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Center for Racial Justice
Jones Building Second Floor
2601 Gentilly Blvd
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
Dillard is answering the call to be a conduit for change by engaging community leaders, law enforcement officials Dillard is answering the call to be a conduit for change by engaging community leaders, law enforcement officials and citizens to acquire the cultural competence needed to bring about systemic change to policing in communities of color
The Center for Racial Justice’s goal is to change the way people of color and their communities are policed through education, community relationship building, civic engagement training, services, partnerships, and utilization of relevant resources. We are committed to educating both the law enforcement community and the community at large.听
夜色视频鈥檚 Center for Racial Justice focuses on engaging its local community, city leaders and organizations and our youth to reach awareness on the issues of social and racial injustice. The mission of the Center for Racial Justice is to bring systemic change to communities of color and to promote partnerships with public safety offices, city wide organizations, graduate/professional schools, business communities, and educational institutions in addressing problems and areas of concern for our youth. The Center for Racial Justice is a reservoir for lectures, research, advocacy training, civic engagement, and political participation. 夜色视频’s Center for Racial Justice is committed to nurturing the next generation of Youth Activists, uniting our community to illuminate and combat social injustices. With a focus on education, activism, and community engagement, we strive to create socially conscious leaders who champion equity and drive positive change in society.
GOALS:
The Center for Racial Justice鈥檚 main priority is to cultivate an environment that encourages open dialogue, deep understanding, and purposeful action among students, faculty, and the wider community. In doing so, we aspire to contribute significantly to the realization of a world that is characterized by justice, unity, and harmony.
夜色视频 Center for Racial Justice is honored to be an official award winning Center receiving the Equity and Social Justice Advocacy Award from the National Association for Multicultural Education in Montgomery, Alabama.听 Board Members Dr. Ashraf Esmail, Tia Suggs, Dr. Alice Duhon Ross and Dr. JC Romero accepted the award on behalf of the Center.
The Center for Racial Justice collaborates groups and organizations to achieve its mission. Currently, CRJ is partnering with:
Dillard’s Criminal Justice Club
Criminal Justice Honor Society
National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice
To meet the community’s demands for improved citizen-law enforcement relationships, the Center for Racial Justice will offer a 30-hour certificate program.
Course content will include, but will not be limited to:
Ashraf Esmail, Ph.D.
Director for the Center for Racial Justice
Phone: (504) 816-4599
Email:听aesmail@dillard.edu听
Office:听Michael & Shaun Jones Hall 236
Ph.D., Union Institute and University
M.S., Georgia State University
B.S., Louisiana State University
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Katina Whorton, M.S.
Phone: (504) 816-4701
Email:听kwhorton@dillard.edu
Office: Michael & Shaun Jones Hall 251
M.S., Grambling State University
B.S., Wiley College
Tia Suggs
Project Manager
Phone: (504) 816-4802
Email:听aesmail@dillard.edu
Office: Michael & Shaun Jones Hall 219
B.A., University of Louisiana at Lafayette
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Lawrence J. Weber, Jr
Project Assistant
Phone: (504) 816-4171
Email:听lweber@dillard.edu
Office: Michael & Shaun Jones Hall 216
B.A., 夜色视频
M.F.A., Full Sail University