The Schedule

Welcome and Initial Discussion

A Brief History of Race and Slavery in Early America - from the birth of the American Colonies to the Failure of Reconstruction

Professors Dave Richmond, History Dept. and James Gramlich, Sociology Dept.

Town Hall Discussion - Hearing Student Voices

Moderator: Professor Monica Edwards, Sociology Dept.

Environmental Issues and Equity

Professors Julie Ellefson and Joe Wachter, Chemisty Department, and Nellie Khalil, Biology Dept.

Problems with Performative Allyship: Becoming Authentic Allies

Professor Shante Holley, English Dept.

Town Hall Discussion - Hearing Student Voices

Day 2 Welcome and Opening Discussion

Being a BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, Person of Color) Faculty Member in a Predominantly White Institution

Professors Shante Holley and Stephanie Horton, English Dept., and Professor Monica Shirley, Paralegal Studies Department

Antiracism @ Harper College: Action or Acting?

A virtual round-table discussion

Michael Bentley, Adam Efren Lopez, Karega Cooper, and DuBoi McCarty

Town Hall Discussion - Hearing Student Voices

Moderators: Professor Margaret King, English Dept., and Monica Edwards, Sociology Dept.

Racial Justice and the Arts: Music and Literature as Pedagogy and Intervention

Professor Ana Contreras, English Dept. and Professor Tiffany Jones, Anthropology Dept.

Moderator: Professor Magdalen McKinley, English Dept.

Closing Discussion