September 24, 2022

r> Saturday, September 24 Session I: Deliberating the Connection of Racial and Educational Disparities Program Location: Philander Smith College Program Venue: Nugent Auditorium, Harry R. Kendall Health and Science Center Program Time: 1:00p to 2:00p CDT Program in Partnership with Philander Smith College Panelists will discuss racial disparities in education and the endemic role played by educators, government agents and systemic policies and barriers. Discussion may evolve around unfair practices that impact access to quality education and disparities in unequal treatment. An American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter will be onsite for the program. Facilitator: Ernest Green, member of the Little Rock Nine Participants to include: Dr. Melba Pattillo Beals, member of the Little Rock Nine (virtual) Dr. Charity Fleming Smith, Principal Associate for Education at Fetterman and Associates Dr. Jermall Wright, Superintendent of the Little Rock School District

Session II: Best Practices for Educational Empowerment and Resource Access

Program Location: Philander Smith College
Program Venue: Nugent Auditorium, Harry R. Kendall Health and Science Center
Program Time: 2:15p to 3:15p CDT
Program in Partnership with Philander Smith College

In the second session, panelists will define best practices in dismantling social and racial barriers and mobilizing methods to empower our youth in access to equity education.

An American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter will be onsite for the program.

Facilitator: Ernest Green, member of the Little Rock Nine

Participants to include:

• Dr. Melba Pattillo Beals, member of the Little Rock Nine (virtual)
• Joseph Copeland, public school principal and school district level administrator

• Kenneth Everett, founder of Kenneth Everett Math Revolution

• Dr. Charity Fleming Smith, Principal Associate for Education at Fetterman and Associates

• Dr. Jermall Wright, Superintendent of the Little Rock School District

 

Session I: Examining the Emotional Impact – “I Fear for My Life”

Program Location: Arcade Building, Main CALS
Program Venue: Ron Robinson Theater
Program Time: 6:00p to 7:15p CDT

“I Fear for My Life” is language police officers often use in the context of a shooting or use of force that has garnered public scrutiny or outrage. But it is a phrase, nonetheless, that reveals an emotional truth of the professional lives of our law enforcement as public servants. Theirs is a fear rooted in training and experience, the psychological toll of a stressful job, and the anxiety of families and friends.

The fear is not unreasonable and has also often been perpetuated as a tool for survival. As a society, we have cultivated fear and exchanged it like currency, using it to explain and justify the actions of some, while disregarding it as a legitimate explanation for behavior of others.

"I Fear for My Life” comes from a place that we imagine could be “common ground” for candid dialogue among citizens who want to see less fear in our criminal justice system. That fear, rather than being the end of a tragic story, is used in this project as a place to start the conversation, and hopefully, the healing.

An American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter will be onsite for the program.

Facilitators: Minnijean Brown-Trickey, member of the Little Rock Nine; Marc Edwards, Little Rock Police Department Media Specialist

Participants to include:

• The D.O.C., renowned rapper
• Germaine Gaspard, author and police officer

• Don Robinson, activist

• Local Police Officers

 

Session II: Innovative Best Policing Practices – “I Fear for My Life”

Program Location: Arcade Building, Main CALS
Program Venue: Ron Robinson Theater
Program Time: 7:30p to 8:30p CDT

An American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter will be onsite for the program.

Facilitators: Minnijean Brown-Trickey, member of the Little Rock Nine; Marc Edwards, Little Rock Police Department Media Specialist

Participants to include:

• The D.O.C., renowned rapper
• Germaine Gaspard, author and police officer
• Leifel Jackson, youth advocate, gang consultant, and founder of ROCAN

• Stan Mason, radio host and veteran law enforcement officer

• Joseph J Moseley II, law enforcement investigator and podcaster
• Don Robinson, activist
• Local Police Officers