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Critical Conversations
November 16, 2020 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Critical Conversations will put forth opportunities for Lexington to hear the message of local and national activists, educators, experts, and community leaders actively engaged in critical work toward justice. The conversations will be an opportunity to generate dialogue and critical thinking about how to create changes in our systems, our personal lives and our community. For Fall and Winter 2020, we will explore topics such as: healing of racial trauma, exploring economic inclusion through agriculture, and youth led leadership development.
Our next virtual event will be held on Monday, November 16 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM. This Critical Conversation will focus on planting and harvesting our future through blacks in food/agriculture entrepreneurship. Our featured speaker is Kellee James, founder & CEO of Mercaris, an agtech startup that provides market information and an online marketplace for organic crops. James is also a 2009 Barack Obama White House Fellow. She recently co-founded the Freedmen Heirs Foundation, an organization that provides support to new and existing Black farmers.
The event will take place live from Mahan Studios in Lexington, KY and broadcast on Zoom. RSVP details to come.
Link: https://www.uky.edu/mlk/