Grandel Theater
3610 Grandel Square
St. Louis
Soledad O’Brien, panel moderator, award-winning journalist, founder of SO’B Productions
Gabe Gore, circuit attorney for City of St. Louis
Performance by Gentleman of Vision
Melanie Adams, director, Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum and former resident of St. Louis
Karishma Furtado, researcher, Office of Race and Equity Research, Urban Institute
Michael McMillan, president and CEO, Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis
Susan Stith, interim CEO of Concordance, longtime DEI expert
Wrap-up of discussion with Amy Shaw, president and CEO of PBS’ “The Nine”
Media interested in attending should RSVP to Linda St.Thomas at stthomasl@si.edu.
Reckoning with Our Racial Past: Conversations for Our Shared Future is a traveling program series about the impact of race and racism on communities. It is organized by the Smithsonian with the support of Bank of America. The Smithsonian has visited Charlotte, N.C.; Cleveland; New York City; and, in early December, Nashville, Tenn. The conversations explore the history and impact of race by addressing issues like housing and health care, wealth inequality and access to critical resources.
Launched in 2021, Our Shared Future: Reckoning with Our Racial Past is the Smithsonian’s race initiative. The initiative uses the Smithsonian’s vast resources to explore how people of all backgrounds understand, experience and confront racism. The initiative strives to help the public understand the past and build a better future and is built on six pillars: Race and Wellness; Race and Wealth; Race and Place; Race, Policy and Ethics; Race Beyond the U.S.; and Race, Arts and Aesthetics. The initiative hosts virtual and live events across the country and creates digital content, storytelling and learning resources. Bank of America is the founding partner of Our Shared Future: Reckoning with Our Racial Past.
The program is free and open to the public, but advance registration is required.
