{"id":654,"date":"2021-07-15T16:20:06","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T16:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/riley\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=654"},"modified":"2021-11-10T21:11:44","modified_gmt":"2021-11-10T21:11:44","slug":"straighttalk-2021-structural-racism-part-two-of-three","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/riley\/event\/straighttalk-2021-structural-racism-part-two-of-three\/","title":{"rendered":"StraightTalk 2021 | Structural Racism: Impeding the American Dream for Us All | Part Two of Three"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Structural Racism: It\u2019s Real, It Matters, and Why Change Can Happen Now<\/h2>\n<h3>Part Two of Three: Structural Racism: Impeding the American Dream for Us All<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Learn more about the entire series at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/straight-talk\">www.furman.edu\/straight-talk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/164479349161\">Register on Eventbrite<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Presented by the Riley Institute and Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) in partnership with South Carolina ETV<\/em><\/p>\n<p>StraightTalk 2021 is a three-part series that will explore the continued impact of structural racism \u2060\u2014 the broad system of policies, practices, structures, and norms that perpetuate and reinforce racial inequities \u2060\u2014 in the United States and what we can do as a community and a country to create a more just society.<\/p>\n<h4>Featuring<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Heather McGhee (virtual),<\/strong>\u00a0economic and social policy expert and author,\u00a0<em>The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Thelisha Eaddy,<\/strong>\u00a0reporter for South Carolina Public Radio<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ken Peterson, Ph.D.,<\/strong>\u00a0vice president for academic affairs and provost and professor of economics<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Hon. Richard W. Riley,\u00a0<\/strong>Furman \u201954, former U.S. secretary of education and former South Carolina governor<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lillian Brock Flemming, <\/strong>member of Greenville City Council<\/li>\n<li><strong>David Lominack,<\/strong>\u00a0market president of South Carolina for TD Bank<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Ticket information<\/h3>\n<p>In-person attendance at McAlister Auditorium is required for Furman students and is open to faculty and staff. Due to the surge of COVID-19 cases in the Upstate, the general public should access the event via Zoom webinar.\u00a0Please see below for ticket and registration information.<\/p>\n<p><strong>General public (virtual only): <\/strong>$10 per session | $25 entire series | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/riley\/speaker-award-events\/speaker-events\/straighttalk-2021-structural-racism\/\">Register here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Furman students (in-person only):<\/strong>\u00a0No registration required. CLP pending.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Furman faculty and staff<\/strong> may choose in-person or virtual attendance. No registration required for in-person attendance. 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