16th annual City University of New York (CUNY) Black Male Initiative (BMI) Virtual Conference

The 16th annual City University of New York (CUNY) Black Male Initiative (BMI) Virtual Conference

The 16th annual City University of New York (CUNY) Black Male Initiative (BMI) Virtual Conference

Racial Injustice And Emotional Trauma, Now What?

Princeton University’s Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr. And “Street Soldiers” Host Lisa Evers To Headline The 16th Annual City University Of New York (CUNY) Black Male Initiative (BMI) Virtual Conference: Our State Of Mind: In The Era Of COVID, Racial Injustice And Emotional Trauma, Now What?, On September 30 And October 1

WHAT:   The 16th annual City University of New York (CUNY) Black Male Initiative (BMI) Virtual Conference: Our State of Mind: In the Era of COVID, Racial Injustice and Emotional Trauma, Now What?

Esteemed educators and community leaders will examine the effects of the pandemic, racial injustice and the mental health and wellness challenges facing Black and Latino males, from kindergarten through college, in a series of panels and presentations.

Approximately 500 college students from CUNY, 300 high school students from CUNY’s College Now program that offers dual enrollment in high school and college, and 400 students from area high schools are expected to participate.

Panel discussions will cover such topics as Racism, Civil Rights, and Political and Psychological Assaults on Black People Resulting from the Election of President Barack Obama; Healthy Mind, Bodies and Spirit During COVID: Truths, Facts, Fears, Fiction; 9 Minutes 39 Seconds: The Psychology of Systemic Police Violence, Misconduct, Dishonesty, Disrespect: What Now?; CUNY’s Undocumented Students: Is Advocating for Acceptance and Access Enough?; and Have Our Black Lives Really Mattered? Value, Truths, Perceptions, Justice.

Kingsborough Community College, its Men’s Resource Center and CUNY TV will host the virtual event that will livestream on the CUNY BMI website [http://www1.cuny.edu/sites/bmi], and the BMI Facebook [www.facebook.com/CUNYBMI] and YouTube [www.youtube.com/c/CUNYBMI] pages.

WHEN:    Thursday, September 30, and Friday, October 1 | 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM daily

WHO:

  • Keynote addresses:
    • September 30, 2021: Lisa Evers, host and executive producer of “STREET SOLDIERS” and FOX 5 news reporter
    • October 1, 2021: Dr. Eddie Glaude Jr., distinguished professor and department chair of African American Studies at Princeton University, and MSNBC TV contributing correspondent
  • Greetings:
      • City University of New York Chancellor Dr. Félix V. Matos Rodríguez
      • Kingsborough Community College President Dr. Claudia V. Schrader
      • CUNY BMI Director Shawn Best
      • KCC BMI Project Director Dr. Michael Rodriguez
  •  Panelists:
    • Alvin Bragg, former chief deputy attorney general of New York State
    • Dr. Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, professor of constitutional law at CUNY’s John Jay College of Criminal Justice
    • Dr. Jeffrey Gardere, “America’s Psychologist”
    • Bob Law, social and community activist and on-air host of WBAI 99.5 FM

WHERE:   Online: BMI Facebook | BMI YouTube | BMI homepage

HOW:   Visit https://tinyurl.com/CUNYBMI16THCONFERENCE to registration for free

MORE INFO:   Conference Agenda  | BMI homepage

Background:  The CUNY Black Male Initiative is a University-wide student development initiative with more than 31 projects focused on increasing matriculation, retention and graduation rates of underrepresented students, particularly men of color.

 

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