- Chan Zuckerberg Initiative: https://chanzuckerberg.com/
- National Center for Lesbian Rights: https://www.nclrights.org/
- National Employment Law Project: https://www.nelp.org/
- East Bay Community Law Center: https://ebclc.org/
"Freedom to Lead: Revisiting Juneteenth 2020, A Year Later" Event Recording
On Thursday, June 17th, 2021 Dominique Turrentine, Manager of Strategic Initiatives at Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), Zoë Polk, Executive Director of the East Bay Community Law Center (EBCLC), Rebecca Dixon, Executive Director of the National Employment Law Project (NELP), and Imani Rupert- Gordon, Executive Director National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR) came together to reflect on Juneteenth and discuss how we can collectively build and transform institutions to advance Black liberation.
Catch up on the conversation with the event recording below:
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