Live Event: Summit on Race Matters in Appalachia

The Summit will offer a unique opportunity for people from throughout West Virginia to participate in a constructive, in-depth conversation about the complicated history of race relations and racial inequality in the state. Participants will examine the causes and consequences of structural inequities that exist across social, political, education and financial systems and how those inequities negatively affect everyone. It will encourage strong leaders, working together, to commit themselves to building a community that improves the well-being of all West Virginians.

8:45 – 10:30 a.m.: Keynote Speaker Dr. Gail Christopher

12:30 – 2:00 pm..: Keynote Speaker author Mike Wenger

3:30 – 5:00 p.m.: Keynote Speaker Dustin Washington
 
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