The National Center for Civil and Human Rights offers ongoing programming for everyone — young professionals, families with children, students, and adults. With both virtual and in-person programs, there is something for everyone. Learn more about what we have to offer below.
NCCHR Disclaimer: All comments of the moderators and guests of our programs represent the thoughts of each individual and do not represent an official position of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights.
This program aired Sunday, October 4, 2020. The Power of Naming: Why language is critical in dismantling racism will explore the use of coded language to further the division in our country. From bias headlines about victims and perpetrators of racial violence to the coded language of politicians; the words and messages that we digest...
This program aired Friday, October 9th, 2020 @ 12 EST Join The Center for a conversation with Gigi Pedraza, Executive Director and Founder of the Latino Community Fund Georgia, and Ana Gonzalez, Senior Researcher at the Pew Research Center, exploring the economic impact of COVID-19 in the Latinx and Hispanic communities. Panelists will address the...
This program aired Monday, October 13th, 2020 @ 12 EST Celebrating 2020 Indigenous Peoples Day, this program is a companion piece to the online exhibition of the same name in collaboration with Lenscratch and a featured event of Atlanta Celebrates Photography. We will be in conversation with several of the photographers featured in the exhibit....
This program aired Friday, October 23th, 2020 @ 12 EST What is empathy and how does it affect social justice? How does lack of empathy explain disparities in areas from health care to criminal justice? Join The Center for a conversation with Dr. Alisha Gaines, Associate Professor of English at Florida State University, and Dr....
Modeling Allyship will gather members of the Interfaith Response to White Supremacy to investigate the term allyship, proper methods of actualizing the idea, and anecdotal experiences the panelists have experienced in the pursuit of becoming/receiving allies – especially when coming together across faiths. The conversation will be launched by a brief performative art piece curated for...
Join the National Center for Civil and Human Rights for a virtual conversation on The Impact of the November 3rd election results on Black, Latinx, and LGBTQ+ communities.
Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDOR) is an annual observance on November 20 that honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. Join The Center for a conversation on TDOR discussing the increasing visibility of trans individuals in film and TV, the relationship between the portrayal of trans...
What is the relationship between historical race-based housing segregation and the current climate crisis? Join The Center for a conversation with Cate Mingoya, Director of Capacity Building at Groundwork USA, Dr. Robert K. Nelson, Director of the Digital Scholarship Lab at the University of Richmond, and Dr. Vivek Shandas, Founder and Director of the Sustaining...
Join The Center for a conversation examining King’s Beloved Community and how the concept of our collective responsibility to the struggles of others is informing modern social justice movements. Guests will hear from Dr. Laura Soltis, Executive Director of Freedom University and Dr. Robyn Henderson-Espinoza, Founder of the Activist Theology Project. This virtual program will...
As part of their living tree tribute to the late Congressman John Lewis, Trees Atlanta is excited to host a joint conversation with The Center’s Calinda Lee and Willette Jackson who is Trees Atlanta’s lead coordinator for the Flowering Forest Tree Tribute to John Lewis. Ms. Lee and Ms. Jackson will discuss the inspiration and purpose behind...
As we celebrate Women's History Month, join us for another edition of Children's Storytime! The program will include the reading of two stories back-to-back: "One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale" by Demi & "Seeds of Change" by Jen Cullerton Johnson. The overall run time should be about 30-40 minutes. At the conclusion of each...
What are Respectability Politics and how have they influenced the way women are perceived in their personal and professional lives? Join The Center for a conversation during Women’s History Month about the Politics of Respectability and what that has looked like for women over the years, from The Civil Rights Movement to modern day. Guests...