/news-archive/tag/dionne-jackson/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Tue, 11 Jan 2022 16:00:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 /news-archive/2022/01/11/racial-healing/ Tue, 11 Jan 2022 16:00:26 +0000 /news/?p=80843 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock to Host Virtual Lectures to Celebrate National Day of Racial Healing]]> The W.K. Kellogg Foundation started the National Day of Racial Healing (NDORH) in 2013 as part of its new Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation initiative aimed at revolutionizing the way that foundations fund nonprofits working on social issues. 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock will join communities and campuses across the state in celebrating a weeklong schedule of events in observance of the National Day of Racial Healing. The first event, 鈥淒ave Tell Talks: Remembering Emmett Till,鈥� will take place from 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18, via Zoom. The event is free and open to the public. Participants may register for the event . 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Downtown, Racial Barriers Committee, Student Government Association, and Center for Arkansas History and Culture as well as CALS Roberts Library will present an evening of conversation and learning with Dr. Dave Tell, co-director of the Institute for Digital Research in the Humanities at Kansas University, facilitated by Dr. Guy Lancaster, Arkansas historian and author. Since 2014, Tell has been the lead investigator on the Emmett Till Memory Project, a collaborative, public, and digital humanities project. His 2019 book 鈥淩emembering Emmett Till,鈥� tells the complete story of Emmett Till鈥檚 commemoration in the Mississippi Delta. Till was a 14-year-old African American teenager who was lynched in Mississippi in 1955 after he was accused of offending a white woman in her family鈥檚 grocery store. Till鈥檚 killers were found not guilty by an all-white jury in 1955. They publicly admitted to the crime in a 1956 magazine article. 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock will also host a virtual panel, 鈥淭he State of Diversity and Equity in Arkansas,鈥� from 6-7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20, via Zoom. The event is free and open to the public. Participants may register for the panel . Donald Wood, executive director of Just Communities of Arkansas, will facilitate an engaged conversation about diversity, equity, and inclusion in sectors across the state with perspectives from 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock scholars and community professionals in education, city management, law, religious studies and cultural affairs. The panelists include:

• Dr. Melvin Beavers, assistant professor of rhetoric and writing and inaugural chancellor鈥檚 fellow for diversity, equity, and inclusion at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. Beavers has been engaged in national conversations about diversity, equity, and inclusion with specific attention on antiracist pedagogies and writing assessment.
• Tamika Edwards, special advisor to the CEO on diversity, equity, inclusion, and engagement at Central Arkansas Water. She has 20 years of experience in public policy and community development. Prior to Central Arkansas Water, she served as the executive director of the Social Justice Institute at Philander Smith College, director of governmental affairs at Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, director of public policy at Southern Bancorp Community Partners, and community affairs specialist for former U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln.
• Dr. Rebecca Glazier, associate professor in the School of Public Affairs at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock. Her research is focused on religion, framing, and U.S. foreign policy. Since 2012, Glazier has directed the community-based research project, Little Rock Congregations Study, which seeks to understand how congregations’ community engagement impacts the community, places of worship, and their members.
• Dr. Dionne Jackson, chief equity officer for the City of Little Rock. Jackson has previously served as Hendrix College鈥檚 first chief diversity officer and executive director of AR Kids Read.

In addition to the lectures, 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock will also hold a virtual open mic night from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 21, with the theme of racial healing. This evening of music, poetry, comedy, and inspiration will be centered around equity, diversity, and healing. Anyone who would like to perform or attend should register . Sponsored by the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Racial Barriers Committee and the Graduate Student Association, the evening will be emceed by Ron McAdoo, aka Ron Mc the Hiphoptimist, a nationally recognized spoken word poet, sought out personality, exhibiting professional artist, motivational speaker, actor, author, and seasoned educator. The special featured guest will be Osyrus Bolly, artist and activist, who combines his passion for the arts and social justice to create his own platform for liberation arts. He is also a member of the nationally-ranked poetry slam troupe Foreign Tongues. Visit this website for more information about the 2022 National Day of Racial Healing events.]]> /news-archive/2021/10/11/opportunity-equity-initiative/ Mon, 11 Oct 2021 14:00:18 +0000 /news/?p=80075 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Partners with City of Little Rock on New OpportUNITY Equity Initiative]]> Mayor Frank Scott Jr., Dr. Sarah Beth Estes, dean of the College of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, and Education at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock, and John Burgess, 2021 chairman of the Little Rock Regional Chamber Board of Directors Oct. 6 at Entegrity Energy Partners, the largest energy services company in the region and a unique provider of optimized building performance. 鈥淭rue diversity, equity, and inclusion is not a token or counting a number. It鈥檚 ensuring you that you鈥檙e creating true opportunity,鈥� said Mayor Scott Jr., a 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock alumnus. 鈥淎s we embark on this journey, it鈥檚 crucial to the future of our economy that businesses get involved with this movement so that we can collectively make a sizable impact on our city.鈥� The program is a public-private partnership that bridges access and opportunity by training business leaders to bolster their internal diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts and support minority and women business enterprises (MWBEs) to competitively engage as suppliers. It is also designed to help grow recruitment networks and enhance retention and development of a diverse workforce. 鈥溙切腣log传媒 Little Rock is extremely proud to be partnering on this initiative to provide training on diversity, equity, and inclusion at work to support commerce and equitable economic development in Central Arkansas,鈥� Estes said. 鈥淭his course will provide leaders with a strong foundation for DEI work, tools for ongoing efforts through a growing collaborative resources library, and ongoing support for those pursuing related goals at their own institutions.鈥� The program is part of a larger vision for a more equitable business environment that reflects the diversity of Little Rock鈥檚 population, growing economic development through diversity in perspective, services, outlook, and business objectives. 鈥淚 cannot emphasize enough the significance of our businesses leading the way by participating in this movement,鈥� said Dionne Jackson, Ed.D., Little Rock鈥檚 chief equity officer. 鈥淲e must realize, with the growth of our city and moving towards a global majority, we must have businesses that are better equipped to serve as a bridge to access and opportunities. Yet as the city asks businesses to join OpportUNITY Little Rock as a movement, we recognize our own responsibility for modeling effective practices in diversity, equity, and inclusion, too.鈥� Four supporting programs were announced today, including a supplier drive to counsel and register new City vendors, drop-in office hours to assist MWBEs in certification and navigation of the process for becoming certified, a multi-agency seminar on doing business with government entities, and a multi-week course for business leaders on strengthening diversity within their organizations led by 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Extended Education and the Chamber. 鈥淭he Little Rock Regional Chamber is thrilled to partner with 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock on this targeted diversity, equity, and inclusion training for business leaders,鈥� said Burgess, of the Little Rock Regional Chamber, of the seminar. 鈥淲e also look forward to working closely with Mayor Scott and the OpportUNITY Little Rock team as we all work to build stronger and more meaningful opportunities for minority-owned businesses to thrive within Little Rock’s growing economy.鈥� By joining OpportUNITY Little Rock, businesses will receive regular updates on DEI best practices, as well as information on resources and support programs to assist them in becoming competitive suppliers for public sector purchasing contracts. For more information, .]]>