Here is a Glance into this Episode:

1- An introduction to Anthony Armstrong and the work that he does. [0:01:13]

2- The importance of being willing to adapt and pivot in this line of work. [0:05:02]

3- The detour that led Anthony into this line of work and how he uses this when helping his clients. [0:08:31]

4- The intersection between race, place, and access to opportunities. [0:16:54]

5- Anthony’s words of advice for white-identified people stuck between awareness and action. [0:26:32]

6- How to build your organization’s muscle or capacity for equity. [0:29:01]

7- The challenges of the positioning of the DEI role in an organization. [0:32:04]

8 - Anthony advises anyone wanting to move forward in their equity journey to understand your “why.” [0:37:26]

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Crabgrass Frontier: The Suburbanization of the United States by Kenneth T. Jackson - [0:09:14]
• Segregated by Design - a video based on the work of Richard Rothstein's book, The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America  - [0:10:44]
• When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America  - [0:14:51]
• Curb-Cut Effect by Angela Glover Blackwell -[0:29:16]

About Anthony Armstrong:

Anthony Armstrong is a Founder and Partner of Make Communities. He provides equity-focused training, facilitation, coaching, assessment, planning, and technical assistance for mission-centered clients. With a rounded skill set at the intersections of organizational strategy, community engagement, and public policy, he brings a cross-section of experience as a consultant and a practitioner regarding policy, programs, projects, and operations, as well as individual reflection, relationship development, and team building.

His assignments and partnerships take many forms, including racial equity training and coaching; equitable development strategy and implementation; constituent engagement and inclusion; organizational and urban planning; inclusive placemaking, and mission alignment.

He is often called on to advise during start-up, transition, and transformation phases of organizations and collaborative efforts committing — or recommitting — to improving their mission performance by living into their shared values and increasing their relevancy within systemically disinvested communities.

To connect with Anthony, visit: http://makecommunities.com