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Join ERASE Racism for an engaging book discussion and fundraising event with MSNBC political analyst and host of “The ReidOut,” Joy-Ann (Joy) Reid and Maya Wiley, president and CEO of The Leadership Conference on Civil & Human Rights and The Leadership Conference Education Fund. As authors, they will be discussing their most recent work and exploring the current political landscape and the future of democracy in America. This event supports ERASE Racism's goal of eradicating racial disparities and will feature insightful conversations on race, politics, and the future of leadership in America. Guests will get a signed copy of Ms. Reid's book during the event and receive Ms. Wiley's upcoming book via mail.
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ERASE Racism works to expose and address the devastating impact of historic and ongoing structural racism on Long Island, in New York, and nationally. We use a combination of research, policy development, advocacy, training and education, and stakeholder mobilization to engage the public and achieve change. The days of routine rampant and violent acts of racial discrimination, fueled by racial prejudice, in the United States and on Long Island have been curbed by civil rights laws. However, as has been made clear by police killings across the country of Black boys and girls and women and men, violence carried out by arms of government has not ceased. In addition, it is well documented that skin color and ancestry are still a basis for routine discrimination and segregation—limiting choices and producing inequitable treatment and outcomes in public education, housing, and community development. In addition, many so-called "race neutral" decisions and policies, such as the protection of "local control" in fact, result in racial discrimination, produce racially disparate impacts, and perpetuate patterns of discrimination and racial segregation.
Learn more by visiting eraseracismny.org