The opening summit for Our Shared Future: Reckoning with Our Racial Past in Los Angeles will convene speakers for discussions on the topics of Race and Wealth, Race and Wellness, and Race and Arts. Participants are invited to explore the exhibition The Bias Inside Us, an interactive project about the science and history of bias and what people can do about it.
Schedule
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Doors open; guests are invited to join us for coffee and networking. The Bias Inside Us exhibition will be open for exploring.
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
- Opening performance—Nepantal
- Keynote Address—Dr. Deborah Mack, Director of Our Shared Future: Reckoning with Our Racial Past at the Smithsonian and Associate Director for Strategic Partnerships, National Museum of African American Art and Culture
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Plenary Session: Race, Wealth, Wellness, and the Arts
- Leticia Rhi Buckley, CEO, LA Plaza de Cultura y Arte
- Dr. Barbara Ferrer, Los Angeles County Public Health Director
- James E. Herr, Director of the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy at JANM
- Karen Mack, Executive Director of LA Commons
- Dr. Robert K. Ross, CEO and president of The California Endowment
Partners
Part of the Smithsonian’s national initiative, Our Shared Future: Reckoning with Our Racial Past
