“Racism in the United States isn’t all that it seems. While many of us like to believe that we’re closer than ever to reaching a post-racial society, the research of Dr. Candis Watts Smith paints a very different picture. In her talk, Dr. Watts Smith dispels what we think we know about racism, and explores…
“The first Black woman elected to serve as a judge in Louisiana’s 16th Judicial District has come under fire for speaking out against racial injustice. Last month, the 16th Judicial District Attorney’s Office in New Iberia, La., began requesting that Lori Landry be recused from pending criminal cases on the grounds that she “is biased…
“What if our current understanding of Diversity and Inclusion is fundamentally flawed? In this revolutionary talk, Fred Falker introduces the Distance Paradigm – a new way of thinking about Diversity and Inclusion, differences, and a powerful and practical new approach to connecting with others. Fred challenges us to see that there is nothing dividing us,…
“Congressmembers Ayanna Pressley, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, and Ilhan Omar condemned President Trump’s spate of racist attacks against them in a news conference Monday. Their public rebuke followed Trump tweeting Sunday telling them to “go back and help fix the totally broken and crime-infested places from which they came.” The comments have been widely condemned…
Rev. Al Sharpton, former RNC Chair Michael Steele respond to Trump’s Baltimore comments. Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG Find more from PBS NewsHour at https://www.pbs.org/newshour Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6
Melissa Morgan is an old friend of ours (Antonio Ruiz and Sumire Gant). We all worked together back in the mid-2000s on a project called ArtPeace. The project’s goal was to use art as a tool for young people to create and talk about Peace in their communities. Melissa currently works as a marketing manager…