Is the source? https://mrc.ucsf.edu/racial-equity-anti-black-racism

What she said!

@Tahirah, I'm a current MLIS graduate student at UMD who is a POC. So glad you mention how being educated doesn't always equal fair or higher pay.

I agree with Erica about payment. I ended up in the prison library system because they had difficulty with recruitment and they offered me more money than I was getting as Manager in a public library where one of my white colleagues said to me: "Glennor even if I used to think you were hired because you were African American, I don't think so now"

Support from a Black Caucus is crucial.

The Talk is still relevant today!

We also need to participate in areas of discussion in schools. I'm not sure if Librarians are invited to give talks in schools especially among soon to b graduates

@Glennor, I agree. We have to start early and often (elementary-high schools) in order to draw more BIPOC to the information field.

Please Donate to the Diversity Immersion Institute, https://giving.umd.edu/giving/fund.php?name=diversity-immersion-institute Dedicated to increasing the number of African Americans in the field. Thank you!

I also think we should do more education among librarianship. Many young people and adults, think all that librarians do is READ BOOKS

Please also hear Tahirah and Damon speak about the Diversity and Immersion Institute in Episode 25 – October 23, 2020 of the MLA Conversations archive https://www.mdlib.org/content.asp?contentid=350

Thank you all!

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Thank you everyone!!

NAY!!!