Lunchtime Learning with Shanelle Dupree
Topic: “Skin Deep: Don’t Forget to Lay the Foundation”. Building Racial Equity for Families through History, Cultural Awareness, Bravery, and Connection”
How can racial equity for families move beyond an aspiration and become a part of an organization’s culture? The answer is building a foundation of the cultural ABC’s. But too often, no strategy exists, and organizations are left ill prepared. Join strategic connector Shanelle Dupree as she shares legal, social, and community insights on what it takes to begin laying a cultural foundation.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Shanelle Dupree is the inaugural Executive Director of the Racial Equity Collaborative (REC), a social service non-profit. The REC serves as a national model for engaging community partners in addressing systemic racial barriers for families of color in helping systems. www.racialequitycollaborative.org Shanelle is the creator of Skin DEEP: The History of Child Welfare by Race. Skin DEEP is a professionally produced on demand course and webinar that uses history to explain family separation and disparities while incorporating solutions for learners. www.skindeepcw.com. Shanelle is a former social service administrator, a licensed Kansas attorney, wife and mama of 4, author, and Bible study teacher at her local church. She enjoys reading, writing, and watching the same comedies over and over again.