Beyond Buzzwords

Beyond Buzzwords is a Metro United Way speaker series on diversity, equity and inclusion that is designed to provide thoughtful and meaningful discussions about important topics that promote thinking as well as personal and institutional application.

THANK YOU TO OUR Presenting Partner for helping make this series happen:

Past Events:

Tuesday, October 11, 2022

I Too Am America with Shawn Dove

Tuesday, June 7, 2022

The Color of Law with Richard Rothstein

Tuesday, February 22, 2022

America's Caste System with Isabel Wilkerson

Tuesday, October 19, 2021

Latinos in the American Conversation on Race with Marco Davis

Featured Marco Davis, President & CEO of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI), a national nonprofit organization dedicated to developing the next generation of Latino leaders. Davis’ articles The Latino Community Is Uniquely Positioned to Address the Problems of Our Time and Black History Month for Black Latinos: Seeing Ourselves, address the ongoing conversation in America around racial equity.

June 8, 2021

Racial Justice, Faith & Black Womanhood with Austin Channing Brown

February 23, 2021

White Fragility with Robin DiAngelo

October 13, 2020

America Reckons with Racism: A Conversation with Dr. Michael Eric Dyson

August 13, 2020

Reflections on Race Featuring Tim Wise, author of White Like Me

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February 20, 2020

REFRAMING EQUITY WITH EDGAR VILLANUEVA

The K.E.N. Fund, The King – Elaines’ Nobility Scholarship Fund