Doing Our Work - Guilford Anti-Racism Alliance

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Latest Episodes:

Session #15 - Implicit, Unintentional Bias Apr 06, 2018

June 6th, 2017 - Walking us through different brain tests, Dr. Claire Morse digs deeper into the subject of implicit and unintentional bias.

Session #14 - A History of the International Civil Rights Center and Museum Apr 06, 2018

May 2nd, 2017 - GARA Member, Diane McFarland details the tumultuous history the International Civil Rights Center and Museum located in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Session #13 - Racial Disparities in Greensboro Housing Apr 06, 2018

April 4th, 2017 - On the 49th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., residents of Greensboro, North Carolina gather to listen to retired economics professor Larry Morse as he gives a brief history of the city's racial disparities in housing.

Session #12 - Race & Education in Guilford County Apr 06, 2018

March 7th, 2017 - The Guilford Anti-Racism Alliance (GARA) series, Doing Our Work continues with scholar and activist, Gary Kenton giving a brief introduction on Race and Education in Guilford County, followed by an in-depth presentation by John Batchelor, author of Race and Education in North Carolina: From Segregation to Desegregation.

Session #11 - Whites' Memories of School Integration in Greensboro Apr 05, 2018

February 7th, 2017 - Author and Professor of Sociology, Kristen M. Lavelle comes back to Greensboro, North Carolina to discuss her book "Whitewashing the South: White Memories of Segregation and Civil Rights".

Session #10 - David Billings - One Person's Anti-Racism Journey Apr 05, 2018

January 24th, 2017 - Author David Billings discusses his book "Deep Denial: The Persistence of White Supremacy" and his very personal fifty year battle with racism.

Session #9 - Moving the Institutions We Are A Part of Towards Anti-Racism Work Apr 05, 2018

December 6th, 2016 - The "Doing Our Work" Series continues in Greensboro, North Carolina as multiple presenters discuss the task of moving the institutions we are a part of towards anti-racism work. Presenters include Audra Apt of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina; Cindy Dillard of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Greensboro; John de Beer, a Former Rector in the Episcopal Church; Bob Williams, a professor at Guilford College; and Catherine Johnson of the Guilford County Family Justice Center.

Session #8 - What White People Gain from Doing Anti-Racism Work Apr 05, 2018

October 4th, 2016 - The "Doing Our Work" series continues for it's second season with a presentation by Guilford Anti-Racism Alliance member Kari Thatcher on what white people gain from doing anti-racism work.

Session #7 - Colorblind Racism Apr 05, 2018

May 2nd, 2016 - Dr. Lisa McLeod, Associate Professor of Philosophy at Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina gives a presentation on colorblind racism and how and why it exists.

Session #6 - Race & The Judicial System Apr 05, 2018

April 4th, 2016 - Tye Hunter, a veteran Civil Rights attorney and former director of the Center for Death Penalty Litigation, Inc. in Durham, North Carolina discusses how race has operated in our court systems throughout our history and how it continues to distort justice in the present.

Session #5 - Race & Law Enforcement Apr 05, 2018

March 7th, 2016 - Lewis Pitts, a Greensboro resident with 43 years of experience as a civil rights lawyer, provides an overview of the role of law enforcement to maintain White Supremacy from Slavery to the New Jim Crow right up to today’s police killings. Using examples from Greensboro, the importance of building resistance through a popular united front centered on the simple imperative of Truth Telling.

Session #4 - Race & Education Apr 05, 2018

February 1st, 2016 - In this fourth edition of the Doing Our Work series, Dr. Misti William, Julie Burke and Wanda Hunter discuss the effects of systematic racism in North Carolina's educational systems.

Session #3 - Race & Wealth Apr 05, 2018

December 7th, 2015 - In the third session of the Doing Our Work Series, Professors Larry Morse and Bob Williams discuss the history of race and wealth in America, the growing income inequality, and how wealth is systemically designed to benefit a certain class of people.

Session #2 - Implicit Bias Apr 05, 2018

November 2nd, 2015 - Dr. Claire Morse of the Guilford Anti-Racism Alliance, leads a discussion on implicit bias, what it is and how we can identify it when it comes to race. The "Doing Our Work" monthly series brings together local experts to present and lead dialogue on concepts to help develop a firmer understanding of roots and nature of racial inequity, and what we can do about it together.

Session #1 - Origins of the Concept of Race Apr 05, 2018

October 5th, 2015 - Bay Love, Director of Development for the Civil Rights Museum in Greensboro, North Carolina, leads a discussion on where the concept of "race" originated. The "Doing Our Work" monthly series brings together local experts to present and lead dialogue on concepts to help develop a firmer understanding of roots and nature of racial inequity, and what we can do about it together.

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