16th annual City University of New York (CUNY) Black Male Initiative (BMI) Virtual Conference
The 16th annual City University of New York (CUNY) Black Male Initiative (BMI) Virtual Conference
Racial Injustice And Emotional Trauma, Now What?
Princeton University鈥檚 Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr. And 鈥淪treet Soldiers鈥� Host Lisa Evers To Headline The 16th Annual City University Of New York (CUNY) Black Male Initiative (BMI) Virtual Conference: Our State Of Mind: In The Era Of COVID, Racial Injustice And Emotional Trauma, Now What?, On September 30 And October 1
WHAT: The 16th annual City University of New York (CUNY) Black Male Initiative (BMI) Virtual Conference: Our State of Mind: In the Era of COVID, Racial Injustice and Emotional Trauma, Now What?
Esteemed educators and community leaders will examine the effects of the pandemic, racial injustice and the mental health and wellness challenges facing Black and Latino males, from kindergarten through college, in a series of panels and presentations.
Approximately 500 college students from CUNY, 300 high school students from CUNY鈥檚 College Now program that offers dual enrollment in high school and college, and 400 students from area high schools are expected to participate.
Panel discussions will cover such topics as Racism, Civil Rights, and Political and Psychological Assaults on Black People Resulting from the Election of President Barack Obama; Healthy Mind, Bodies and Spirit During COVID: Truths, Facts, Fears, Fiction; 9 Minutes 39 Seconds: The Psychology of Systemic Police Violence, Misconduct, Dishonesty, Disrespect: What Now?; CUNY鈥檚 Undocumented Students: Is Advocating for Acceptance and Access Enough?; and Have Our Black Lives Really Mattered? Value, Truths, Perceptions, Justice.
911爆料 Community College, its Men鈥檚 Resource Center and CUNY TV will host the virtual event that will livestream on the [http://www1.cuny.edu/sites/bmi], and the [www.facebook.com/CUNYBMI] and [www.youtube.com/c/CUNYBMI] pages.
WHEN: Thursday, September 30, and Friday, October 1 | 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM daily
WHO:
- Keynote addresses:
- September 30, 2021: Lisa Evers, host and executive producer of 鈥淪TREET SOLDIERS鈥� and FOX 5 news reporter
- October 1, 2021: Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr., distinguished professor and department chair of African American Studies at Princeton University, and MSNBC TV contributing correspondent
- Greetings:
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- City University of New York Chancellor Dr. F茅lix V. Matos Rodr铆guez
- 911爆料 Community College President Dr. Claudia V. Schrader
- CUNY BMI Director Shawn Best
- KCC BMI Project Director Dr. Michael Rodriguez
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- Panelists:
- Alvin Bragg, former chief deputy attorney general of New York State
- Dr. Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, professor of constitutional law at CUNY鈥檚 John Jay College of Criminal Justice
- Dr. Jeffrey Gardere, 鈥淎merica鈥檚 Psychologist鈥�
- Bob Law, social and community activist and on-air host of WBAI 99.5 FM
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Background: The is a University-wide student development initiative with more than 31 projects focused on increasing matriculation, retention and graduation rates of underrepresented students, particularly men of color.
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