RACISM IN A "POST-RACIAL" AMERICA - A Candid Conversation
With the 2008 election of the country's first African-American president, some hoped the nation had reached post-racialism. But the wealth and achievement gaps have grown, men of color comprise a large number of our prison inmates; discrimination against Indigenous people continues, and anti-immigration policies are on the rise. Join us for a candid discussion on how race and racism inform these issues.
Panelists:
- Booker Hodges, Executive Director, Minneapolis Office, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, (NAACP)
- Carlos Mariani, Executive Director, Minnesota Minority Education Partnership
- Lisa Sun-Hee, Park University of Minnesota Professor of Sociology and Director, Asian American Studies Program
- Waziyatawin, Dakota teacher, writer, and activist and the Indigenous Peoples Research Chair for the Indigenous Governance Program at the University of Victoria
Moderator:
Rickey Hall, Assistant Vice President, University of Minnesota Office for Equity and Diversity
Friday, February 22, 2013
1:30 - 3 p.m.
Givens Conference Room, 120 Andersen Library
This event is sponsored by the Office for Equity and Diversity and University Libraries.
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