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Who We Are

RacEquity360 is a nonprofit organization created to build a movement of racial equity champions who take everyday actions toward racial equity.

GET TO KNOW US

Who We Are

RacEquity360 is a nonprofit organization created to build a movement of racial equity champions who take everyday actions toward racial equity.

Our Story

The roots of RacEquity360 were planted at The Unity Center in San Diego during the summer of 2017

Reverend Wendy Craig-Purcell and the world reacted in horror as hundreds of White nationalists rallied over plans to remove a Confederate statue. In response, Rev. Craig-Purcell began a six-month series of intimate, tender and devastating conversations with her Black congregants about the impact of racism in their everyday lives, and what might be mobilized to address it. At the end, wanting to bring Blacks and Whites together, she was told by the Black group “Not so fast!” They cautioned her that the White folks had to first do some essential personal study and preparation. They had to learn about the Black lived experience in America in order to avoid the pitfalls that so frequently occur when well-intentioned but naïve Whites try to work with Blacks.

So for the next two years, Craig-Purcell created a unique environment where her White congregants discovered “what they didn’t know they didn’t know” about systemic racism in America. They studied White cultural dominance, privilege and fragility, and racism’s true history, deep roots, and undeniable pervasiveness.

Then in 2020, the tragic and brutal killing of George Floyd brought racism to the national spotlight once again, and a passionate congregant donated a sizable contribution to establish a new nonprofit focused on ending racism. Today, RacEquity360 continues to create spaces for uncomfortable, yet profoundly transformative, conversations that open minds and consciousness to actions supporting racial equity.

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Looking to connect?
Please contact us today!

Our Story

The roots of RacEquity360 were planted at The Unity Center in San Diego during the summer of 2017

Reverend Wendy Craig-Purcell and the world reacted in horror as hundreds of White nationalists rallied over plans to remove a Confederate statue. In response, Rev. Craig-Purcell began a six-month series of intimate, tender and devastating conversations with her Black congregants about the impact of racism in their everyday lives, and what might be mobilized to address it. At the end, wanting to bring Blacks and Whites together, she was told by the Black group “Not so fast!” They cautioned her that the White folks had to first do some essential personal study and preparation. They had to learn about the Black lived experience in America in order to avoid the pitfalls that so frequently occur when well-intentioned but naïve Whites try to work with Blacks.

So for the next two years, Craig-Purcell created a unique environment where her White congregants discovered “what they didn’t know they didn’t know” about systemic racism in America. They studied White cultural dominance, privilege and fragility, and racism’s true history, deep roots, and undeniable pervasiveness.

Then in 2020, the tragic and brutal killing of George Floyd brought racism to the national spotlight once again, and a passionate congregant donated a sizable contribution to establish a new nonprofit focused on ending racism. Today, RacEquity360 continues to create spaces for uncomfortable, yet profoundly transformative, conversations that open minds and consciousness to actions supporting racial equity.

Get in Touch With Us

Looking to connect?
Please contact us today!

RacEquity360

Learning. Connecting. Action!

A movement by and for racial justice advocates. Creating experiences to more clearly see, fully understand, and take action to end racial injustices.

  • Our Vision: Dismantling racism and building a genuinely equitable society.

  • Our Mission: Creating measurable progress in both racial literacy and helping to close the racial wealth gap.

RacEquity360

Learning. Connecting. Action!

A movement by and for racial justice advocates. Creating experiences to more clearly see, fully understand, and take action to end racial injustices.

  • Our Vision: Dismantling racism and building a genuinely equitable society.

  • Our Mission: Creating measurable progress in both racial literacy and helping to close the racial wealth gap.

What We Believe

Our work rests on our foundational values of respect, integrity and trust. We understand that our environment, upbringing and culture have created blind spots that have prevented us from seeing how racism could ever be dismantled. Overcoming those blind spots requires black and white collaboration—which is powerful, possible and necessary—to move racial justice forward. We value the expertise and lived experiences of people of color. So we seek connection and embrace the opportunity to listen to, and learn from, our brothers and sisters of color and each other.

Diverse hands holding onto each other

What We Believe

Our work rests on our foundational values of respect, integrity and trust. We understand that our environment, upbringing and culture have created blind spots that have prevented us from seeing how racism could ever be dismantled. Overcoming those blind spots requires black and white collaboration–-which is powerful, possible and necessary—to move racial justice forward. We value the expertise and lived experiences of people of color. So we seek connection and embrace the opportunity to listen to, and learn from, our brothers and sisters of color and each other.

Diverse hands holding onto each other

What We Believe

Our work rests on our foundational values of respect, integrity and trust. We understand that our environment, upbringing and culture have created blind spots that have prevented us from seeing how racism could ever be dismantled. Overcoming those blind spots requires black and white collaboration—which is powerful, possible and necessary—to move racial justice forward. We value the expertise and lived experience of people of color, so we seek connection and embrace the opportunity to listen to and learn from our brothers and sisters of color and each other.

What We Do

Our programs create safe spaces for uncomfortable, yet profoundly transformative, conversations that open minds, hearts and consciousness to action supporting racial equity. Our program graduates are building this movement as advocates who understand that their experiences and actions will make measurable change toward creating a more equitable world.

What We Do

Our programs create safe spaces for uncomfortable, yet profoundly transformative, conversations that open minds, hearts and consciousness to action supporting racial equity. Our program graduates are building this movement as advocates who understand that their experiences and actions will make measurable change toward creating a more equitable world.