Doing Our Work - Guilford Anti-Racism Alliance Guilford Anti-Racism Alliance
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- Society & Culture
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Doing Our Work is a monthly series sponsored by the Greensboro Community City Working Group and Guilford Anti-Racism Alliance that brings in local experts to present and lead dialogue on concepts to help residents develop a firmer understanding of the roots and nature of racial inequity, and what we can do about it together.
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Session #15 - Implicit, Unintentional Bias
June 6th, 2017 - Walking us through different brain tests, Dr. Claire Morse digs deeper into the subject of implicit and unintentional bias.
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Session #14 - A History of the International Civil Rights Center and Museum
May 2nd, 2017 - GARA Member, Diane McFarland details the tumultuous history the International Civil Rights Center and Museum located in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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Session #13 - Racial Disparities in Greensboro Housing
April 4th, 2017 - On the 49th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., residents of Greensboro, North Carolina gather to listen to retired economics professor Larry Morse as he gives a brief history of the city's racial disparities in housing.
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Session #12 - Race & Education in Guilford County
March 7th, 2017 - The Guilford Anti-Racism Alliance (GARA) series, Doing Our Work continues with scholar and activist, Gary Kenton giving a brief introduction on Race and Education in Guilford County, followed by an in-depth presentation by John Batchelor, author of Race and Education in North Carolina: From Segregation to Desegregation.
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Session #11 - Whites' Memories of School Integration in Greensboro
February 7th, 2017 - Author and Professor of Sociology, Kristen M. Lavelle comes back to Greensboro, North Carolina to discuss her book "Whitewashing the South: White Memories of Segregation and Civil Rights".
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Session #10 - David Billings - One Person's Anti-Racism Journey
January 24th, 2017 - Author David Billings discusses his book "Deep Denial: The Persistence of White Supremacy" and his very personal fifty year battle with racism.