世界杯赌场盘口的世界杯赌博盘口部门举办了一系列关于美国系统性种族主义的批判性对话.

UMKC的人正在校园和我们的社区采取深思熟虑的行动，以确保持久和全面的改革 Roos Advocate for Community Change今年6月，乔治·弗洛伊德(George Floyd)去世后，该校宣布了一项全校范围的努力.

批判性对话是该计划的一部分. 小组讨论以Zoom市政厅形式进行，并以UMKC教师为特色, staff, 代表正在讨论的主题的学生和志愿者领导. 会议是免费的，并向广大社区开放，但需要在网上预先注册.

每次讨论的目的都是启发, 教育和探索种族主义的原因和潜在的治疗方法. Further, 该大学将努力分享可用于改善更广泛社区种族互动的可行步骤. For more information, please email umkcchancellor@salamzone.com.

Critical Conversations Series

Eighth Session, April 22: 黑人和棕色人种在课堂上的卓越表现:探索通往成功的桥梁和障碍

Panelists include Brandon E. Martin, Ed.D., UMKC vice chancellor and director of athletics; Edgar J. Palacios, president and CEO of the Latinx Education Collaborative; Loyce Caruthers, Ph.D., UMKC professor of educational leadership, policy and foundations; Lauren Sanchez, program director at Kauffman Scholars; Gary O'Bannon (moderator), executive-in-residence, UMKC Henry W. Bloch School of Management; Adriana Suarez (co-moderator), UMKC student.

Seventh session, Feb. 18: 美国黑人和棕色人种的政治状况

Panelists included: Tom Carignan, Overland Park City Council member; Irene Caudillo, president and CEO of El Centro; Kelvin Simmons, co-founder of the Nexus Group, a full-service government affairs firm; Beth Vonnahme, associate professor of political science and associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at UMKC; Gary O'Bannon (moderator), executive-in-residence, Henry W. Bloch School of Management; Charisma Sewell (co-moderator), UMKC political science major.

Sixth session, Oct. 7: 高等教育中有色人种女性与白人女性的对话

Panelists included: Karen Lee Ashcraft, professor, College of Media, Communication, and Information at University of Colorado Boulder; Karen L. Dace, vice chancellor, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Lona Davenport (co-moderator), senior diversity program coordinator, UMKC Division of Diversity and Inclusion; Christine Grant, 化学与生物分子工程教授, 前教职员晋升副院长, North Carolina State University; Jennifer Laflam, professor and director of Center for Teaching and Learning at American River College; Tamica Lige (co-moderator), program coordinator, Students Training in Academia, Health, and Research (STAHR); Shani Barrax Moore, director of diversity and inclusion, University of North Texas; Julia Vargas, director, Center for Service Learning, Rockhurst University.

Fifth session, Oct. 5: 堪萨斯市警察的未来，与市长昆顿·卢卡斯的对话

Panelists included: Mayor Quinton Lucas; Brandon Henderson, president of the UMKC Student Government Assocation; Ken Novak, professor in the UMKC Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology; Gary O'Bannon (moderator), executive-in-residence, Henry W. Bloch School of Management. 由澳门大学学生会协会主办.

Fourth session, Sept. 17: The Color of Money, Racism in Finance

Panelists included: Ruben Alonso, president, AltCap; Victor Hammonds, director of small business banking, 1st National Bank of Omaha; Nathan Mauck, associate professor of finanace, Henry W. Bloch School of Management; Gary O'Bannon (co-moderator), executive-in-residence, Henry W. Bloch School of Management; Nick Richmond, president and CEO, Kansas City Credit Union; Lisa Uhrmacher (co-moderator), IoT and analytics practice lead, Atos. 

Third session, Aug. 27: The Future of Policing, Part 2

Panelists included: Gwendolyn Grant, president and CEO of the Urban League of Greater Kansas City; Ronald Lindsay, pastor of the Concord Fortress of Hope Church; Ken Novak, professor in the UMKC Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology; Deputy Chief Karl Oakman, Kansas City, Missouri Police; Gary O'Bannon (co-moderator), executive-in-residence, Henry W. Bloch School of Management; Cynthia L. Short, trial lawyer, mitigation specialist and sentencing advocate; Jasmine Ward (co-moderator) UMKC法学院的三年级学生.

Second session, July 30: The Future of Policing, Part 1

Panelists included: Jean Peters Baker, Jackson County prosecutor; Emanuel Cleaver III, senior pastor of St. James United Methodist Church; Damon Daniel, president of the AdHoc Group Against Crime; Toya Like, associate professor, UMKC Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology; Gary O'Bannon (co-moderator),executive-in-residence, Henry W. 布洛赫管理学院，前人力资源总监，堪萨斯城，密苏里州.; Jasmine Ward (co-moderator), UMKC法学院的三年级学生.

First session, July 8: Systemic Racism in the Workforce 

Panelists included: Clyde McQueen, President and Chief Executive Officer, Full Employment Council; Uzo Nwonwu, Corporate Legal Counsel, UMB Bank; Jeffrey J. Simon, Office Managing Partner, Husch Blackwell LLP; A'yanna Tomlin, UMKC student, studying Business Administration; Gary O'Bannon (moderator), executive-in-residence, Henry W. 布洛赫管理学院，前人力资源总监，堪萨斯城，密苏里州.