Members of the community are invited to attend upcoming events in the Structural Racism Dialogues series. Sessions in the coming months will be held with Andrea Wilson, Ayesha Bell Hardaway and Dominique Rose.
Attend the following events:
- “Why Closing the Wealth Gap Helps Restore Communities” by Andrea Wilson, held Nov. 2 from 4 to 5 p.m.
- “Social Justice: A Preview of the Work Ahead” by Ayesha Bell Hardaway, held Nov. 19 from noon to 1 p.m. and Dec. 7 from 4 to 5 p.m.
- Presentation by Dominique Rose, held Jan. 21 from noon to 1 p.m. and Feb. 1 from 4 to 5 p.m.
Attendees will be placed in a drawing for the book How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi.
If you have any questions or comments about this series, contact the Office for Interprofessional Education, Research and Collaborative Practice at ipercp@case.edu.
More about the speakers
Andrea Wilson
Andrea is a top professional real estate broker in the Cleveland market helping traditional buyers, sellers and real estate investors achieve their real estate goals. With more than a decade of experience in the business at Brick House Realty, Wilson trains realtors on how to grow their real estate business, offers pre-licensing classes, leads first-time home buyer classes, and hosts workshops on how to get started investing in real estate. Before becoming a realtor, Wilson completed a degree in accounting, earned her MBA and climbed the corporate ladder as an accountant.
On the nonprofit side, Wilson is the branch manager for NID Maple Heights, which is a HUD Approved Housing agency providing free services to the community. Wilson and her husband run a youth sports program that instills teamwork and promotes wellness. She also serves as the housing chair for the NAACP Cleveland. Wilson wants to continue to teach about the importance of building wealth through real estate and owning more assets within the community.
Ayesha Bell Hardaway
Ayesha Bell Hardaway is an assistant professor at the CWRU School of Law and the director of the Criminal Clinic in the Milton A. Kramer Law Clinic. She also is co-director of the Social Justice Institute. As a member of the faculty, Hardaway has taught as a clinician in the areas of health law, civil litigation and criminal justice. Her research and scholarship interests include the intersection of race and the law, constitutional law, criminal law, policing and civil litigation.
Prior to joining the law school faculty, Hardaway practiced in the Litigation Department of Tucker Ellis LLP. Her six years at the firm were devoted to defending major electrical, automotive and pharmaceutical manufacturers during all phases of litigation as trial counsel and National Coordinating Counsel. Hardaway represented those clients in state and federal courts throughout the country.
Before her time at Tucker Ellis, Hardaway was an assistant prosecuting attorney for Cuyahoga County and handled a variety of criminal matters, including juvenile delinquencies and general felonies. Hardaway serves as the deputy monitor on the Independent Monitoring Team appointed to evaluate police reforms implemented by the Cleveland Police Department under a federal consent decree.
Recommended readings for Professor Hardaway’s session are:
- Killing the Black Body by Dorothy Roberts
- Punishment Without Crime by Alexandra Natapoff
- Condemnation of Blackness by Khalil Gibran Muhammed
- How to Be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi
Dominique Rose
Dominique Rose is a postdoctoral scholar and transdisciplinary fellow in primary care research at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.