MLK Academic Programs Conference Day 2 (View Day 1)
Monday, January 18, 2021
Concurrent Session Block 3
10:00 a.m.
The First Pride Was a Riot: The Fight for Equality Started with QTPOC, and the fight still continues
Throughout history, folks within the LGBTQ+ community have always been present. What has not been present? Equality. In June of 1969, the Stonewall Riots started the revolution for LGBTQ+ equality. While many people were involved in these riots, it was the people of color that held their ground and paved the way with their leadership to fight for our rights. During this tumultuous time in the present day, there is a need, an urgency, to build community and unite with each other. We must look to those who fought for equality 51 years ago and channel their resiliency and strength to look towards a brighter future. With a focus on dismantling white supremacy, this presentation will provide a platform that incites self-reflection of those who strive for anti-racism and equality.
This conference will take place on the Symposium Platform. This platform will go live on Friday, January 15. All individuals participating in the live sessions will need to sign up on the Symposium Platform. Participants not using an @emich.edu email address will need to preregister before 9 a.m. on Monday, January 18.
- Presenters: Ash Gaunt (they/them), Graduate Student, M.A. in, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Graduate Assistant with the LGBT Resource Center
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- Zoom moderator: Tiffany Chen
Abe Table Talk: E-Board Addition
As members of Aspiring Black Educators (A.B.E), we are driven to voice the current struggles of the surrounding communities of Eastern Michigan University, we stand on principles of equal rights of education. As we research various topics, we came across the unique zoning laws restriction and how they impede the growth of low-income household families’ students. The current zoning laws benefiting gentrification creates a restriction on academic access and funds for low-income students. Richard D. Kahlenberg states ”Americans value equal educational opportunity, but our system has always undercut that goal with housing, zoning, and school assignment policies that consign low-income students to high-poverty schools where they tend to perform worse.”. Undermining this situation any more will be a disservice to the community, so we will be presenting the topic through an open forum and panel presentation session.
This conference will take place on the Symposium Platform. This platform will go live on Friday, January 15. All individuals participating in the live sessions will need to sign up on the Symposium Platform. Participants not using an @emich.edu email address will need to preregister before 9 a.m. on Monday, January 18.
- Presenter: Jasmine Williams-Banks, Undergraduate Student, B.A. in Secondary Education Social Studies/Political Science; Charish Shaw, Undergraduate Student, B.S. in K-12 Autism Spectrum Disorders; Donacal Clemons, Undergraduate Student, B.A. in Secondary Education Social Studies/History; Ja’Shawna Rooks, Undergraduate Student, B.S. in Secondary Education Mathematics; Lawrence (Lj) Smith Jr, Undergraduate Student, B.A. in Secondary Education Language, Literature, and Writing
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- Zoom moderator: Audrey Farrugia
Framing Race and Ethnicity: Depictions of Black and non-black POC in the News Media
The presentation will focus news depictions of Black and Asians in the U.S. and abroad using the theory of media framing. In particular, the research will focus on the ways Blacks and Asians are visualized on television and print photography via topics such as crime, education, crisis, and socio-economics, and health care.
This conference will take place on the Symposium Platform. This platform will go live on Friday, January 15. All individuals participating in the live sessions will need to sign up on the Symposium Platform. Participants not using an @emich.edu email address will need to preregister before 9 a.m. on Monday, January 18.
- Presenter: Dr. Sadaf Siddiqui-Ali, Associate Professor, Communication, Media, and Theatre Arts
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- Zoom moderator: Cassie Haberstroh
Concurrent Session Block 4
11:00 a.m.
Formula 734: Leveraging Hip Hop To Change The Narrative
Formula 734 is a hip-hop project and documentary that illustrates the intersection between music and inequity in Washtenaw County. Washtenaw County My Brother's Keeper (WMBK) crafted an intergenerational group of artists and producers who came together to explore manhood, race, and other issues. Together, they chronicled their experiences in the community for years to come.
This conference will take place on the Symposium Platform. This platform will go live on Friday, January 15. All individuals participating in the live sessions will need to sign up on the Symposium Platform. Participants not using an @emich.edu email address will need to preregister before 9 a.m. on Monday, January 18.
- Presenters: Rod Wallace, Director, EMU Upward Bound, Graduate Student, Educational Leadership, Educational Programs Coordinator, Groves Studios, Steering Committee Member, WMBK; Jamall Bufford, Project Specialist, WMBK, Mike Henry, Senior Advisor & Managing Member, Cavanaugh Advisors, Steering Committee Member, WMBK; Fred Culpepper, Owner, Creative Fluidity
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- Zoom moderator: Nick Pomante
Affirmative Action fuels Anti-Blackness in Higher Education
This session aims to statistically deconstruct the impact of affirmative action at various higher education institutions including Eastern Michigan University and examine the national impact of this policy on different racial groups and their interpretations of themselves and each other in a capitalistic academic context.
This conference will take place on the Symposium Platform. This platform will go live on Friday, January 15. All individuals participating in the live sessions will need to sign up on the Symposium Platform. Participants not using an @emich.edu email address will need to preregister before 9 a.m. on Monday, January 18.
- Presenter: Ariana Khan, Undergraduate Student, B.S. in Statistics
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- Zoom moderator: Lindsay McLean