Delia Gillis, Center of Africana Studies Director, mediated the event with Amber Lancaster, assistant professor of Counselor Education.

The event welcomed professionals, students and community members from all different backgrounds – most participants involved with an education or Africana studies course – added up to a turnout of approximately 40.

Gillis and Lancaster answered and proposed questions to the group; topics involved racial traumas, culture education and privilege responsibility.

Following the discussion was a screening of the film “Marshall,” a biopic of the Supreme Court justice’s life and impact in the civil rights movement, in the Union Cinema.

Read the “Marshall” film review.