When
November 9, 2021
Speaker
Majora Carter
Description
Speaker
Majora Carter, "Community as Corporation: Talent-Retention in Low Status America"
Join us for a virtual lecture by Majora Carter, a real estate developer, urban revitalization strategy consultant, MacArthur Fellow, and Peabody Award-winning broadcaster. Ms. Carter is responsible for the creation and successful implementation of numerous economic developments, technology & green infrastructure projects, policies, and job training & placement systems. Her forthcoming book, Reclaiming Your Community: You Don’t Have to Move Out of Your Neighborhood to Live in a Better One, will be released in early 2022. This virtual event is free to the public through the generous support of PNC Bank, Georgia Power, and the Linda L. Redmann Distinguished Visiting Scholar Fund.
When
October 6, 2021
Speaker
Richard Rothstein
Description
Richard Rothstein, the author of THE COLOR OF LAW: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America.
Please join us for a free, virtual lecture and discussion with Richard Rothstein, the author of THE COLOR OF LAW: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America. This event is part of the lecture series hosted by the UGA Center for Housing and Community Research. This virtual event is free to the public through the generous support of PNC Bank, Georgia Power, and the Linda L. Redmann Distinguished Visiting Scholar Fund.
When
February 24, 2021
Speaker
Karama Neal
Description
Dr. Neal is the President of Southern Bancorp Community Partners (SBCP), a 501(c)(3) development finance organization and loan fund. The organization seeks to increase access to capital in underserved markets through financial education support, public policy advocacy, and flexible lending. In 2013, Dr. Neal started a statewide grassroots organization promoting passage of the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act, which was passed in 2015. Her 2015 TedX talk focused on this work. She is also the author of the award-winning blog, So What Can I Do, and serves on the boards of the Arkansas Access to Justice Commission, the Little Rock Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, and the Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation. She maintains an active interest in heir property retention, internet equity, and nontraditional access to education.