How do we confront racism, reimagine public safety and heal in North Carolina?

George Floyd’s brutal death, which ignited weeks of protests across America, also has prompted new and meaningful conversations throughout our country about systemic racism and the inequities it has borne. We’re proud to host one of those conversations with “Breaking Point: Tackling Systemic Racism in North Carolina.”

This event will explore structural racism through a variety of lenses. We’ll talk about the intersection of policing, criminal justice and race and will discuss economic and other inequities afflicting our communities. We’ll explore both history and steps forward. How do we confront racism, reimagine public safety and heal?

The discussion will be moderated by Peter St. Onge, Opinion Editor for the Charlotte Observer, Raleigh News & Observer and Durham Herald-Sun, and Michael Williams, a consultant and founder of the Black on Black Project, an organization that works with artists on exhibitions and events that unpack issues affecting North Carolina communities.

Join us online on Thursday, July 16 at 12:30 p.m. EDT.

Please RSVP now to reserve your spot.

We’ve assembled a stellar group of panelists from North Carolina, including:

Kristie Puckett Williams

Statewide Campaign for Smart Justice Manager for the ACLU of North Carolina

Dr. Melissa N. Stuckey

Assistant professor of African American history at Elizabeth City State University (ECSU)

The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II

President & Senior Lecturer of Repairers of the Breach and Co-Chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call For Moral Revival

U.S. Rep Alma Adams

12th Congressional District of North Carolina

Bree Newsome

In the wake of the 2015 shooting of nine Charleston parishioners, Newsome climbed the flagpole at the South Carolina statehouse and pulled down the Confederate flag

Braxton Winston

Charlotte City Council

Moderator: Peter St. Onge

N.C. Opinion Editor

Moderator: Michael Williams

Consultant and Founder of the Black on Black Project

This story was originally published July 7, 2020 at 3:45 PM with the headline "How do we confront racism, reimagine public safety and heal in North Carolina?."