Howard Stevenson, an expert on resolving racial stress and trauma, will speak at UB on Thursday, May 11
Buffalo may never fully recover from the May 14 Tops shooting on Jefferson Avenue in 2022. But that doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t try to learn from the tragedy. It has become clear that the racist attack has opened old wounds, as well as new ones. Buffalo must look at itself in the mirror, to see who is looking back.
On May 11, one year since the horrific incident, a Remembrance Event will be held, featuring keynote speaker Howard Stevenson – the Constance Clayton Professor of Urban Education, and professor of Africana studies in the human development and quantitative methods division of the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania.
Stevenson will discuss the impacts that systemic racism, racial trauma, and racial stress have on cities such as Buffalo, and how they can further affect racial health disparities. The talk will revolve around the mental health issues that come into play, as people try to cope with the situations at hand.
A panel discussion at the event will include:
- LaGarrett King, associate professor of learning and instruction in the UB Graduate School of Education and director of the Center for K-12 Black History and Racial Literacy Education
- Isaac Burt, associate professor in the UB Graduate School of Education
- Anyango Kamina, assistant dean for student development and academic enhancement in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at UB
- Christopher St. Vil, assistant professor in the UB School of Social Work
- Rev. Kinzer M. Pointer, pastor of Agape Fellowship Baptist Church
The event is free and open to the public upon registration.
Racism, Racial Literacy and Mental Health: A Conversation with Dr. Howard Stevenson
Thursday, May 11, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
The Active Learning Center, Room 1220, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, 955 Main Street
Click here to register