
Our Bodies, Our Minds, Our Communities: Physical, Emotional, and Environmental Impacts of Racism
Date: Friday, February 24 and Saturday February 25, 2023
Time: 10:00am-2:30pm
Location: Roberta Steinbacher Atrium, Levin College of Public Affairs and Education
Notes:
•Registration is now available. Registration is open until Friday, February 17th.
•This hybrid event will include virtual and in-person options.
•The fee for this event is $10 per person. Please pay via credit card on CSU's Shopet website.
•If you have any questions, please contact The Diversity Institute at diversityinstitute@csuohio.edu
About This Event | Conference Agenda | Plenary Speakers | Panelists | Moderators | Performing Artists | Sponsors | Registration
About This Event
This is the fourth annual Project 400 Conference, titled Our Bodies, Our Minds, Our Communities: Physical, Emotional, and Environmental Impacts of Racism. Project 400 began in 2019 as a year-long observation of when the first Africans were brought to the British Colonies in North America in 1619. This two-day conference will further examine the contemporary challenges African Americans face, highlighting the obstacles that have been overcome while identifying those that remain.
Plenary Speakers
Dr. David Williams; Norman Professor of Public Health and Chair of the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Claire McFarland, JD; Councilwoman, Founder and Managing Partner of Claire McFarland Law, Member of City of Evanston, IL Reparations Committee
Panelists
Jazmin Long; Chief Executive Officer, Birthing Beautiful Communities
Colette Ngana; Board Chair, Preterm
Dr. Tawanda Greer Medley; Associate Professor of Counseling Psychology and Associate Director of The Diversity Institute, Cleveland State University
Charles S. Modlin, Jr., M.D., MBA, FACS; Staff Urologist; Medical Director, Equity, Inclusion, Diversity; Urologist, MetroHealth
Lionel Lewis; Broker, New Era Real Estate Group LLC; Member, Akron Cleveland Association of Realtors
John Corlett; President and Executive Director, Centers for Community Solutions
Frank Ford; Senior Policy Advisor, Fair Housing Center for Rights & Research
Yvonka Hall; Executive Director, Northeast Ohio Black Health Coalition
SeMia Bray; Co-Director, Black Environmental Leaders
Kimberly Foreman; Executive Director, Environmental Health Watch
Dr. Hugh Turner; Clinical Psychologist
Prester Pickett, Africana Studies, Cleveland State University
Jenny Spencer, Ward 15 Council Member, City of Cleveland
Moderators
Marlene Harris-Taylor; Director of Engaged Journalism, Ideastream Public Media
Dr. Randy Vince; Assistant Professor, Director of Minority Men’s Health, University Hospitals
Roz Campbell; Member Engagement & DEI Representative, Akron Cleveland Association of Realtors
Dr. Roderick Harris; Commissioner, Cuyahoga County Board of Health
Performing Artists
Tiranay Campbell; Violinist, CSU Student
Samone Cummings; Spoken Word Artist, John Hay Student
Kwanza Brewer; Spoken Word Artist, CSU Alumna
Sponsors
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SUPPORTING SPONSORS