Race in America
Conference Program
All program events will be held on the University of Pittsburgh's campus located in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, PA. More specific event locations are listed below.
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Thursday, June 3
Location: Soldiers and Sailors Hall & Museum, 4141 Fifth Avenue
Keynote Address: Julian Bond
"The Road to Freedom: from Alabama to Obama"
7 p.m.
This event is free and open to the public.
Friday, June 4
Location: University Club, 123 University Place
Morning Concurrent Sessions, 9 a.m. – noon
- "The Minority Majority: Imbalance in the Criminal Justice System"
- "The Color of Money: Economic Disparities among the Races"
- "Family Matters: Strengthening the Fabric of Minority Families"
- "Sick and Tired: The Quality of Health Services for Minorities"
- "In the Mix: Multiracial Demographics and Social Definitions of Race"
Afternoon Concurrent Sessions, 2 – 5 p.m.
- "Community Relations: How Police Interact with Minorities"
- "Help Wanted: Creating Equal Opportunities for Minorities"
- "Suspended Reality: Reducing Serious Discipline Problems"
- "Minority Health: Social Factors that Determine Health Disparities"
- "Coming Together: Promoting Harmony Among Racial Groups"
Location: Twentieth Century Club, 4201 Bigelow Boulevard
Keynote address: Julianne Malveaux
"What is Economic Justice and How Do We Attain it?"
This event is free and open to the public.
Saturday, June 5
Location: University Club, 123 University Place
Morning Concurrent Sessions, 9 a.m. – noon
- "Is Justice Blind? Raising Awareness of Racial Bias in Policing"
- "Causes, Consequences, and Cures: Ending the Spiral of Poverty"
- "Basic Training: Confronting the Achievement Gap in Schools"
- "Growing Old: The Unique Challenges Faced by Elderly Minorities"
- "Mental Health: Finding Solutions to the Problems Minorities Face"
Afternoon Concurrent Sessions, 2 – 5 p.m.
- "Refocus and Reform: Changing Direction in Urban Schools"
- "In the System: The Disproportionality of Race in Child Welfare"
- "The Bigger Issue: Childhood Obesity in Minority Communities"
- "The White Way? Discussing Racial Privilege and White Advantage"
- "From the Start: Identifying Disparities in Children’s Mental Health"
Location: Soldiers and Sailors Hall & Museum, 4141 Fifth Avenue
Panel Discussion: "Post-racial America—Does It and Should It Exist?"
Moderator:
Alex Castellanos, partner, National Media, Inc.; guest commentator, CNN
Panelists:
- Abigail Thernstrom, adjunct scholar, American Enterprise Institute; vice chair, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
- Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, professor of sociology, Duke University
- Ben Jealous, president and CEO, NAACP
- Tony Norman, columnist, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
This event is free and open to the public.