In recent months, local and state leaders in more than 25 states have declared racism a public health threat; the City of Boston proclaimed this summer that “racism constitutes an emergency and public health crisis.” This public event, moderated by the Boston Globe’s Jeneé Osterheldt, is the second ICA Forum to bring together voices from the arts, government, and public health to explore this urgent topic, now in the context of two pandemics: racism and COVID-19.

Panelists include:

Jeneé Osterheldt, Culture Columnist, The Boston Globe
Dr. Karilyn Crockett, Chief of Equity, City of Boston
Bill T Jones, Choreographer; Artistic Director, New York Live Arts; Co-Founder, Bill T Jones Arnie Zane Dance Company
Dr. Kimberlyn Leary, Associate Professor, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School/McLean Hospital; Lecturer, Harvard Kennedy School
OJ Slaughter, Artist
Amanda Taffy, Doctor of Public Health (DrPH) student, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health