xpost Meetup Live: Debunking the Myths: Black History and Culture

Debunking the Myths: Black History and Culture

Thursday, February 25, 2021
5:00 PM to 6:00 PM EST

There are different versions of Black history in the United States depending on who you ask, which books you read, or even which classes you take. Myths and misconceptions surrounding Black history and culture run rampant in daily discourse. In the next event of Meetup’s Dismantling Social Injustice Series, we’ll learn where these harmful mistaken ideas came from and learn how to stop perpetuating them.

Join us for a history lesson with Dr. Janice Gassam, Founder of BWG Business Solutions, LLC, and Johnny Bailey Founder and Director of the ShineHard Family, an organization to increase prosperity among Black Americans, to learn the origin of some of the most common myths and misconceptions on topics ranging from Reconstruction, Jim Crow, wealth, and more.

A Q&A session will follow the panel discussion.

Agenda:
Introductions (5 mins)
Panel Discussion (40 mins)
Q&A session (15 mins)

About the panelists:
Johnny Bailey is Google’s DC Digital Coach, Founder of the ShineHard Family, and CEO of Bailey Media Group. His platform is designed to accelerate the Black economy through collaboration, training, and access. Johnny wants to help you start a profitable business and occupy seats at decision-making tables.
As DC’s Grow with Google Digital Coach, Johnny’s mission is to level the playing field for diverse small business owners. Providing industry related talks and digital skills workshops to help entrepreneurs thrive online.
As Founder of the ShineHard Foundation, Johnny’s mission is to close the racial wealth gap. It's programs promote role model visibility, collaboration, and transfer financial literacy from one generation to the next.
As CEO of Bailey Media Group, Johnny produces content for small business and big brands to amplify stories, optimize campaigns, and mobilize underrepresented
communities.

Janice Z. Gassam Asare, Ph.D. is the founder of BWG Business Solutions, LLC, an award-winning consultancy designed to help organizations create more inclusive environments. Janice facilitates workshops, delivers keynote speeches and “Awareness Talks” to spark important dialogue about workplace equity. Janice has had the opportunity to collaborate with Google, Amazon, Yale University, Nordstrom, H&M, and Paypal/Venmo among many others. She is the host of the Dirty Diversity Dinner Series, a free public workshop designed to address issues around diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. Janice is the author of two best-selling books, Dirty Diversity: A Practical Guide to Foster an Equitable and Inclusive Workplace for All and The Pink Elephant: A Practical Guide to Creating an Anti-racist Organization. She is a senior contributing writer for Forbes having authored over 200 articles. Janice has a Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in business. She is a TEDx speaker and the host of the Dirty Diversity podcast where she discusses all things diversity, equity, inclusion.

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