VIRTUAL Tour of Magnolia House with Benjamin Briggs of Preservation Greensboro Tuesday, November 17 at 6:30 pm Grab the beverage of your choice and join us for a virtual viewing of Preservation Greensboro’s Tour of Historic Magnolia House with a personalized guided tour for our members and Q&A session to follow. No RSVP is necessary. …
Devoted to Diversity is proud to announce our January meeting will consist of a customized diversity training provided by our very own WPF sister Valda Ford, who has decades of experience in the field and will provide an opportunity to participate in a forthcoming beta project. RSVP to Nicole Hayes if you are interested in…
Discussion of Bryan Stevenson’s book "Just Mercy"
Join us on April 20th to discuss issues of racial equity. We will draw on resources from the United Way's 21-day Equity Challenge to guide our conversation about how inequity and racism affect our lives and our community. In the interest of time, we will be limited to only a few of the daily challenges to discuss in detail. If…
We are honored to have Mr. Lyndon Rego of CoMetta as our guest presenter for our May Zoom event. Lyndon facilitates groups on issues at the intersection of social innovation, complexity, and leadership. He will lead a participative, structured conversation called, “I See You” which is designed to allow us to share our stories and…
The Devoted to Diversity SIG is excited to resume our programs after the summer break with a presentation by our member Christie Soper and her co-producer Tina Firesheets about Pan Asian Voices and Experiences in North Carolina (PAVE NC), an all-volunteer initiative designed to create more awareness and understanding of the Asian American/Pacific Islander community locally. Please…
Join us at our next meeting where we'll be discussing "High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America," the Netflix documentary series celebrating African American food culture starting in West Africa. Part of it was filmed here in North Carolina. We encourage you to view some episodes in advance of our session (as…
The Book Club and Devoted to Diversity SIGs will come together for a combined event to discuss the book All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley’s Sack, A Black Family Keepsake by Tiya Miles. This award-winning book focuses on a mother’s love for her enslaved child. A renowned historian traces the life of a single…
The Devoted to Diversity SIG invites WPF members to join us on to see The Hidden Truth of Black Wall Street at the Carolina Theater. Told from the perspectives of both Black and white people, the play will challenge everything you thought you knew and shine a light on the unabridged truth about the Tulsa Race…
Join us for a 90-minute walking tour of the Underground Railroad trail, led by Max Carter, Quaker chaplain and professor (retired) at Guilford College. Sponsored by Devoted to Diversity and LOL SIGs. Please RSVP to retired@wpforum.org.