NREI Detroit Community Conversation

National Racial Equity Initiative For Social Justice Community Conversation in Detroit SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 2022 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM ET

During this event we will facilitate a community-level dialogue between legislators, policymakers, activists, and community members around the pillars of public safety, highlighting the current work and activism in Detroit, Michigan, and inspire solutions that lead to concrete, actionable steps.

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The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (CBCF) launched the National Racial Equity Initiative for Social Justice (NREI) in 2020 to combat systemic injustice and advance racial equity, human rights, education, and economic development opportunities for the Black community.

Our NREI Community Conversation will provide a space to develop solution-driven and proactive policies and practices thatproduce equitable access, opportunities, treatment, and outcomes for African Americans.

Welcome Greetings and welcome to the National Racial Equity Initiative for Social Justice Community Conversation in Detroit. I am honored to be in the birthplace of world-renowned soul, blues, and pop singers such as The Temptations, The Four Tops, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, and The Supremes. Detroit is overflowing with local Black history such as the Tower of Freedom, the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Motown Museum, and the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History just to name a few.

We are so pleased that you could join us today to experience the work of social artists from the local Detroit area and to engage with Detroit-based organizations while, most importantly, having action-oriented conversations that will highlight the historical landscape and intersectional barriers to public safety reform in Detroit.

In 2021, a new USA Today, Suffolk University, and Detroit Free Press poll found 1 in 5 Detroit residents cited public safety as the biggest issue facing the city, second to education.

On a list of eight concerns, police reform was ranked last, at 4%. Yet race relations were cited by just 5% as the leading issue facing Detroit, which contains the highest proportion of Black residents in any large American city. After reading these survey results it was clear that Detroit residents were far more worried about public safety than police reform.

It is evident that we are at a very critical moment in history. During the year of the George Floyd murder, CBCF felt we needed to find an action-oriented way to face racial justice head-on and that is how NREI was born. NREI is an example of the kind of community-focused work we are doing here at CBCF. Our priority is to advance the global Black community.

During this forum, you will have the opportunity to engage in dialogue with legislators, policymakers, activists, and community members about the pillars of public safety and the current work and activism in Detroit. Our hope is to inspire solutions that not only lead to concrete, actionable steps but facilitate a road towards public safety reform for the Detroit community.

Thank you for participating. I encourage you to always stay engaged with the CBCF as we continue to provide opportunities to uplift the Black community, and advance and empower Black people today and every day.

With warmest regards,

Nicole Austin-Hillery CBCF President and CEO

The NREI Task Force for

Social Justice Ambassadors The NREI Task Force, comprised of academics, influencers, community activists, corporate leaders, and youth, is a cohort dedicated to challenging racial injustice and advancing racial equity and social justice reform.

Our ambassadors are committed to and have a proven record in confronting issues of diversity, equity, inclusion, and supporting and improving the racial justice landscape.

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Meet the NREI Task Force

Erika Alexander

LaTosha Brown

Tamir D. Harper

Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer, Color Farm Media

Co-Founder, Black Voters Matter

Co-Founder, UrbEd Inc.

Principal Baruti Kafele Education Consultant, Principal Kafele Consulting, LLC

Nupol Kiazolu Founder, We Protect Us

Dr. Judy Lubin

Dr. Maurice Stinnett

President, Center for Urban and Racial Equity (CURE)

Global Head of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Warner Music Group

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Featured

Speakers Nicole Austin-Hillery President & CEO, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.

Representative

Joyce Beatty

Chair, The Congressional Black Caucus, U.S. House of Representatives Representative

Terri Sewell

Chair, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Board of Directors, U.S. House of Representatives Representative

Brenda L. Lawrence

2nd-Vice Chair, The Congressional Black Caucus, U.S. House of Representatives

Olajumoke Obayanju

Director, National Racial Equity Initiative

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Fireside Chat Representative

Brenda L. Lawrence

2nd-Vice Chair, The Congressional Black Caucus, U.S. House of Representatives

Nicole Austin-Hillery President & CEO, The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.

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NREI Social Justice Fellows

Shelby Birch

Cameryn Blackmore

Airenakhue B. Omoragbon

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Haleigh R. Hoskins

Jasmine Payne

Session 1

“Understanding the Detroit Public Safety Historical Landscape” Alia Harvey-Quinn Moderator

Executive Director, Force Detroit

Reginald Humphrey

Director, DEI Partnerships, General Motors

Erin Keith

Managing Policy Counsel, Detroit Justice Center (DJC)

Mike S. Rafferty President & CEO, New Detroit

Dr. Tolulope Sonuyi

Founder & Director Detroit Life Is Valuable Everyday

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Amplifying Community Voices

By Solomon Ayalew Senior Program Manager, National Racial Equity Initiative (NREI) cbcfinc.org/blog Change often starts at the bottom. It begins with family and friends sharing ideas and solutions or neighbors identifying how to make their homes safer for their families.

It begins with businesspersons contracting ways to improve local economies or parents organizing to enhance the educational outcomes for their children. All these moments have two things in common: One, community, and two, conversation.

The National Racial Equity Initiative (NREI) developed the Community Conversation Town Halls as a forum to amplify community voices and inform Black communities about priority policy issues. These events starting in Detroit will allow all community members to engage in community-level dialogue that leads to concrete, actionable steps in addressing systemic racism. We aspire to meet people where they are and support them by facilitating dialogue around issues relevant to the Black communities we visit. In addition, we hope to leverage relationships with partners to collaborate on intersectional issues.

On April 23, 2022, the CBCF will host its first Community Conversation in Detroit, Michigan.

Home to one of the nation’s largest Black populations, Detroit has played a pivotal role in developing the Black identity in this country. From Motown to Motor City, Detroit has a long history of remaining ahead of both culture and industry. At its height, the city housed over 1.8 million people, making it the 5th largest U.S. city. Due to deindustrialization, Detroit lost around 60% of its population and went through a steep economic decline, eventually filing for bankruptcy in 2013. Since then, Detroit has resurged economically, and as the city rebuilds, one aspect under scrutiny is its public safety infrastructure.

Some residents want to rehaul and reimagine public safety in Detroit, while others request more resources to bolster the existing system. The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation has organized this event in hopes of carving a path forward in this critical conversation.

The day will include a Social Justice Art & Activism Fair where participants can learn about the work of local Detroit artists and social justice organizations. Following the Fair is a Fireside Chat with Representative Brenda Lawrence, moderated by CBCF President and CEO Nicole Austin-Hillery. The two leaders will explore Congresswoman Lawrence’s thirty years in elected public service and how legislators can work alongside communities.

It will also feature two panels. During the first panel, panelists will provide a retrospective analysis of Detroit’s public safety landscape to provide a framework around the four pillars of public safety: Economic Opportunity, Criminal Justice, Health Equity, and Education Equity. During the second panel, panelists will examine and identify existing and potential solutions to the public safety system in Detroit. We aspire to close out the day with concrete solutions.

Change starts from the ground up, so join us for an opportunity to connect with community members during a discussion on April 23, 2022, for the NREI Community Conversation: Making Safety Public. This event is FREE and will be an excellent opportunity to learn more about the historic city of Detroit and expand our understanding of the public safety landscape and what it can be.

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Session 2

“Understanding the Detroit Public Safety Historical Landscape” Camille Toney Introductory Remarks

Deputy Director, Office of Ethics and Compliance, Senior Counsel, DOW, Inc.

Orlando P. Bailey Moderator

Engagement Director, BridgeDetroit

Nicholas Buckingham Campaign Director, Michigan Liberation

Ashley Carter

Director, Michigan Justice Fund

Angelique Peterson-Mayberry Board President, Detroit Public Schools Community District

Azaria Terrell

Youth Action Board Member, Detroit Phoenix Center

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Performers Tawana Petty

Mother, organizer, poet, and author

Joel Fluent Greene

Detroit based poet, author, and event curator

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Thank you to our

Sponsors Event Sponsor

NREI Partners

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Board of

Directors CHAIR Rep. Terri Sewell U.S. House of Representatives VICE CHAIR Chaka Burgess Empire Consulting Group PRESIDENT AND CEO Nicole Austin-Hillery Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc. SECRETARY Kevin Brown Dell, Inc

Quita Highsmith Genentech, Chief Diversity

Sean Suggs Toyota Motor North America

Fred Humphries Microsoft

Jesse Tyson The National Black MBA Association, Past President

Lonnie Johnson Exxon Mobil, Retired Tammy Jones Basis Investment Group Boderick Johnson Comcast Rep. Robin Kelly U.S. House of Representatives

TREASURER Markus Green Pfizer, Inc.

Rep. Brenda Lawrence U.S. House of Representatives

Pamela G. Alexander Ford Motor Company Fund

Dr. Keith Magee University College London

Rep. Colin Allred U.S. House of Representatives

Marcus Sebastian Mason The Madison Group

Chloe Barzy Accenture

Rep. A. Donald McEachin U.S. House of Representatives

Aisha Bowe STEMBoard

Steve Pemberton Work Human

Natalie Brunson-Wheeler State Farm Insurance Companies

Rep. Stacey Plaskett U.S. House of Representatives

Rep. Dwight Evans U.S. House of Representatives Pamela Everhart Fidelity

Rondu Vincent Bristol Myers Squibb Jessica Zielke The Coca-Cola,Company EX OFFICIO MEMBERS CBC CHAIRPERSON Rep. Joyce Beatty U.S. House of Representatives CBC SPOUSES CHAIRPERSON Mrs. Dianne Cleaver DIRECTOR EMERITUS Hon. Kendrick B. Meek Former Member of Congress King & Spalding LLP

Lisa Osborne Ross Edelman Dontai Smalls UPS

Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Harvard University

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Corporate

Advisory Council CHAIR John Mason Altria Keenan Austin Reed Alpine Group Rontel Batie Batie Consulting Benjamin Branch International Franchise Association Zafar Brooks Infoblox Zoe Cadore Calpine Karen S. Carter Dow Micaela Fernandez Allen Open Society Foundation Karis T. Gutter Corteva Agriscience Chanelle Hardy Google Robert Harris Apple Ashley Hayes Charter Communications Mervyn L. Jones II MLJ Strategies Jackie Kelly, Jr. FedEx Corporation Jeanine Liburd BET Networks

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Marie Long AT&T

Brandon Webb Amazon

Ramon O. Looby Maryland Bankers Association

Hilary West JP Morgan Chase & Co.

Adrienne Marks Visa

Tiffani V. Williams, JD, MPH The Daschle Group

Waldo McMillan Cisco

Cherie Wilson Delta Airlines

Virgil A. Miller Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Katelyn J. Nnake Jesse Price TikTok Chris Randle Meta Ibn Akbar Salaam, MBA Waste Management, Inc. Nigel Stephens Phoenix Strategies Yolonda Stradford Bank of America ShaShrina Thomas Reynolds Dana Thompson Fulcrum Public Affairs Darrel Thompson theGROUP Phillip Wallace Walmart

Acknowledgments Thank you for joining us for the National Racial Equity Initiative for Social Justice Detroit Community Conversation: Public Safety, Making Safety Public, combating systemic injustice.

We hope to see you at our next event. cbcfinc.org

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