Brown and Balanced Launch Party

Join us for our launch party co-moderated by Brown & Balanced creator Josh Davis. 100% Proceeds from registration will support Brown and Balanced. Tune in to hear about what Focus On Health has planned for Black History Month.

Borrowed Black Hands

When we look at traditional school systems and see the education that they are providing in subject areas such as history, the importance of ensuring the full picture and story are being shared is clear and transparent. 

We are going to take a walk through history dating back to the 1400s and discuss the impact and innovations of African Americans in food, spirits, wine, presidential campaigns and even in activism all the way to current day. Each panelist will be discussing moments in history that resonate and inspire them to continue the work that they are doing in their respective fields, positions and communities. 

Panelists: Cha McCoy, Tiffanie Barriere, Lynn House, Adrian E. Miller, and Duane Sylvestre

Book Club: So You Want To talk abou race?

Join us for a one hour book club to discuss New York Times best selling author, Ijeoma Oluo's book, So You Want To Talk About Race.

Ijeoma Oluo guides readers of all races through subjects ranging from intersectionality and affirmative action to "model minorities" in an attempt to make the seemingly impossible possible: honest conversations about race and racism, and how they infect almost every aspect of American life.

TRY TO BE A RAINBOW IN SOMEONE’S CLOUD

To be the rainbow in someone's cloud means to cultivate loving kindness as a daily practice in your life. It means tuning in to your heart, practicing empathy and using that empathy to connect to the people around you in a meaningful way. We all have the opportunity to be someone's rainbow. Join us as we discuss our respective fields of work and the ways in which we reflect on the rainbows and the clouds to facilitate change.

Panelists: Sherri Bradley, Toure´ Folkes, Kala Garner, Denise Gilmore-McPherson, Solomon Thomas, J'Nai Williams

If We Don’t Heal The Hood, Who Will?
Creating Equitable Spaces and Opportunities

Equity and opportunity are two words that have been heavily utilized as the Black Lives Matters movement continues to pick up momentum. But what do they really mean? Join us as we dive in deep to explore the words equity and opportunity and how they relate to our respective fields of work, how psychological safety influences the way we create and receive opportunities, utilizing subject matter experts and addressing the African American achievement gap.

Panelists: Simone Mayers, Josh Davis, Joey Oteng, Andrea Meriwether and Mia Love.

Empowerment and Self-Defense for BIPOC:
Offered with Focus On Health

FREE TO ATTEND

Defend Yourself works to empower people — especially women and others targeted for abuse and assault — to end violence and create a world where they can be fully themselves. Our students learn skills to help them prevent, heal from, and end violence and abuse. We offer more freedom, more confidence, more safety, and more fun!

People of color in the U.S. are targeted for verbal and physical violence, including sexual harassment, abuse, and assault, at higher rates than white people are. Join us to build on what you already know with more skills to help keep yourself safe.

Join us for an empowerment and self defense course for the BIPOC community.

If you are interested in learning more about training sessions with Safe Bars or Defend Yourself click here.

I Got You Sis: Growing To Love Ourselves With The Support Of Community

Our communities affect and play a major role in shaping who we are and how we identify. Positive and healthy interpersonal relationships foster self-love and appreciation and are important and essential in ensuring that we are whole. Wholeness provides us with opportunities to invest a part of ourselves into our respective communities. I Got You Sis is a discussion exploring identity, authenticity, community, awakenings and being comfortable in your own skin. 

Panelists: Tracie Franklin, Moe Peacock, Gozá Parks, Keyatta Mincey-Parker and Kala Garner