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DTSTAMP:20250827T093620
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:Statements of Value vs. Statements of Action: Exploring Organizational Responses to COVID-19 and Race in 2020
DESCRIPTION:Drawing on a content analysis of statements from Fortune 500 companies\, US News and World Report’s top 100 universities\, and Forbes’ top 100 nonprofits\, this project captures and analyzes organizational responses to COVID and issues of racial inequality in the US. Both issues were central in US life in 2020. We explore two questions: How did organizations talk about COVID and race-related issues in 2020? Relatedly\, was there any variation in the presence and content of organizational statements about these two issues? Based on their statements\, COVID pushed organizations to produce tangible responses grounded in actions aimed at reducing the impact of the pandemic\, while race-related issues generated condemnations of racism attached to abstract reflections on the implication of racial inequality or calls for further discussion of the issue. As ubiquitous as both issues were in the US\, any talk of a “national conversation” around these topics misleadingly obscures important variation in how organizations talked about these concurrent social issues. Across organizational type\, the contrast in how companies talked about both issues suggests that robust organizational engagement with broader social issues can happen\, but organizations are selective in choosing which issues garner deep\, action-oriented engagement.
UID:138230-21882635@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138230
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Center For Racial Justice
LOCATION:Ross School of Business - R1210
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DTSTAMP:20251007T164025
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251020T113000
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SUMMARY:Workshop / Seminar:TDLS: Stories that Shape Policy
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Weill Hall for a compelling lunchtime conversation with Michigan State Senator Stephanie Chang ('05\; '14)\, and Dr. William D. Lopez. Our speakers will examine the urgent significance of uplifting immigrant stories in today's complex political climate. The discussion will highlight how the sharing of lived experiences help to humanize policy debates\, shape social understanding\, and counter misinformation about immigrations. Lunch will be provided.
UID:139618-21885798@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/139618
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Center For Racial Justice
LOCATION:Weill Hall, Betty Ford Classroom
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DTSTAMP:20250829T135634
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251031T120000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Lessons from the Water Warrior on Community Coalition Building for Water Justice
DESCRIPTION:Lessons from the Water Warrior on Community Coalition Building for Water Justice\nMonica Lewis-Patrick\, Founder and CEO of We The People of Detroit\nFriday\, October 31\, noon ET\nSSW ECC 1840\n\nAs a community-based grassroots organization\, WPD aims to inform\, educate\, and empower Detroit residents on imperative issues surrounding civil rights\, land\, water\, education\, and the democratic process. In collaboration with community activists\, academics\, researchers\, and designers\, the WPD Community Research Collective (CRC) utilizes research in order to serve the sustainability of the Detroit community. The WPD CRC uses data to visually show the socio-economic consequences of austerity policies in Detroit\, which have worked toward the dismantling of Black and Brown Detroit neighborhoods. By presenting a critical counter narrative\, WPD CRC uses knowledge as a tool to empower Detroit citizens as they fight for an equitable and beloved community. WPD CRC's most recent project addresses the public health crisis in Detroit as a result of unsafe and inaccessible water services.\n\nThe Real-World Perspectives on Poverty Solutions speaker series introduces key issues regarding the causes and consequences of poverty through an in-person and virtual lecture series featuring experts in policy and practice from across the nation. Our goal is to help build a broad community of learners to engage in these issues together.\n\nThis series is free and open to the public as well as being a one-credit course for U-M students (SWK 503\, Course #25751). In-person talks include coffee\, cookies\, and the chance to ask the speakers questions or watch the livestream on YouTube.
UID:138517-21883157@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138517
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Center For Racial Justice
LOCATION:School of Social Work Building - ECC 1840
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DTSTAMP:20251023T192507
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20251103T180000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Peril & Promise: A Conversation on College Leadership
DESCRIPTION:What does it mean to lead with integrity in a time of change?\nHow can institutions honor their histories while meeting the demands of today’s students?\nWhat wisdom can we draw from leaders who have navigated the highest levels of higher education?\n\nOn Monday\, November 3\, 2025\, the Trotter Multicultural Center\, in partnership with the Central Student Government and the National Center for Institutional Diversity (NCID)\, will host Peril & Promise: A Conversation on College Leadership in Rackham Auditorium at the University of Michigan. This of a kind event will bring together two esteemed leaders in higher education:\n\nDr. Ruth J. Simmons\, president emerita of Smith College\, Brown University\, and Prairie View A&M University\, and a nationally respected voice on equity\, access\, and institutional change.\n\nDr. Beverly Daniel Tatum\, president emerita of Spelman College\, psychologist\, and best-selling author of Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?\n\nThis public conversation—moderated by Dr. Earl Lewis—will explore the promise and challenges of leadership in complex times\, with particular attention to the role of student activism\, institutional memory\, and courageous decision-making. Both speakers bring firsthand experience navigating public discourse\, student advocacy\, and the responsibilities of institutional leadership across public and private contexts.\n\n\n*In an effort to enhance public safety\, the Division of Public Safety & Security has implemented a strict prohibited items list for this event.\nWeapons - Firearms\, Simulated Firearms\, Dirks\, Daggers\, Ice picks\, knives\, sticks\, poles\, clubs\, pipes (wood\, plastic\, or metal)\, bottles or jars- hard plastic/metal/glass (Nalgene®\, bike water bottles\, etc.)\nTasers / Stun Guns\nAerosols (pepper / OC spray\, hairspray\, etc)\nBalls or other projectiles\nHard or Frozen Fruit / Vegetables\nNoise Making Devices\nSkateboards / Scooters / Bicycles\nMasks (intended to conceal identity\nSupports for banners/signs\nAnimals (other than service / guide animals)\nBaseball bats\nHard-sided coolers\nLaser Pointers\nBalloons\nUmbrellas\nMonopods / tripods\nIllegal Drugs\nAny other items determined to be potential safety hazards\n** All people and belongings entering this event are subject to search
UID:138283-21882714@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/138283
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Center For Racial Justice
LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Rackham Auditorium
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DTSTAMP:20251215T150545
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260119T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260119T193000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:The Movement Made Us All: Historical Legacies of the Civil Rights Movement and the Current Moment
DESCRIPTION:As part of the University of Michigan's MLK Symposium\, please join us for a conversation with journalist and sports commentator David Dennis Jr. and his father\, civil rights movement veteran David Dennis Sr. Authors of \"The Movement Made Us: A Father\, A Son and the Legacy of a Freedom Ride\,\" a moving memoir of the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s\, Dennis Jr. and Sr. will discuss the political and personal legacies of the movement and its historical relevance for the challenges facing American society in the present. Matthew Countryman\, associate professor of Afroamerican Studies and History\, will serve as moderator for the event.\n\nThere will be a reception at 4:00 pm in the Pendleton Room of the Michigan Union before the event where guests will have the opportunity to purchase copies of \"The Movement Made Us\" signed by the authors.\n\nPresented by the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies\, the Department of History\, the Eisenberg Institute for Historical Studies\, the Michigan Program for Advancing Cultural Transformation (M-PACT) in Biomedical and Health Sciences and the Scholars Network on Masculinity and the Well-Being of African American Men in the Center for Social Solutions. Additional support from the Kalt Fund for African American and African History.
UID:142589-21891198@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142589
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Center For Racial Justice
LOCATION:Museum of Art - Helmut Stern Auditorium
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DTSTAMP:20251217T125708
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260120T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260120T060000
SUMMARY:Conference / Symposium:DEPORTATION NATION: Chronicling Our Current Chapter in America's Long History of Exclusion
DESCRIPTION:The Trump administration’s deportation campaign is having a major impact on American institutions\, from local governments and businesses to churches and schools\, and has helped to cement immigration enforcement as one of the key civil rights issues of our time. But the system through which these mass deportations are being carried out has been in place for decades\, and many of the issues drawing headlines — from overcrowded detention centers\, to family separations\, and deportations without due process — are nothing new. In this conversation\, Dickerson will debunk common misconceptions about how the American immigration system works and how it doesn’t. She will also discuss the United States’ complex history with immigrants\, which includes a deeply ingrained\, race-based fear that\, for centuries\, has been directed toward virtually every group of American immigrants\, fuelling moments of intense backlash like the one we are in now.\n\nAbout the speaker:\nCaitlin Dickerson has been a staff writer at The Atlantic since 2021. In 2023\, she won the Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting and the Livingston Award for National Reporting for “We Need to Take Away Children\,” an indepth examination of the U.S. government’s child separation policy during the first Trump adminstation. Before joining The Atlantic\, Dickerson spent five years as a reporter for The New York Times\, and five years as a producer and reporter for NPR. Her investigative reporting and long-form feature writing have also been recognized with a Peabody\, an Edward R. Murrow award\, and two National Association of Black Journalists Salute to Excellence awards.\n\nAbout the moderator:\nLynette Clemetson is the Charles R. Eisendrath Director of Wallace House Center for Journalists\, home of the Knight-Wallace Fellowships for Journalists and the Livingston Awards for Young Journalists at the University of Michigan.\n\nReception follwoing dicussion.
UID:142522-21891071@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/142522
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Center For Racial Justice
LOCATION:Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.) - Rackham Amphitheatre, 4th Floor
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DTSTAMP:20260211T113813
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260223T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Detroit:20260223T130000
SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Disclosureland: How Corporate Words Constrain Racial Progress
DESCRIPTION:Former Center for Racial Justice visiting fellow\, legal scholar\, and sociologist Atinuke O. Adediran discusses her new book Disclosureland: How Corporate Words Constrain Racial Progress. Drawing from social science research and legal analysis\, Disclosureland uncovers the power structures and institutional practices that determine how companies respond to calls for change. Critical\, insightful\, and forward-thinking\, Disclosureland challenges readers to look beyond public rhetoric to understand how corporate narratives shape our collective pursuit of fairness\, equity\, and shared responsibility. Adediran will be joined in conversation by Mark S. Mizruchi\, U-M professor of sociology.\n\nThis event is open to U-M students\, faculty\, staff\, alumni\, and community members and is co-sponsored by the U-M Department of Sociology\,  Michigan Business Law\, and the Black Law Students Association. \n\nLunch from Jerusalem Garden provided.\n\nAccessibility note\n\nSpeakers will use microphones. This event will not be recorded or livestreamed.
UID:145363-21897191@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/145363
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Center For Racial Justice
LOCATION:Trotter Multicultural Center - Sankofa Lounge
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DTSTAMP:20260305T105653
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260312T120000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Practice Makes Progress
DESCRIPTION:The studio habits of artists offer unexpected parallels to the work of public policy. In this interactive conversation\, Center for Racial Justice Visiting Fellow Holly Bass will share her process for her upcoming UMMA exhibition which explores the 250th anniversary of America\, and asks\, \"What truths\, if any\, do we as Americans collectively hold?\" The talk will also explore ways we can practice aligning our actions with our values to implement policy more effectively.\n\nAn informal art activity will take place in the Great Hall during the reception for those who would like to participate.\n\nThe event is co-sponsored by the Initiative for Democracy and Civic Empowerment and the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA). \n\nLunch from Jerusalem Garden provided.\n\nAbout the speaker\nHolly Bass is an award-winning\, socially-engaged artist working across multiple disciplines including dance\, theater\, visual art and writing. She has collaborated with governmental agencies\, cultural institutions\, nonprofit organizations and academic communities to create innovative artistic experiences that foster connection among groups of strangers. Her artwork can be found in the permanent collection of the National Gallery of Art and the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. She was a founding member of DC WritersCorps which sent her into schools\, community centers and women's shelters to teach poetry workshops. She continues to travel the country and the world\, using the arts to build community and transform the social culture of classrooms\, workplaces and public spaces.
UID:146223-21898675@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146223
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Center For Racial Justice
LOCATION:Weill Hall (Ford School) - 1230
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DTSTAMP:20260324T144538
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260331T120000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Beyond the Picket Fence: Race\, Poverty and the Changing Face of the Suburbs
DESCRIPTION:Did you know there are more immigrants\, Black\, Latinx and poor people in the suburbs than in cities? What would it mean to look at the suburbs as a site of new possibilities rather than a place many have tried to escape? This event will explore the new realities of suburban living and what we can do to work towards greater equity and racial justice.\n\nThis event is free and open to U-M students\, faculty\, staff\, alumni\, and community members.\n\nLunch from Jerusalem Garden provided.\n\nAbout the speakers\n\nR. L'Heureux Lewis-McCoy is a scholar whose work and activism center issues of race\, place\, education\, and opportunity. He is an Associate Professor at New York University in the Sociology of Education program in the School of Culture\, Education and Human Development. He is author of the forthcoming book A Dream Dissolved: How Opportunity Hoarding Bankrupted Education (One Signal – Simon & Shuster/Atria). He is the co-lead investigator of the Black Suburban Experience Project. His first book\, Inequality in the Promised Land (Stanford University Press\, 2014) tackled how inequality persisted in an \"integrated\" school and suburban community. His larger research interests include race and racism\, gender justice\, and community mobilization.\n\nMo Torres (MPP ‘15) is a sociologist interested in urban political economy\, inequality\, the sociology of race/racism\, and the politics of knowledge production. He is a postdoctoral fellow in the Michigan Society of Fellows and an assistant professor of sociology and public policy. His current book project uses mixed and historical methods to explore the politics of post-industrial decline and the production of urban austerity in Michigan from the 1970s to the present. He is a U-M (MPP '15) and Fulbright (Brazil '19) alumnus and received his PhD in sociology from Harvard University in 2023\, where he held fellowships at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Stone Program in Inequality and Social Policy. A first-generation college graduate\, Mo is a former Detroit Public Schools teacher.\n\nAlexandra K. Murphy is the Associate Director of Social Science Research at Mcity. Murphy is also an Assistant Research Scientist at Poverty Solutions in the Ford School of Public Policy\, and a Faculty Associate of the Population Studies Center at the Institute for Social Research\, all at the University of Michigan. She received her PhD in Sociology and Social Policy from Princeton University. In her research\, she uses ethnographic methods to examine how poverty and inequality are experienced\, structured\, and reproduced across and within multiple domains of social life\, including neighborhoods\, social networks\, and the state. One line of research investigates the new suburban poverty. Murphy's work in this area has focused on variations in social service responses to rising poverty across diverse suburbs\; urban and suburban comparisons in social service capacity\; and the theoretical\, conceptual\, and methodological issues suburban poverty raises for a sociological understanding of geography and inequality.
UID:146986-21900205@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/146986
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Center For Racial Justice
LOCATION:Trotter Multicultural Center - Sankofa Lounge
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DTSTAMP:20260331T164051
DTSTART;TZID=America/Detroit:20260409T113000
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SUMMARY:Lecture / Discussion:Reimagining the Narrative
DESCRIPTION:Join the Center for Racial Justice for our 2025-2026 Visiting Fellows Spring Showcase. The Fellows will discuss their work challenging dominant narratives around race\, power\, and place\, with perspectives on suburban life\, policing\, and the role of art in social change. Lunch provided.\n\nThis event is free and open to U-M students\, faculty\, staff\, alumni\, and community members.\n\nAccessibility note: the event will not be live-streamed\, but a captioned recording will be sent to all registrants afterwards. Presenters will use microphones.\n\nAbout the Visiting Fellows\n\nHolly Bass is an award-winning\, socially-engaged artist working across multiple disciplines including dance\, theater\, visual art and writing. She has collaborated with governmental agencies\, cultural institutions\, nonprofit organizations and academic communities to create innovative artistic experiences that foster connection among groups of strangers.\n\nAyesha Bell Hardaway\, JD\, is a Professor of Law at Case Western Reserve University where she serves as Director of the Law School's Social Justice Law Center and its Criminal Defense Clinic. Professor Hardaway's research and scholarship interests include the intersection of race with constitutional law\, criminal law\, policing\, and civil litigation.\n\nR. L'Heureux Lewis-McCoy (PhD '08) is a scholar whose work and activism center issues of race\, place\, education\, and opportunity. He is an Associate Professor at New York University in the Sociology of Education program in the School of Culture\, Education and Human Development. His larger research interests include race and racism\, gender justice\, and community mobilization.
UID:147308-21900703@events.umich.edu
URL:https://events.umich.edu/event/147308
CLASS:PUBLIC
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:Center For Racial Justice
LOCATION:Weill Hall (Ford School) - 1110
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