Does Race (Still) Matter? An Intergenerational Dialogue about Changing Perceptions on the Social Impact of Race
“It’s Always About Race. It’s Never About Race.”
A Program in Civil Discourse
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Purpose: To share viewpoints on the impact/influence of race from various generational perspectives.
Symposium Goal: To enhance understanding of the various viewpoints presented, to encourage appreciation of the fact that there are a diversity of viewpoints, to encourage tolerance of diversity of opinion, to encourage respect for the beliefs and practices of others
Date: Thursday, April 18, 7 pm to 9 pm
Place: The Adam Herbert University Center Banquet Hall
Moderator: John A. Delaney, President, University of North Florida
Organizers/Sponsors: OneJax (An Institute of the University of North Florida), the UNF College of Arts and Sciences, the Florida Times-Union, WJCT, and the Jacksonville Human Rights Commission
Panelists:
Wilfredo Gonzalez, District Director, U.S. Small Business Administration
Kenya Gordon, Stanton College Prep Student
R.L. Gundy, Pastor, Mount Sinai Missionary Baptist Church of Jacksonville
Michael Hallett, Professor and Chair, UNF Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Darius Holliday, Stanton College Prep Student
J.T. Johnson, St. Augustine Civil Rights Leader
Adiam Miller, Stanton College Prep Student
Inam Sakinah, Stanton College Prep Student
Amy Shuman, UNF Student
For those interested in Twitter conversation, either before the event or during the event -- we will be taking questions from the audience in part through a Twitter feed -- the hashtag we are using is #facerace