Critical Conversations at the University of Memphis

Critical Conversations at the University of Memphis October 8, 2015

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The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change

Annual Open House 

 

Panel Discussion: The Hot Summer of 2015: The Nation Faces Old and Retooled Forms of Racial Discrimination: The Intractable Issue of Race in America

October 15, 2015, 4:30pm Reception, 5:00pm Program

The University of Memphis, Michael Rose Theatre

Panelists

Jennifer Stollman, PhD, Academic Director and Consultant in Detecting and Eliminating Institutional and Interpersonal Biases, William Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation at the University of Mississippi

Shelia Peters, PhD, Associate Professor, Fisk University, Former Director of the Fisk Race Relations Institute, with expertise in providing training for cultural competence in communities, institutions and systems of care

Earle Fisher, MDiv, Preacher, Writer, Social Activist, and co-spokesperson of the Memphis Grassroots Organizations which stands in solidarity with the #BlackLivesMatter Movement

Moderator

Andre E. Johnson, PhD, Assistant Professor, U of M, Rhetoric, Politics and Society with Emphasis on African American culture

      • The Black Lives Matter Movement
      • The Charleston Shootings
      • Policing in Poor and Minority Communities
      • Poverty and Opportunities for Marginalized Groups

How do we move our community and nation forward on these issues? 

Panelists who are leading efforts on these fronts will lead the discussion.

 This event is free and open to the public. 

This event is co-sponsored by: Director of Diversity Initiatives/Office of the Provost and The Critical Conversations Committee at the University of Memphis.

Convenient and affordable parking available in the public garage on Zach Curlin St. 

For additional Information about this event, please contact the Hooks Institute at 678-3974.

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