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Kenneth Jones

Disciplines:
politics/social justice
management/organizational development
anti-racism education

Summary

Kenneth Jones is an American anti-racism educator and organizational consultant who co-authored Dismantling Racism: A Workbook for Social Change Groups with Tema Okun. The workbook identifies characteristics of white supremacy culture in organizations and provides frameworks for dismantling them.

Core Contribution

Co-developed the 'white supremacy culture' framework with Tema Okun, identifying 15 organizational characteristics (perfectionism, urgency, defensiveness, etc.) rooted in white supremacy that undermine equity in institutions.

Key Spikes & Highlights

  • white supremacy culture
  • DEI
  • anti-racism training
  • organizational culture
  • dismantling racism

Notable Works & Achievements

Dismantling Racism: A Workbook for Social Change Groups

Historical Influences

Paulo Freire Audre Lorde bell hooks

Intellectual Lineage

Anti-racism movement Paulo Freire's pedagogy of the oppressedAmerican civil rights tradition

Contemporaries & Peers

Tema Okun Robin DiAngelo Ibram X. Kendi

Minds Influenced

DEI industry corporate anti-racism training nonprofit organizational culture

Intellectual Posterity

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