The Pink Elephant: A Practical Guide to Creating an Anti-Racist Organization

by Janice Gassam Asare, Shantia Coleman (Illustrator), Debra Palmer (Editor)

The Racial Revolution of 2020 pushed anti-racism to the forefront of the global conversation. For the first time in history, many companies have had to take an honest look at how little progress has been made in regard to racial equity in the workplace. The diversity, equity, and inclusion industry has been around for decades and strides have been made to create a more diverse workforce, however, more must be done to ensure that people of various backgrounds feel respected, valued and included. The Pink Elephant is a practical guide to creating a more racially equitable workplace for all employees. This book explores tools for effective racial dialogue, how to unpack and understand our privilege, best practices for anti-racism workshops, and strategies to break the habit of systemic racism in the workplace. For anyone looking to transfer the lessons learned in the summer of 2020 into corporate America, this is the book for you.

Genres: Nonfiction, Leadership

77 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 27, 2020

Reviews

[Lisa-Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great primer for helping to create an anti-racist organization. The reading was quite accessible without sacrificing deep delves into complicated and thorny topics. It also contained action items and concrete steps that an organization can take.

I wish it had gone into a bit more detail about some results of programs and statistics, but the book isn't any "less" from not having as much info on that. It's just something that I, personally, like to see.

[Kelsey Huse · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great intro book for non-Black ppl wanting to be less racist at work and understand the Black experience in a corporate setting.

[Emily V. · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was required reading for work and it’s a must read for all of us. It’s a great toolkit for addressing racial equity in the workplace. It’s a very quick and easy read, there is a lot of repetition so it actually could have been shorter but the content is digestible and direct. Again, a must read for all. 4.5⭐️

[P · Rating 2 out of 5]

While it is good to have a short, timely, easy-ready "Practical Guide to Creating an Anti-Racist Organization", the book would have benefitted from being less "preachy" and talking down to the readers. It's also blatantly self-promoting and braggy. While a "professional" with a PhD(!), the author seems a little too sensitive and too close to the subject to have scholarly objectivity.