RACIAL JUSTICE
History is the Truth-teller
William Marvin Gordon, Jr.April 16, 1963
BECK PRESENTS
RACIAL JUSTICE PART XXI
FRIDAY FEB 17. 2023 @ 4P
RACIAL JUSTICE PART XXII
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 17. 2023 @ 4PM
BECK CULTURAL EXCHANGE CENTER
MEET THE PANELIST
DR. DASHA LUNDY
KNOX COUNTY COMMISSIONER
ANGELA DENNIS
KNOX NEWS SENTINEL RACE & EQUITY REPORTER
KRYSTAL GOURLEY
CONNECTION POINT COORDINATOR
COMPASSION COALITION
KNOXVILLE LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION
GWEN MCKENZIE
SIXTH DISTRICT
CITY COUNCIL WOMAN
Truth is what sets us free ...
We Are In Dire Need of
A Lesson In Truth
Beck has produced a series of Town Hall Meetings on Racial Justice.
Feel free to view and share with others.
The Historical Journey of
Black Women Judges
HONORABLE CONSUELO B. MARSHALL
RACIAL JUSTICE PART XIX
HONORABLE CONSUELO B. MARSHALL
Senior District Judge of the United States District Court for
the Central District of California.
- First woman hired as a lawyer by the Los Angeles City Attorney’s office
- Appointed to the United States District Court for the Central District of California in 1980 by President Jimmy Carter
- The seventh woman of color to serve as an Article III judge in the country
- The first woman to serve as Chief Judge of the Central District of California
Knoxville Native & Austin High Graduate
MODERATOR
Rev. Reneé Kesler, Beck President
"I Can't Breathe"
MARBLE CITY OPERA
RACIAL JUSTICE PART XVIII
JAYME ALILAW
Cast Member, "The Mother"
LESLIE BURRS
Composer
JONATHAN CLARK
Stage Director
BRANDON J. GIBSON
Librettist
GARRETT MCQUEEN
Conductor
MODERATOR
Rev. Reneé Kesler, Beck President
Race & History: A Critical Look
JUSTICE ON TRIAL
RACIAL JUSTICE PART XVII
CHAD LAWSON COOPER
Movie Producer, Broadway Based Playwright & Gospel Recording Artist
HARRY LENNIX
Hollywood A-list Actor, Gifted Writer & Director
DR. ROBERT O. WHITE
Alabama State University Professor Social Science
JUSTICE ON TRIAL
Two civil rights attorneys sue the U.S. Department of Justice for reparations and damages done to African Americans while bringing back time-traveler witnesses to testify. The evidence is then given to a mixed-cultural jury, to deliberate.
MODERATOR
Rev. Reneé Kesler, Beck President
RACIAL JUSTICE TOWN HALL
NOVEMBER 19, 2021 | PART XVI
TYLER WHETSTONE "An Investigative Report"
Tyler Whetstone, reporter for the Knox News Sentinel, has been writing some of the most challenging investigative journalism on racial justice in Knoxville this past year. A unique one-on-one discussion about his important reporting on Knoxville politics and government.
An important conversation as we dig deep to unpack and uncover these stories of community activism, political maneuvering, voting accessibility, and police investigation.
Moderator
Rev. Reneé Kesler, Beck President
RACIAL JUSTICE TOWN HALL
OCTOBER 29, 2021 | PART XV
KNOXVILLE COLLEGE "Let There Be Light"
LEONARD ADAMS '94
Interim President Knoxville College
DR. DASHA LUNDY
Executive VP/ COO, Knoxville College
LOIS MCSWINE '73
Retired Educator
DWIGHT TREADWELL '78
President KC National Alumni Association
DR. WILLIE MAY '68
Former US Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards & Technology & Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology
RONALD DAMPER '67
President & Founder of Damron Corporation
McDonald's first diverse national supplier and supplies tea to McDonald's nationwide along with various other restaurant systems.
Moderator
Rev. Reneé Kesler, Beck President
RACIAL JUSTICE TOWN HALL
AUGUST 27, 2021 | PART XIV
"The 1919 KNOXVILLE RACE RIOT" MAURICE MAYS
WILLIAM ISOM, II
Black in Appalachia, Director
MATT LAKIN
"A Dark Nigh: The Knoxville Race Riot of 1919" Author
NANCY LOCKLIN-SOFER
Maryville College, History Professor
JOY RADICE
UT Legal Clinic, Director & UT Law Professor
Moderator
Rev. Reneé Kesler, Beck President
RACIAL JUSTICE TOWN HALL
JULY 23, 2021 | PART XIII
"The Voices of Black Administrators"
MICHELLE CLAYTON
Richard Yoakly Transition, Principal
ROBIN CURRY
Sarah Moore Greene Magnet, Principal
JESSICA HOLMAN
Green Magnet Academy, Principal
CHRIS JAMES
Harrison Bay Future Reader Center, Principal
DESIREE ODOM JONES
Vine Middle Magnet, Principal
NATHAN LANGLOIS
Advancement & Diversity, Director
TARA HOWELL-SPIKES
Fair Garden, Principal
SYDNEY UPTON
Sunnyview Primary, Principal
TIFFANY WATKINS
Gap Creek Elementary, Principal
Moderator
Rev. Reneé Kesler, Beck President
RACIAL JUSTICE TOWN HALL
JUNE 28, 2021 | PART XII
"One Year Later ... Where Are We?"
GWEN MCKENZIE
City of Knoxville, Vice-Mayor, 6th District City Council
TANISHA FITZGERALD-BAKER
Project Grad Knoxville, Executive Staff
REV. DR. JOHN BUTLER
NAACP, Immediate Past Chair
PHYLLIS Y. NICHOLS
Knoxville Area Urban League, President & CEO
DEBORAH PORTER
Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemorative Commission, Chair
IMANI MFALME
Community Defense of ET
FRANK SHANKLIN, JR.
Police Advisory Review Committee
PASTOR DARYL ARNOLD
Overcoming Believers Church
BISHOP KEVIN PERRY
aMen Leadership Academy
REV. DR. HAROLD MIDDLEBROOK
Civil Rights Activist
DR. THEOTIS ROBINSON
Civil Rights Activist
Moderator
Rev. Reneé Kesler, Beck President
URBAN RENEWAL / REMOVAL& BASEBALLMAY 28, 2021 | PART XI
THE MEN OF AUSTIN-EAST HIGH SCHOOLAPRIL 16, 2021 | PART X
AUSTIN EAST HIGH SCHOOL | RACIAL JUSTICE
In Knoxville, our community and specifically, our local high school, Austin-East Magnet High School, located at 2800 Martin Luther King, Jr. Avenue, has been traumatized by violence. We know that systemic racism manifest itself in many areas including crime in our community; we must end the violence. We wanted to hear from AE alumni on this topic. We wanted to hear their voice speak to the community, teachers, administrators, students and allies. These alumni are doing amazing things. They have wisdom for this moment.
In March, during Women’s History Month, we heard from the Ladies of AE, and it was dynamic. In April we heard from the men.
Like the women, these are amazing men who will leave an impactful legacy in our history.
THE LADIES OF AUSTIN-EAST HIGH SCHOOLMARCH 19, 2021 | PART IX
HEALTH CARE COVID 19Racial Justice Town Hall February 19, 2021
RACIAL JUSTICE PART VII - THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENTRacial Justice Town Hall January 15, 2021
THE DIVINE NINERacial Justice Town Hall
November 20, 2020
THE VOTE: Voter Suppression,Then & NowRacial Justice Town Hall Meeting October 30, 2020 | 4PM
PUBLIC OFFICIALSRacial JusticeTown Hall Meeting -
September 25, 2020
YOUNG ADULT LEADERSRacial Justice Town Hall Meeting -
August 7, 2020
YOUTH LEADERSRacial Justice Town Hall Meeting -
August 7, 2020
WHITE LEADERSRacial Justice Town Hall Meeting -
July 17, 2020
BLACK LEADERSRacial Justice Town Hall Meeting -
June 19, 2020
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