Exploring Racial Literacy: An Evening with Dr. Howard Stevenson
Ball Auditorium
Developing racial literacy requires a change in the way in which people view, interact with, and treat each other in the context of daily life. Skill development takes intention and repeated practice. Parents and educators are invited to Exploring Racial Literacy: An Evening with Dr. Howard Stevenson to learn to manage racially stressful interactions and culturally responsible practices. We will explore the experiences, perspectives, and contributions of various cultures, groups, and individuals to gain the knowledge, skills and tools that are necessary to become part of a racially competent and highly effective society.
Dr. Howard Stevenson is the Constance Clayton Professor of Urban Education, Professor of Africana Studies, in the Human Development & Quantitative Methods Division of the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. He is a nationally recognized clinical psychologist and researcher on negotiating racial conflicts using racial literacy for independent and public K-12 schooling, community mental health centers, teachers, police, and parents. Dr. Stevenson's research publications and clinical work involve developing culturally relevant "in-the-moment" strengths-based measures and therapeutic interventions that teach emotional and racial literacy skills to families and youth and have been funded by the W.T. Grant Foundation, the Annenberg Foundation, and the National Institutes of Mental Health and Child Health and Human Development.