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October 20, 2011
Ivory Toldson, associate professor at Howard University, and Raymond Winbush, director of the Institute for Urban Research at Morgan State University, talked about what educators, parents and families can do to ensure that African American boy succeed. Shawn Dove, campaign manager for the Open Society Foundations’ Campaign for Black Male Achievement, served as moderator.
Enoch Pratt Free Library, 400 Cathedral St, Baltimore7:00 pm EST -
September 15, 2011
Michelle Gourdine, physician and author of Reclaiming Our Health: A Guide to African American Wellness, and Thomas LaVeist, director of the Johns Hopkins University Center for Health Disparities Solutions, discussed the inequities that exist in our current medical care system and offered solutions for change.
Enoch Pratt Free Library, 400 Cathedral St, Baltimore7:00 pm EST -
January 12, 2011
For almost 55 years, thousands upon thousands of black Americans from the South left their homes in search of a better future for themselves and their children. Sherrilyn Ifill, Civil Rights lawyer and OSI-Baltimore board member, interviewed Isabel Wilkerson, author of The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration.
Enoch Pratt Free Library, 400 Cathedral St, Baltimore7:00 pm EST -
November 04, 2010
Thursday, November 4, 2010, 7:00 p.m., Enoch Pratt Free Library Commissioner Rev. Mark Sills and Rev. Nelson Johnson and his wife Joyce Johnson discussed the lessons learned from the Greensboro Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The conversation was moderated by Judge Andre Davis of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Enoch Pratt Free Library, 400 Cathedral St, Baltimore7:00 pm EST -
April 20, 2010
Bryan Stevenson founder and Executive Director of the Equal Justice Initiative, and professor at New York University School of Law, and Renée Hutchins, professor at the University of Maryland Law School, discussed how race affects attitudes and outcomes in the criminal justice system.
Enoch Pratt Free Library, 400 Cathedral St, Baltimore7:00 pm EST -
March 02, 2010
An interactive spoken word performance, film screening, and panel discussion, this event examined the emerging worldview of a new generation of Americans. After the screening of New Muslim Cool, Bakari Kitwana, author of The Hip-Hop Generation, moderated a panel discussion. The panel included Nura Maznavi, staff attorney from Muslim Advocates; filmmaker Jennifer Taylor; and independent […]
Brown Center, Maryland Institute College of Art, 1301 W Mt Royal Ave , Baltimore7:00 pm EST
About the Series
OSI-Baltimore has been presenting this free, public series since 2009 as a way of sparking conversations about how race intersects with our lives. They generally attract crowds of about 250 people.