Definitions

• Diversity 

Diversity encompasses a variety of individual and group experiences and identities based on social categories such as race, class, sex, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ability, and perspectives. Diversity is a foundation for other characteristics of belonging such as community, mattering and inclusion and requires  more than simply acknowledging and/or tolerating differences.

• Discrimination

The unequal treatment, allocation of goods, resources, and services, and the limitation of access to full participation in society based on perceived or real membership in a particular social identity group (e.g. race, gender, sex, sexuality, ablity, etc).

• Race-Based Discrimination

 Race-based discrimination involves treating someone unfavorably because they are categorized as a particular race (i.e. Black or Asian) or because of personal characteristics associated with racial identity (such as hair texture, skin color, or certain facial features). Colorism/Color discrimination involves treating someone unfavorably because of skin color complexion.