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Now What: Defining the Roadmap to Racial Justice
Next Session is Wednesday October 28 at 7 pm.
The goal of these Wednesday night conversations is to create a safe space to learn what it takes to transform from being objective observers to active advocates for racial justice.
This week's conversation with Dr. Davis:
Colorism & Featurism.

To fully engage in the conversation here are two articles being discussed
(CLICK ON THE TITLES to go directly to the articles):

Genesis of U.S. Colorism and Skin tone Stratification: Slavery, Freedom, and Mulatto-Black Occupational Inequality in the Late 19th Century – 19 Page PDF article, by Robert L. Reece, that gives the historical context of colorism starting with slavery (3 pages of references and 2 pages of tables)
 
Featurism: Is Very Real (about a five-minute read) by Nia Hernandez

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