Chesapeake Forum and Oxford Community Center Present: Conversations on Race: An American Dilemma

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Hope, Constance Morris

Chesapeake Forum and Oxford Community Center Present: Conversations on Race: An American Dilemma

Chesapeake Forum and the Oxford Community Center are teaming up to bring the course, "Conversations on Race: An American Dilemma” to the Talbot Community. This special three-part program tackles a tough issue in America today with both education and discussion. The program starts Wednesday, February 9 and continues weekly thru Feb 23 from 12:30 to 2pm at the Oxford Community Center.

Liza Ledford, Executive Director of the Oxford Community Center adds “The Oxford Community Center is committed to presenting meaningful programs. We are excited to support the efforts of Chesapeake Forum on this important conversation. Our hope is that it brings a new level of understanding race to us all.” Registration for the course is at www.chesapeakeforum.org. This is a HYBRID COURSE: Choose in-person at the Oxford Community Center, Zoom, or Recording. Masks and proof of vaccination are required for in-person attendance at OCC.

Professor Margaret ‘Maggie’ Andersen, Ph.D., will lead a discussion in Session 1 about Getting Smart about Race as she examines the questions: Where does the idea of race come from? How is it related to racial inequalities? In Session II, Constance ‘Connie’ Morris Hope will address The Language of Racism by examining the meaning of concepts often associated with racism — diversity, inclusion, equality, belonging, privilege, and unconscious bias. Part III will conclude the series with a Community Panel moderated by Chesapeake Forum President Lynn Randle focused on what local organizations are doing to address racial inequality at a local level.

Margaret L. Andersen is the Edward F. and Elizabeth Goodman Rosenberg Professor Emerita at the University of Delaware. She is the author of several books, including her latest: Getting Smart about Race: An American Conversation. Constance Morris Hope is a Certified Executive Coach, Facilitator, and Trainer specializing in Leader and Organizational Development in multicultural workplaces with over 40 years of experience in management, corporate governance, and corporate communications in 40 US government agencies, international organizations, and in academia.

"We are happy to team with the Oxford Community Center in bringing this subject to the forefront," says Lynn Randle, President of Chesapeake Forum. "This course creates clarity regarding the issues and ultimately focuses on how our own community is dealing with them." Randle continues, "Chesapeake Forum is known for our ability to tackle complicated subjects that allow us to better understand other perspectives."