L A I E C C T I A S T R US KFA A J RE
Greater Cincinnati
B
Keynote
Richard Rothstein Author of
The Color of Law October 13, 2021
2021 YWCA RACIAL JUSTICE BREAKFAST PROGRAM 7:30 a.m.
Pre-event Welcome 8:00 a.m.
Welcome & Opening Remarks - Barbara Perez, President/CEO, YWCA Greater Cincinnati - Diane Jordan, Board Chair, YWCA Greater Cincinnati Partner Recognition - Diane Jordan, YWCA Board Chair YWCA Racial Justice Awards - Honorees, Renee Mahaffey Harris & Bishop Ennis Tait 8:25 a.m.
Keynote Address - Richard Rothstein, Author of The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America Questions and Answers 9:20 a.m.
Closing Remarks and CLE Information - Barbara Perez, President/CEO, YWCA Greater Cincinnati - Diane Jordan, Board Chair, YWCA Greater Cincinnati
TEXT TO GIVE - Support Our Mission Send a new text message to 41444 Text: Onamission<space>Amount<space>Your Name<Message> 2
THANKS TO OUR 2021 PARTNERS ACTIVIST PARTNERS
Citi Fifth Third Bank Verizon CHAMPION PARTNER
Interact for Health TECHNOLOGY PARTNER
ITA Audio Visual Solutions DEFENDER PARTNERS Bank of America Natasha Cavanaugh and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Christ Church Cathedral
PNC Bank TriHealth UC Health
ADVOCATE PARTNERS African American Chamber of Commerce BakerHostetler Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati Greater Cincinnati Foundation Hard Rock Casino Cincinnati
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP The E.W. Scripps Company U.S. Bank Western & Southern Financial Group YMCA of Greater Cincinnati
SUPPORTER PARTNERS Caracole Clever Crazes for Kids Dinsmore Frost Brown Todd, LLC Graydon Jewish Federation of Cincinnati Keating, Muething & Klekamp, PLL KeyBank Kohnen & Patton, LLP *Partnerships through October 5, 2021
Legal Aid Society Mount St. Joseph University Northern Kentucky University John & Francie Pepper RiskSOURCE Clark-Theders The Center for Closing the Health Gap Thompson Hine LLP Ulmer & Berne LLP University of Cincinnati 3
2021 KEYNOTE SPEAKER RICHARD ROTHSTEIN Richard Rothstein is a Distinguished Fellow of the Economic Policy Institute where he works on policy issues regarding education and race. He is also Senior Fellow at the Othering & Belonging Institute and Senior Fellow (emeritus) at the Thurgood Marshall Institute of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. He is the author of The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America, which recovers a forgotten history of how federal, state, and local policy explicitly segregated metropolitan areas nationwide, creating racially homogenous neighborhoods in patterns that violate the Constitution and require remediation. He is also the author of many other articles and books on race and education. Previous influential books include Class and Schools: Using Social, Economic and Educational Reform to Close the Black–White Achievement Gap and Grading Education: Getting Accountability Right. From 1999 to 2002, he was the national education columnist for the New York Times. Mr. Rothstein lectures widely about issues of equity, race, and education.
Share your thoughts and images on social media. @ywcacincinnati #StandUp4RJ
4
2021 RACIAL JUSTICE AWARD HONOREES RENEE MAHAFFEY HARRIS
President/CEO, The Center for Closing the Health Gap Renee Mahaffey Harris is a committed advocate for the underserved and marginalized populations in the Greater Cincinnati region. She leads The Health Gap’s efforts to eliminate racial and ethnic health disparities through advocacy, education, and community outreach. During her tenure at The Health Gap, she jointly implemented the City of Cincinnati’s Health in All Policy and launched several groundbreaking community-based health initiatives, including the Do Right! Campaign and the Black Women’s Health Movement, an Ohio collaboration with the national organization Black Women’s Health Imperative. Harris served as a member of Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s COVID-19 Minority Strike Force, as President of Ohio African American Health Disparities Coalition, as Co-Chair of the City of Cincinnati Racial Equity Taskforce, and as member of the National Council on Black Health-Subcommittee on national programs. She has received numerous awards, including UC Health’s 2021 MLK Humanitarian Award, Urban One’s National Shero Award and as a Black History Month honoree by the City of Cincinnati.
BISHOP ENNIS TAIT
Senior Pastor and Founder of New Beginnings Church of the Living God of Avondale Bishop Ennis Tait is a passionate leader integral to many peace and justice organizations and programs. He leads the Positive Force movement, a grassroots comprehensive community engagement and mobilization strategy bringing civic and community leaders together to reenergize, reignite and revitalize Black communities. Through open conversations, Positive Force empowers residents to develop solutions to critical issues plaguing their communities in collaboration with community groups and resources. Under Positive Force’s banner, he also leads Beyond Civility in its efforts to build effective communication among civically active citizens holding opposing beliefs. Bishop Tait served as Executive Director of Project Nehemiah, a mentoring program promoting non-violence that organized gun buyback programs, and vigils and prayer caravans raising awareness of homicide victims. As President of the Faith Community Alliance, he works with faith and social service organizations to provide a conduit for communication between the community and local government.
5
PAST KEYNOTE SPEAKERS 2020 Christina Fialho 2019 Roy Austin 2018 Fania Davis 2017 Adam Foss 2016 Bryan Stevenson 2015 Kimberle Crenshaw 2014 Michelle Alexander 2013 Richard Thompson Ford 2012 Andrew Young 2011 Julian Bond 2010 Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. 2009 Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum 2008 Thomas N. Todd 2007 Morris S. Dees, Jr. 2006 John Payton 2005 Gay J. McDougall 2004 Fred D. Gray 2003 Melba Patillo Beals 2002 Douglas Jones 2001 Judge Nathaniel R. Jones, Sharon J. Zealey,
6
Judge Jack Sherman, Jr., Nancy A. Lawson
PAST HONOREES 2020 Vincent R. Brown and Dr. Janet Reid 2019 Robert “Chip” Harrod and Iris Roley 2018 Shakila Ahmad and Dr. Clarence G. Newsome 2017 Donna Jones Baker and Robert Brand Newman 2016 Mary Asbury and Kenneth L. Parker 2015 Sister Rose Ann Fleming and David Singleton 2014 Alphonse A. Gerhardstein and Pauline Strayhorne 2013 Judge S. Arthur Speigel and Judge Nathaniel R. Jones 2012 Frances Wilson Canty, David Fankhauser and Betty Rosemond 2011 Donald and Marian Spencer 2010 John and Francie Pepper 2009 Bea Larsen and Judge Jack Sherman, Jr. 2008 Charles M. Judd and Judge Susan Dlott 2007 William C. and P. Jeane Goings 2006 Judge Robert L. Black, Jr. 2005 Judge William A. McClain 2004 Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth
7
Free community conversations exploring the effects of interpersonal and structural racism through relevant and impactful books
September – November, 2021 Richard Rothstein’s The Color of Law explores how federal, state and local housing policies mandated segregation & undermined the ability of Black families to own homes and build wealth.
February - April, 2022 Isabel Wilkerson’s Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents examines the unspoken caste system that has shaped America and shows how our lives today are still defined by a rigid hierarchy of human divisions.
Interested in hosting a discussion or attending a public event? Visit ywcacincinnati.org
TOWARD EQUITY WORKSHOPS Moving Beyond Diversity & Inclusion Half Day Virtual Implicit Bias Workshop Builds awareness around racial equity and addresses implicit bias and how it impacts us at interpersonal, institutional and systemic levels.
Half Day Virtual Organizational Development Workshop
Strategic organizational change model helps participants learn to create an inclusive organizational structure through systemic, long-term culture change.
Full-day workshop
Combines both sessions and helps participants identify individualized next steps strategizing culture change within the workplace to achieve a more equitable organization.
More Info: Debbie Brooks dbrooks@ywcacin.org
Greater Cincinnati