How two Chicago groups are teaching people to be anti-racist

As the number of hate crimes increases in the U.S., organizers say conversations on how to be anti-racist are more important than ever.

By Isabelle Earl
Buffalo Supermarket Shooting
The daughters of Ruth Whitfield, a victim of shooting at a supermarket, Angela Crawley, left, and Robin Harris, hold hands during a news conference in Buffalo, N.Y., Monday, May 16, 2022. AP Photo/Matt Rourke
Buffalo Supermarket Shooting
The daughters of Ruth Whitfield, a victim of shooting at a supermarket, Angela Crawley, left, and Robin Harris, hold hands during a news conference in Buffalo, N.Y., Monday, May 16, 2022. AP Photo/Matt Rourke

How two Chicago groups are teaching people to be anti-racist

As the number of hate crimes increases in the U.S., organizers say conversations on how to be anti-racist are more important than ever.

By Isabelle Earl
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Following a racist mass shooting in New York and three recent attacks targeting Asian-owned businesses in Dallas, Reset learns about the work that’s being done to dismantle systemic racism in Chicago.

GUESTS: Derrick Dawson, program coordinator for Chicago Regional Organizing for Antiracism (Chicago ROAR)

Rory Smith, member and former co-chair of the Anti-Racism Commission of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago