Akron's Rethinking Race Conference Addresses Controversial Current Events

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Akron's Rethinking Race Conference Addresses Controversial Current Events

Ideastream Public Media | By Brooke Forrest

Published January 31, 2018 at 2:14 PM EST

Akron students and community members take part in Face 2 Face (F2F) conversations dealing with race and racial conflict during the annual Rethinking Race conference.

annual conference kicks off this Friday. The two-week forum, which includes lectures and discussions, film screenings and plays is now in its eleventh year.

is a professor of social science at the university and one of the organizers of the conference. She says it鈥檚 evolved over time in response to current events.

鈥淵ou know I think we can look at the headlines and we can realize that these issues of race are still very important and very volatile and the need for greater understanding is still pertinent,鈥� said Dreussi.

There are about 60 over the next two weeks covering topics including , and the .

Rethinking Race is free and open to the public.

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Brooke is a senior journalism major and photojournalism minor. She has experience in photography, multimedia, print, radio and visual journalism. She has worked with Kent State student media including The Kent Stater and KentWired. She is a disc jockey and the former web director for Black Squirrel Radio. She is currently the general manager of Black Squirrel Radio.

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Akron's Rethinking Race Conference Addresses Controversial Current Events