Event Information
About this Event
“People in the older generation who make comments about "nice skin" and "nice hair" are talking about the straightness of your hair and the blackness of your skin.”
-Sharon Hurley Hall
Register for YWCA Family Resource Center's That's whY2K! Gen Z Has The Floor Series.
These FREE monthly virtual discussions are set to begin on Feb. 26, 2021 through June 25, 2021 from 6 p.m.-7:30 p.m. (CST) on Zoom. Registration is required.
In this first conversation "Throwing Shade to Colorism", Gen Z's brightest will have an honest, thought provoking conversation about Colorism and its origins.
Host/Moderator:
Nisaa Muhammad, Community Outreach Specialist - YWCA AmeriCorps Member
Guest Co-hosts:
• Destiny McCarter, Birmingham Ed Foundation - AmeriCorps Member
• Matthew Mugweru, The Altamont School - Student
• Stanley Stoutamire, John Carroll Catholic High School - Student
This is a FREE pre-recorded event with a live "30 minute Q&A - AFTER SHOW" immediately following the discussion. To learn more, email frc@ywcabham.org or call 205-949-5550.
STAY TUNED for other upcoming dates in this monthly series through June 2021. MORE TOPICS to come!!
YWCA Central Alabama commits, communicates, educates, and advocates every day to further our mission to eliminate racism, empower women, and promote peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all.
ZOOM INFORMATION:
If you join and we are at capacity please redirect to our Facebook page as we will also be streaming live from there!
FACEBOOK PAGE:
https://www.facebook.com/familyresourcecenterywca/