Conversations Live: A Special Conversation on Race Relations in Central PA
Aired October 28, 2021
Issues on race continue to be front and center in American Society. Questions on critical race theory, calls for police reform, and other topics have challenged the way we think about race. Watch this special pre-recorded conversation on race in Central PA with two panels of experts as they talk about issues related to Communities and Police, and Education and Race.
Segment 1: Communities and Police
Guests
Terry Watson, Founder of Strategies for JusticePenn State World Campus Academic Advising & Student Disability Services
Tom King, State College BoroughAssistant Borough Manager of Public Safety
Greg McNeal, Former State TrooperSegment 2: Education and Race
Guests
Prof. Cynthia Young
Associate Professor of African American Studies, English, and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Prof. JoAnn Foley-DeFiore
Associate Teaching Professor of Biobehavioral Health
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