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Bridging The Divide Between Gen. X And Millennials, Floyd Miley
Bridging The Divide Between Gen. X And Millennials, Floyd Miley
Black Issues Conference
The problems that plague the Black community are a multi-dimensional phenomenon deeply rooted in systemic racism. For 400 years, the Black experience in America has been one of subjugation, segregation, lynching, discrimination and racism. The historic Civil Rights Movement changed legislation, but it didn’t change racist attitudes or institutions.
During Donald Trump’s presidency, America has witnessed a resurgence of White supremacists’ attitudes, beliefs, values and practices towards people of color, especially Blacks. His administration supports the social, political, criminal justice and economic institutions that negatively affect the Black community. As a result, Blacks have the highest incarceration rate, poverty violence …
Identity Complexities Of African American First-Generation Students, Chandria L. Harris
Identity Complexities Of African American First-Generation Students, Chandria L. Harris
Black Issues Conference
Identity Complexities of African American First-Generation Students
African American first generational students struggle with identifying who they are and how they are supposed to show up in their college communities socially and academically.
This session will guide attendees through the thought process of an African American First-Generational Students and solutions to assist them with persisting to graduation.
Greencap In The House: Resilience Tools To Unify The Black Community, Rick Held, Treasure Hightower, Stan Johnson, Ida Miles, John Floersh, Kaleeisha Huffine
Greencap In The House: Resilience Tools To Unify The Black Community, Rick Held, Treasure Hightower, Stan Johnson, Ida Miles, John Floersh, Kaleeisha Huffine
Black Issues Conference
GreenCAP in the House: Resilience Tools to Unify the Black Community
This presentation describes how a small, scruffy youth development organization is leveraging its community outreach and engagement efforts around environmental literacy in the 'hood to build a coalition of inner city organizations aligned to identify and address a broad swath of community resilience issues.
Destined For Dissonance: Unpacking The Duality Of Being Black And Christian, Christie D. Banks, Matthew K. Best, Marcus Jones
Destined For Dissonance: Unpacking The Duality Of Being Black And Christian, Christie D. Banks, Matthew K. Best, Marcus Jones
Black Issues Conference
Abstract: We know that the Trans- Atlantic Slave Trade is how our African ancestors became involved with Christianity, and for many this involvement was a forced tactic of bondage. Does the disconnectedness from the horrors and hypocrisy of the slave trade make you question your faith? Or has the Black Church and its role in your community been a pillar in walking out your faith? Is the injustice that brought our people to America a part of our complex Christian history? Or is being Black and Christian an oxymoron? Du Bois’ The Souls of Black Folk is as relevant a …
Stand Up And Be Counted, Kimberly Smith
Stand Up And Be Counted, Kimberly Smith
Black Issues Conference
“Stand Up and Be Counted”- The presentation spotlights the US Census over 200 years, the American minority by the numbers, and wielding the 2020 census as a tool for the next decade of minority political and social empowerment.
Presenter: Kimberly Smith, MBA
Company: US Census Bureau
This workshop is designed to improve the awareness of civic responsibilities and participation in the decennial 2020 census. The information discussed will educate the audience on the history and process of the census, as well as, the impact of census data on minority communities.
Format:
The presentation will begin with census introductory information and …