An Invitation

The Heinz Endowments
and its African American Men and Boys Advisory Board
 
invite you to a community dialogue with noted civil rights scholar

john a. powell

"Structural Inequality and Implicit Bias: Addressing Our Collective Anxiety"  

Moderator:
Dr. Larry Davis, dean, School of Social Work, University of Pittsburgh

Community Respondents:
Dr. Walter Smith Jr., psychologist, former executive director of Family Resources
Rev. B. De Neice Welch, pastor, Bidwell Presbyterian Church
Dr. Curtiss E. Porter, chancellor, Penn State Greater Allegheny

The event is FREE. Registration is required and seating is limited, so register soon!   We look forward to seeing you on May 22.   For more information, contact The Heinz Endowments.

john a. powell
Professor powell is director of the Haas Diversity Research Center and the Robert D. Haas Chancellor's Chair in Equity and Inclusion at the University of California, Berkeley. He is an internationally recognized authority on civil rights, civil liberties and the intersection of race with issues such as housing, education, poverty and identity. He has written and spoken extensively on these matters, and the Endowments is pleased to provide this opportunity for him to share his expertise with the Pittsburgh community.