Why Race
Still Matters
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| Presented by the TCC Foundation, YWCA Tulsa, TCC Student Activities and Infinity Care of Tulsa |
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Even with an African American President, race continues to be a significant factor in our society. Why Race Still Matters, a series of presentations and discussions, seeks to create a space where community members and TCC faculty, staff and students can explore issues of race and racism.
The speakers are dynamic as well as knowledgeable on their topics of expertise. Their presentations will initiate conversations that will continue long after they leave town. Ideas generated from these conversations have the potential to enhance Tulsa Community College’s mission and core values making us more responsive to and appreciative of the diverse populations at the College. Goals of the series are:
- Increase awareness of the complicated role race plays in a wide range of circumstances;
- Heighten the understanding of one’s personal perspective on race; and
- Offer practical suggestions on how individuals can think, speak and act with greater intentionality to dismantle racism.
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Tim Wise
“Race in the Age of Obama” |
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Thursday, September 17, 2009
Presentation: 1pm, TCC Southeast Campus,
VanTrease Performing Arts Center Main Stage
Panel discussion and reception: 6 p.m.
TCC Northeast Campus, Seminar Center
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Tim Wise is one of the leading anti-racism advocates, trainers, authors and educators in the nation. He has trained corporate, government, military, media and entertainment, law enforcement and education officials on methods to dismantle racism in their institutions.
He is the author of five books, most recently Between Barack and a Hard Place:
Challenging Racism, Privilege and Denial in the Age of Obama. In 2002, he
received the National Youth Advocacy Coalition’s Social Justice Impact Award.
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Dr. Ronald Walters
“Barack Obama and the Challenges of Governing” |
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Thursday, October 15, 2009
Presentation: 9am, TCC Northeast Campus, Auditorium
Panel discussion and reception: 1 p.m.
TCC Metro Campus, Student Center, East Lounge
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Dr. Ronald Walters is an internationally-known expert on African American leadership and politics. He is the Director of the African American Leadership Institute, a Distinguished Leadership Scholar at the James MacGregor Burns Academy of Leadership and Professor in government and politics at the University of Maryland.
Walters is a board member of the Black Leadership Forum and the National Coalition of Black Civic Participation. A few of his awards include The Distinguished Faculty award from Howard University and the Best Book Award (twice) from the National Conference of Black Political Scientists. Download Biography |
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Dr. Andrew Jolivette
“Why Race Still Matters: HIV/AIDS Health Disparities in Communities of Color, A Personal Narrative” |
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Friday, November 6, 2009
Presentation: 9am, Center for Creativity, Event Center
Panel discussion and reception: 1pm, TCC Northeast Campus,
Seminar Center
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Dr. Andrew Jolivette is Associate Professor of American Indian Studies, Educational Leadership and Race and Resistance Studies at San Francisco State University. He is an accomplished writer, speaker and social/cultural critic on education reform, mixed race identity, Native American representation, LGBT/Queer community and AIDS disparities among people of color.
He is the author of many books including Cultural Representation in Native America (part of the Contemporary Native American Communities Series.)
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Dr. Pedro Noguera
“Beyond Race? Racial Inequality in the Post Obama Years” |
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Friday, February 12, 2010
Presentation: 9am, TCC Northeast Campus, Auditorium
Panel Discussion and Reception: 11:30 a.m.
TCC Northeast Campus, Seminar Center
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Dr. Pedro Noguera is one of America’s leading voices for educational reform. He pursues research that focuses on ways in which schools are influenced by social and economic conditions in the urban environment. He is a prolific and award-winning author, educator, and activist.
Noguera is a professor at the Steinhardt School of Education at New York University, a co-director of the Institute for The Study of Globalization and Education in Metropolitan Settings and the Director of the Metropolitan Center for Urban Education. Download Biography |
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Shelley Tochluk
“Witnessing for Racial Justice” |
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Thursday, March 4, 2010
Presentation: 9:30am, TCC Southeast Campus,
Student Center Auditorium (Room 9901)
Panel discussion and reception: 1 to 4 p.m.
TCC Northeast Campus, Seminar Center
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Dr. Shelly Tochluk’s experiences with UCLA’s NCAA Division-1 All-American Track and Field 4x400 meter relay team and her inner city teaching experiences shaped her dedication to confront race issues.
An educator with a psychology background, Dr. Tochluk spent 10 years as a researcher, counselor and teacher in California’s public schools. She now trains teachers to work with Los Angeles’ diverse school population as Chair of the Education Department at Mount St. Mary’s College. She is the author of Witnessing Whiteness: First Steps Toward an Antiracist Practice and Culture.
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