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Antiracism 101

4 recordings, June–July 2020

  2. Antiracism 101

    Antiracism 101 Part 2: From antiracist actor to ally to accomplice, how do we get there?

    68 min

    Nicky Hylton- Patterson, Director of ADI continues her conversation with Clifton Harcum, Diversity Officer under the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at SUNY Potsdam and Dr. M. Nicole Horsley, assistant professor at the Center for the Study of Culture, Race, and Ethnicity (CSCRE) at Ithaca College on the Black experience in America.

The Black Experience in the Adirondacks

7 recordings, July–August 2020

  1. The Black Experience in the Adirondacks

    What is the Adirondack Diversity Initiative?

    59 min

    Part 1 of The Black Experience in the Adirondacks series hosted by ADI, ANCA and The Adirondack Experience. Listen in as Dr. Donathan Brown, Assistant Provost and Assistant Vice President for Faculty Diversity and recruitment at Rochester Institute of Technology and Co- Founder of Adirondack Diversity Solutions Interviews ADI Director Nicole Hylton-Patterson. Learn what the Adirondack Diversity Initiative is, what our organisation mission and goals are and how the killing of George Floyd has impacted our agenda.

  2. The Black Experience in the Adirondacks

    Who Are the White Community Leaders Who Organized the Adirondack Diversity Initiative?

    61 min

    Moderator Kim Irland, Dean of Student Life and Diversity Officer at North Country Community College interviews the four founding members of the ADI, Martha Swan Executive Director of John Brown Lives!, Paul Hai Associate Director at SUNY ESF’s Newcomb Campus, Willie Janeway Executive Director of the Adirondack Council, and Pete Nelson writer and teacher at North Country Community College. Learn their motivations for creating the ADI, what had until recently been an all-volunteer organization. What was happening in the Adirondacks – and the nation – that made the creation of ADI a necessity?

  3. The Black Experience in the Adirondacks

    Driving While Black Part 1

    61 min

    Adirondack Diversity Initiative Director, Nicky Hylton- Patterson interviews Dr. Gretchen Sorin author of the new book Driving While Black. This event is the third session in the Black Experience in the Adirondacks series, hosted by the Adirondack Diversity Initiative and Adirondack Experience, The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake.

  4. The Black Experience in the Adirondacks

    Driving While Black Part II

    72 min

    Clifton Harcum, Program Coordinator of the Department of Diversity, Equity at SUNY Potsdam leads the conversation for this week's installment of the Black Experience in the Adirondacks. Hear from Dominque, Matt, and Jeff, Black local residents who share their experiences interacting with law enforcement in the Adirondacks and North Country.

  5. The Black Experience in the Adirondacks

    Recreating in the Adirondacks: Part 5 of The Black Experience in the Adirondacks

    60 min

    Although good data on who visits the Adirondacks is difficult to come by, those studies that do exist indicate the overwhelming number of visitors are white. A 2017 study conducted for the Regional Office of Sustainable Tourism, for example, estimates that white people constituted 96.1%, 94.2% and 96.8% of all visitors to Essex, Franklin, and Hamilton counties. People of color are, however, drawn to the region.

  6. The Black Experience in the Adirondacks

    Black history in the Adirondacks: Part 1 The Story of Timbuctoo

    48 min

    North Country Community College, the Adirondack Diversity Initiative, the Adirondack North Country Association, and John Brown Lives! are collaborating to present a series of timely and necessary online programs that shine a light on Black History in the Adirondacks.

  7. The Black Experience in the Adirondacks

    Driving While Black Part III

    68 min

    Nicky Hylton-Patterson, Director of the Adirondack Diversity Initiative as she interviews Dr. Lorenzo Boyd, Vice President for Diversity and Inclusion at the University of New Haven and nationally recognized leader in police-community relations. Listen in as they discuss racial equity issues in the criminal justice system and what police-community relations looks like.

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