During the first week of August, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) announced its premier “Diálogos: Standing up to Racial Injustice” event. The webinars were spread over two days
and moderated by Marco A. Davis, president and CEO of CHCI.
According to the webinar description, anti-Blackness within the Latinx community is prevalent in history, language, beauty standards, and engagement with the Afro-Latino community.
The first panel discussed the historical role of anti-Blackness in Latinx society, how it continues to manifest today, and how non-Black Latinos can be better advocates for change for the Black community.
Panelists included Marvin Figueroa, deputy secretary for health and human resources in the Office of Virginia Governor Ralph Northam; Dania Matos, J.D., associate chancellor and chief diversity officer at the University of California, Merced, and Jonathan Jayes-Green, vice president for programs at the Marguerite Casey Foundation. The follow-up topic was on policy solutions to combat racial inequality.
On panel 2, also moderated by CHCI President Davis, was Samuel N. Oliveras, community activist, Khalilah M. Harris, managing director for the K-12 Education Policy Center for American Progress, and Jose Santos Woss, legislative manager for the Friends Committee on National Legislation.
The panel explored critical policy topics that impact the Black community and how systemic racism more broadly impacts Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.
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