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Racial Equity

When Color Blindness Renders Me Invisible

Michele Norris, Jeff Raikes, and Darren Walker discuss how color blindness has affected social policy in this country, the philanthropic sector, and their own lives.

BY The Bridge

Blog Post

08.25.2017
Identity and Equity

Can DNA Help Us Grapple with the Past?

Alondra Nelson and Michele Norris discuss DNA as a portal to the past, revealing social traumas and historical injustices that resonate today and into the future.

BY The Bridge

Of Interest

08.01.2017
US Education Policy

Islands of Civility

Michele Norris talks about higher education’s role in promoting difficult conversations and in making sense of the role of news in society.

BY The Bridge

Of Interest

07.11.2017
Racial Equity

The MLK I Knew

With a rare, intimate perspective on King’s leadership, Clarence Jones offers insights on the ways the myth and mystique of his legacy overshadow key aspects of his life and personality.

BY The Bridge

Video

06.27.2017
Racial Equity

Race Disparities and Health Outcomes

How do we recognize and dismantle health-damaging racism in its many forms?

BY The Bridge

Video

06.25.2017
Racial Equity

Race a Hurdle, Not a Wall for DMV Students

17 D.C., Maryland, and Virginia metropolitan area (DMV) high school students participated in a two-day seminar on race and equity.

BY Youth Leadership Programs

Video

03.06.2017
Gender Equity

The Women's Movement Redux

The Bridge brings wise women - and a few good men - of different generations together into revelatory conversation about what matters most.

BY Katie Drasser

Blog Post

12.22.2016
Identity and Equity

Diversifying America's Cultural Power Structures

What are challenges and opportunities faced by gatekeepers within institutions who don’t fit a homogenous mold in terms of race, class, or gender?

BY Arts Program

Video

06.30.2016
Racial Equity

Deep Dive: Police and Violence in America

A 90-minute discussion from a variety of thinkers and experts explores how we must rethink our systematically racist policing policies.

BY The Bridge

Video

07.03.2015
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