<div dir="ltr"><p>Please join us in January for the Social Justice and Black Lives Matter Task Force's event:<br></p><p>Begin Martin Luther King Day weekend with an unforgettable discussion
about systemic racism awareness and initiatives to dismantle it. On
January 14, 2022, at noon the Society of Ohio Archivists will host the
free online discussion, "Crucial Conversations: Recognizing and
Overcoming Racial Injustice & Bias", featuring Eric Deggans, Dave
Snyder, and moderated by Jerolyn Barbee. </p>
<p>Deggans is NPR's first full-time TV critic, appearing on all the
network's shows, including Morning Edition, Here & Now and All
Things Considered, writing for NPR.org and appearing on podcasts such as
Life Kit, Code Switch and Pop Culture Happy Hour. He is also author of
a book dissecting how media outlets use prejudice and stereotypes to
build ratings and power; Race-Baiter: How the Media Wields Dangerous
Words to Divide a Nation, published in October 2012 by Palgrave
Macmillan.</p>
<p>Snyder is a white evangelical Christian with a calling to develop
genuine multiethnic unity within the local church and within the local
community. Black Lives Matter Cincinnati creates conversations on race
with those least comfortable being in conversations about race, bringing
a perspective that is based on Biblical teaching. Through Black Lives
Matter Cincinnati social media, he engages white evangelicals,
Trump-supporters, white progressives, and eagerly welcomes Black allies.</p>
<p>Barbee is the Assistant Director, National Afro-American Museum Cultural Center, Wilberforce, Ohio.</p>
<p>The Society of Ohio Archivists provides this online discussion free
to all registrants. 12:00-1:30 p.m. EST, January 14, 2022. Register
now at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/crucial-conversations-recognizing-and-overcoming-racial-injustice-bias-tickets-216979169537" rel="noopener" target="_blank">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/crucial-conversations-recognizing-and-overcoming-racial-injustice-bias-tickets-216979169537</a></p><p>Thank you,</p><p>Amy Rohmiller/SOA Vice President<br></p></div>