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Monica Haslip, at left, Robin Rue Simmons and Michael Nabors are taking part in a panel discussion Tuesday titled “Racial Healing and Reparations: Two Steps Toward Transformation.” (via YWCA Evanston/NorthShore)
EVANSTON, IL In recognition of the National Day of Racial Healing, which occurs the day after Martin Luther King Jr. Day, YWCA Evanston/North Shore will host a virtual panel discussion that is free and open to the public.
Titled Racial Healing and Reparations: Two Steps Toward Transformation, the panel discussion will take place from noon to 1:30 p.m. Central Time on January 19.
YWCA Evanston/North Shore is encouraging area residents to attend this free event by registering via YWCA s website: www.ywca-ens.org.
January 6, 2021
KALAMAZOO, Mich. The beginning of a new year offers a chance to implement new wellness routines and refocus goals. From job prospects and fitness resources to opportunities to connect with campus organizations and programs and serve the community, spring semester is ripe with potential to get involved at Western Michigan University.
VIRTUAL BASH
Students can explore virtual booths and connect with representatives from campus organizations and businesses at Virtual Bash.
An unprecedented academic year deserves an unprecedented approach to connecting with peers and finding one s passion on campus. While a pandemic pivot sent Bronco Bash online in the fall, the first-ever Virtual Bash managed to connect hundreds of students to organizations, local businesses and important University resources. The event s success has led to a second Virtual Bash this academic year, planned for
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BATTLE CREEK, Mich., Jan. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ On Tues., Jan. 19, 2021, the W.K. Kellogg Foundation will virtually host the fifth annual National Day of Racial Healing, an afternoon of essential and timely conversations about racial healing, equity and justice with leading advocates, artists and influencers.
The 100-minute (approx.) online event will feature conversations, panels and performances featuring Ta-Nehisi Coates, John Legend, Padma Lakshmi, Yara Shaidi, Storm Reid and more. The program will be led by Kellogg Foundation President and CEO La June Montgomery Tabron, and include performances by Aloe Blacc, Connie Lim (MILCK), Flor de Toloache, the Detroit Youth Choir, including an original poem by Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman.
Kalamazoo Artists Featured in Upcoming Racial Healing Concert
In 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. addressed a crowd gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC. He spoke not only to the 250,000 people at the memorial, but to the entire nation, sending a message of hope, strength, and unceasing perseverance. 58 years after sharing his dream, our country still finds itself grappling with inequity. The senseless deaths of so many people of color have opened old wounds. Hard conversations have been had. It is time to heal.
I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight, and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together. - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.