addressing systemic racism: The U.S. movement to establish a truth, racial healing, and transformation commission

September 8, 2021

This session engaged movement leaders and practitioners in efforts to address systemic racism in the United States by establishing a Commission on Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation. The session also explored what this effort looks like at the local and national levels.

Speakers:

• Charles L. Chavis, Jr. (Moderator), George Mason University

• Angela Waters Austin, One Love Global, MI

• James Yamakawa, Wicomico Truth and Reconciliation Initiative, Salisbury, MD

• Amber Green, Fenix Youth Project Inc., Salisbury, MD

• Dr. David Fakunle, Chair, Maryland Lynching Commission