Click for an overview of this series that was launched in 2018 at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Jericho, VT. The events have moved to a virtual realm during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Click here for upcoming events in this series or select links below to watch previous talks in series.
2021-2022 SERIES
Civil ights & A Conservative Supreme Court April 6, 2022
Policing, Public Safety & People of Color Mar. 23, 2022
Black People Mistaken for White Mar. 9, 2022
Black Clergy in Vermont Feb. 16, 2022
Barbara Jordan: I Dared to Be Me! Shades of Truth Theater Jan. 26, 2022 **No longer online**
Young and Black in Vermont Dec. 15, 2022
Being Native American in Vermont and America (Chief Don Stevens) Nov. 17, 2021
Voting Laws Post-2020 Election (UVM Prof. Alec Ewald) Oct. 27, 2021
What is Critical Race Theory? (Kathryn Dungy, St. Michael’s College) Oct. 13, 2021
2020-2021 SERIES
- NAACP in Vermont (Steffen Gillom and Mia Schultz) April 28, 2021
- Braver Angels (Peter Bell, Amania Drane, Carlos Hernandez, Shanna Ratner) Mar. 31, 2021
- Is There a Future for Black Entrepreneurs in Vermont? (Leslie McCrorey Wells and Al Wakefield) Feb. 24, 2021
- New Legislators (Kesha Ram, Corey Parent, Taylor Small) Jan. 27, 2021
- “MLK…If He Had Sneezed” Michael Green/Shades of Truth Theater (Play and Q&A) Jan. 13, 2021 [trailer version only]
- Growing Up Black in Rural Vermont Dec. 1, 2020
- Future Forecast for America Following 2020 Elections Nov. 11, 2020
- Racism is a Public Health Crisis Oct. 7, 2020
- Stopping Stones Ceremony Sept. 13, 2020
2019-2020 SERIES
- Racism In America Pt 8: Let’s Talk About Reparations Mar 10, 2020
- Racism In America Pt. 7: The Intersection of Race and Poverty Feb 25, 2020
- Racism In America Pt 6: Racism & Migrant Justice Feb 4, 2020
- Racism In America: Pt 5 “The Difficult & Complex Conversation About Systemic Racism” Jan 21, 2020
- Racism in America Pt. 4 1-14-20 Jan 14, 2020
- Racism In America: Being Muslim in America Dec 3, 2019
- Racism In America: An Inside Look at Mass Incarceration by a Black Vermonter Oct 22, 2019
- Racism In America Pt 1: What is Vermont Doing to Combat Racism? Sep 19, 2019
2018-2019 SERIES
- Racism in America Part 9: The Browning of America – 5-7-19 May 7, 2019
- Racism In America Pt 8: Is Race a Social Construct? And Why Does It Matter? April 30, 2019
- Racism In America Pt 7: What Did an African American President Reveal about American Racism Apr 9, 2019
- Racism in America: Part 6 – Power, Privilege and Prejudice Mar 5, 2019
- Racism in America: Part 5: Us & Them Jan 15, 2019
- Racism in America: Alliance of African Americans & Jewish Americans: 12-4-18 Dec 4 2018
- Racism in America: The Great Migration Nov 7, 2018
- Racism in America: Pt. 1 How Did We Wind Up Here? Sept 18, 2018