as a Black, African-American, working class Woman serves as the foundation and lens of her equity work
• The power of data in creating change within racial equity work
• The importance of meeting leaders where they are at the “interse

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