Reckoning

Creating Positive Change Through Radical Empathy

Terri E. Givens

• Publisher: Policy Press
• Year: 2025
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781447374268
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Discrimination & Race Relations
• Index: Social Sciences

Anti-racist movements have continued to grow worldwide after the death of George Floyd in 2020. Following the BLM protests, many promises were made to deal with the impact of structural discrimination. While this led to more talk than action, there has also been meaningful change, some of which has gone under the radar. The US media focused primarily on the backlash that resulted in book bans and laws against having DEI offices in universities.

In contrast, this book, a follow-up to Terri E. Givens's bestselling book Radical Empathy: Finding a Path to Bridging Racial Divides, highlights the promises that were delivered. It focuses on hope and taking action and creating a positive environment including the use of the radical empathy approach to empower ongoing change.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Epigraph
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• 1 Introduction: Radical empathy in a post‑George Floyd world
• 2 Creating change: from apathy to empathy to action
• 3 From personal change to changing the world
• 4 Leaders in academe: creating diversity at predominantly White institutions
• 5 Contested landscapes: reckoning with the history of slavery in the built environment With Destiny Kirumira
• 6 From statements to action: diversity and inclusion in the world of business
• 7 At the intersection of national and international action: NGOs and IGOs
• 8 Policing and prisons: local, federal and international
• 9 Conclusion: Reckoning – creating a new era of change
• Notes
• Index