The Learning Arc outlines the seven modules within the Reframing Racism Online Diversity Training Program. At several points on the learning arc, we can completely customize the experience for your organization. Keep reading to learn more!

Optional Customization #1: Company Welcome 



We can provide a welcome message to your organization’s staff, but you can add additional customization to reflect your goals and mission. This can simply explain why this course is valuable for our organization.

Module 1: Setting the Foundation

Familiarize yourself with the structure of the learning platform, the narrators guiding each session, and the unique format of digital learning used throughout the course. This training will enhance your organization’s collective awareness and reinforce its commitment to fostering anti-racism, equity, diversity, and inclusion at every level.

Module 2: Building Common Knowledge

Explore essential language and terminology, including concepts of diversity, equity, and inclusion and distinctions between race, ethnicity, nationality, and tribe. A clear understanding of these terms is essential for building a shared foundation of knowledge. Additionally, grasp why race is a focal point for equity work. By centering race, we acknowledge its historical and ongoing role in shaping social inequities, making it a critical starting point for dismantling systems of oppression and achieving true equity for all.

Module 3: History of Racism

Explore how race has historically been, and continues to be, a persistent and disparaging experience in the United States. This includes understanding the deep-rooted legacy of enslavement, segregation, and discriminatory policies that have shaped the experiences of marginalized groups. By examining these historical patterns, we can unpack their long-term impact on communities of color.

Develop a common understanding of how systemic racism operates today. Systemic racism refers to the institutional structures, policies, and practices that perpetuate racial inequities across all facets of society, from education and healthcare to housing and criminal justice – recognizing how these systems function is crucial in working toward meaningful change and dismantling these harmful dynamics.

Module 4: Understanding the Three Expressions of Racism

In racial affinity, learn about the three expressions of racism: personal, which refers to individual beliefs, attitudes, and actions that perpetuate racial bias; institutional, which involves policies, protocols, and practices within organizations and institutions that create unequal outcomes for different racial groups; and cultural, which includes societal norms, values, and representations that reinforce racial hierarchies and stereotypes.

Module 5: Understanding Internalizations: Personal Journey

Based on our lived experiences, we all internalize some of the narratives we have been exposed to. How we behave and relate to each other reflects those internalizations. Depending on our racial and social identities, these internalized beliefs can manifest as either internalized racial supremacy or internalized racial oppression. Understanding this process is critical to recognizing how these unconscious biases shape our interactions. We can work to unlearn harmful patterns and foster healthier, more equitable relationships within our communities.

Optional Customization #2: Affinity

Our participants will collaborate closely with the Center to develop their Racial Autobiography – a reflective exercise exploring their experiences and understanding of race and identity. Through guided prompts and reflective activities, participants will chronicle the influence of race throughout their lives, from childhood to the present. Participants can engage in live Zoom sessions or recorded webinars, allowing for flexibility and the opportunity to reflect on their narratives. This approach fosters growth, self-awareness, and a deeper understanding of how racial dynamics have shaped their perspectives and interactions.

Module 6: Advancing Racial Equity

Advancing racial equity requires a commitment to taking action. Using the "Start, Stop, Continue" framework, participants will be encouraged to reflect on what they have learned and identify concrete steps for progress. Ask yourself: What actions or behaviors will you start to promote racial equity in your personal and professional environments? What harmful practices or mindsets will you stop to dismantle inequities? And what effective strategies or behaviors will you continue to reinforce positive change? This framework will help you hold yourself accountable while encouraging ongoing reflection and growth. By sharing these commitments with others, you also foster collective accountability, ensuring that the lessons learned are continuously applied and integrated into everyday practices to create a more equitable future. 

Module 7: Recognizing Where We Are

We value the feedback from our learners, as it plays a crucial role in helping us enhance the learning experience for future users and organizations. By sharing your insights and reflections, you contribute to the continuous improvement of our platform, ensuring it meets the evolving needs of those committed to advancing racial equity. Your feedback helps us refine course content and delivery and fosters a more inclusive and effective learning environment for everyone. Together, we can better understand where we are on this journey and how we can collectively move forward.

Optional Customization #3: Company - What’s Next Message

Here’s another opportunity to have us customize the “What’s Next” messaging for your organization. We can help you establish your organization’s mindset for continuing the vital work of advancing racial equity. 

After completing the course, the journey doesn’t end – it’s just the beginning. Staff can look forward to engaging in ongoing learning opportunities such as follow-up videos that take you even deeper into specific topics, peer discussions, and advanced workshops that build upon the foundation established in this training. 

Future initiatives may include leadership coaching and community-building activities reinforcing equity principles in everyday operations. Encourage a culture of accountability and reflection where staff are empowered to apply what they’ve learned, collaborate with colleagues, and make meaningful contributions toward a more inclusive and equitable organization.

Establish your organization's mindset for continuing this work to advance racial equity by adding a closing message about what next steps staff can look forward to in their learning.

Optional Customization #4: Facilitated Session with CEI or Next Digital Course

Do you need guidance on debriefing the learning your staff have just experienced? One of our experienced race equity facilitators can lead a tailored session to help your team process the content, address any questions, and explore curiosities that may have emerged during the course. This facilitated session creates a space for deeper dialogue and reflection, ensuring that participants fully grasp the key concepts and are equipped to apply them in real-world settings. Additionally, we offer additional learning sessions focused on deepening understanding of specific DEI concepts, allowing your staff to continue their learning journey and further enhance their equity efforts. These subsequent courses are designed to reinforce and expand on the foundational knowledge gained in the first course, fostering sustained growth and commitment to racial equity within your organization.

Are you ready to take the next step in your organization’s learning journey and further explore some of the concepts introduced in the first course? 

A bundled 2-course follow-up to Reframing Racism to further develop skills related to group agreements and begin to cultivate new skills around giving and receiving feedback:

• Culture Building Role and Purpose of Feedback
• Racializing Agreements

Check out all the preview videos on the online learning page.