Confronting Racial Injustice and the Inequities of the Pandemic – Jan 13

Posted by University of Pennsylvania on January 12, 2021

School of Social Policy & Practice Speaker Series: Confronting Racial Injustice and the Inequities of the Pandemic

Hosted by Ben Jealous, Visiting Scholar, Annenberg School for Communication, Carey Law School, and School of Social Policy & Practice and President, People for the American Way, this series will focus on how data-informed social policy and evidence-based practice in social work are being used to identify and design solutions for the complex social problems in America today.

Each 60-minute session will include an introduction by Ben Jealous followed by a presentation. The program will conclude with a Q&A and closing remarks from Ben Jealous.

The first event of the series, “Race, AI & the New Frontier for Civil Rights,” takes place on January 13, 2021, 12 – 1 p.m., and will feature SP2 Associate Professor Ezekiel Dixon-Roman, PhD and Mutale Nkonde, CEO of AI for the People.

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