Truth and Transformation Conference 2020

On October 2, 2020 The Institutional Antiracism and Accountability (IARA) Project hosted the second annual Truth and Transformation convening on-line. Our intent this year was to use the convening to to better understand the limitations of the business case for Diversity and Inclusion and to explore implications for engaging in racial equity work with greater accountability and in partnership with other sectors. Please see below for access to all recorded events. A summary document highlighting the 2020 conference’s discussions can be found here.

Panel #1: Stories from the Field: The Way Forward in Corporate Diversity

Mike Dillon, Laura Marquez, Tamika Curry Smith, Elizabeth Solomon (Moderator)

This panel discusses what it takes to actively draw awareness to institutional racism in the workplace, and how to address it effectively.

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Panel #2: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly in Inclusion and Diversity

Aria Florant, Kimberlyn Leary, Tara Spann, and Crystal Williams (Moderator)

This panel provides us with an assessment of whether or not the recent wave of antiracist statements signal a shift in accountability when it comes to implementing Inclusion and Diversity in the corporate world.

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Panels and Presentations

Speakers

Khalil Gibran Muhammad

Professor Of History, Race And Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
Pamela Newkirk

Journalist, Author of Diversity, Inc
Crystal Williams

Vice President and Associate Provost for Community & Inclusion
Elizabeth Solomon

Director of Administration in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health
Clint Smith

Ph.D., Staff Writer, Author
Tamika Curry Smith

President of the TCS Group, Inc
Glenn Singleton

Founder of Pacific Educational Group, Author of Courageous Conversations About Race
Ruth J. Simmons

President of Prairie View A&M University
Laura Marquez

Global Lead For Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Policy on Google's People Operations
Theo Van Der Loo

Former CEO of Bayer Brazil, Founder of Nevele Consulting
Kimberlyn Leary

Ph.D., MPA, Senior Vice President at the Urban Institute
Megan Ming Francis

Visiting Associate Professor of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School, Author of Civil Rights and the Making of the Modern American State
Michelle Wonsley-Ford

Executive Director of the Center For Racial Justice In Education
Aria Florant

Co-Founder of Liberation Ventures, MPA, MBA
Nia Evans

Director at Boston Ujima Project
Jason Eskridge

Host of Sunday Night Soul
Mike Dillon

Pwc Retired Partner, Former Chief Diversity Officer and Member of US Leadership Team, Harvard University Advanced Leadership Initiative Fellow 20/21