Talking About Racism: A Community Conversation Series


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OCTOBER 15

DISCUSSING BLACK LIVES MATTER

  • Glynis Johns, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Black Scranton Project
  • Yerodin Lucas, PhD, Interim Director Office of Equity & Inclusion and Title IX Coordinator, Marywood University
  • Moderator: Lia Richards Palmiter, PhD, MLK Commission, Marywood University
  • PowerPoint Presentation
  • Video Recording

Nationwide protests in the wake of the killings of George Floyd and other Black people have brought renewed attention to longstanding issues of racism and social justice. Talking about race can be difficult, but with curiosity, knowledge, and empathy, it is possible to come together as a community to listen, learn, and work for change.


This series is a project of the Greater Scranton Martin Luther King Commission in collaboration with: Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Johnson College, Lackawanna College, Marywood University, Penn State Scranton, and The University of Scranton. These recorded sessions are available to the public to continue these important conversations. Click on the links below to access the video recordings of the presentations. Full information including speaker bios and follow up materials may be found
here.

OCTOBER 1

DEFINING AND IDENTIFYING RACISM

  • Arthur Breese, Director of Diversity, Geisinger
  • Teresa Grettano, PhD, Associate Professor of English/Theatre, The University of Scranton
  • Moderator: Cathy Ann Hardaway, President, Greater Scranton MLK Commission
  • PowerPoint Presentation
  • Video Recording

OCTOBER 8

UNDERSTANDING WHITE PRIVILEGE AND ALLYSHIP

  • Leon John, PhD, Director of Alumni Engagement, East Stroudsburg University
  • Jessica Nolan, PhD, Professor of Psychology, The University of Scranton
  • Moderator: Ida Castro, JD, MLK Commission, GCSOM
  • PowerPoint Presentation
  • Video Recording

OCTOBER 15

DISCUSSING BLACK LIVES MATTER

  • Glynis Johns, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Black Scranton Project
  • Yerodin Lucas, PhD, Interim Director Office of Equity & Inclusion and Title IX Coordinator, Marywood University
  • Moderator: Lia Richards Palmiter, PhD, MLK Commission, Marywood University
  • PowerPoint Presentation
  • Video Recording

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