I am so thrilled to reveal our Breaking Bias Summit's full presenter lineup! Today, I'm sharing the folks who will make Day 2 run - a true convening of experts as kind and compassionate as they are powerful and wise. We are so, so lucky to learn from them!
Register here if you haven't already - it's going to be an incredible two days!
A Lineup of Experts
On Friday, 11/4, our day will feature a number of talented experts in their fields facilitating talks and workshops at the intersection of mindfulness and antiracism work. It's going to be a day to remember!
Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis will deliver an invocation
The Rev. Jacqui Lewis, Ph.D. (she/hers) uses her gifts as author, activist, preacher, public theologian toward creating an antiracist, just, fully welcoming society in which everyone has enough.
Jacqui is my own pastor at Middle Church. Her commitment to love in all forms has provided me with so much inspiration, encouragement, and empowerment over the years. We are blessed to be in community with her.
Dr. Aletha Maybank will deliver a keynote address
Aletha Maybank, MD, MPH currently serves as the Chief Health Equity Officer and Senior Vice President for the American Medical Association (AMA) where she focuses on embedding health equity across all the work of the AMA and leading the Center for Health Equity.
Dr. Maybank and I met several years ago, and I have had the distinct pleasure of working with her across spaces, from the New York Department of Health, to SXSW, to now, as we work together to move the needle on equity at the AMA. To read more about all the reasons I'm thrilled that she'll keynote this summit, read my blog post here.
TaWanda Hunter Stallworth will discuss Building an Antiracist Law School, Legal Academy, and Legal Profession
TaWanda Hunter Stallworth, MDiv, is the Program Manager for the Antiracist Development Institute at Penn State Dickinson Law.
TaWanda and I began working together earlier this year when I joined the Antiracist Development Institute as a Systems Designer. This work has challenged me and pushed me to refine my thinking (more on this coming soon!), and I am so grateful that she will share her perspective on impacting an entire profession at our Summit.
Dr. Sará King and Rashid Hughes will discuss Breaking Bias within Academia and Cultural Spaces
Dr. Sará King is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Oregon Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Neurological Disorders. She has always been fascinated with the relationship between wellness and embodied healing practices. She has been an avid student-practitioner of vinyasa yoga, as well as a student of Mahayana and Theravada Buddhism for 14+ years.
Rashid Hughes seeks to bridge the worlds of contemplative practice and collective care. He is a proud graduate of the Howard University Department of Music and the Howard University School of Divinity. Rashid is a certified Mindfulness Teacher, a certified Yoga Instructor, a Restorative Justice Facilitator, and currently in training to become a Fire Pujari.
Sará and Rashid have such deep roots in mindfulness and wellness practices, and I deeply admire the ways that they thread this background into their work advancing and infusing justice into academic spaces.
Dr. Wizdom Powell will discuss Breaking Bias in the context of Social Impact and Health
Dr. Powell is trained as a clinical psychologist, population/public health disparities researcher, and health behavior theorist. My research expertise rests on investigating psychological and social factors influencing the mental/physical health of African American men and boys.
Dr. Powell and her team approached us about presenting her work at the Summit as part of an ongoing partnership between BE MORE with Anu and Headspace. I absolutely cannot wait to learn from her -- and I know that her time with us at the Summit will be the very beginning of an amazing partnership!
Helen Park will discuss Decolonizing Therapy & Mental Health
Helen Hyun-Kyung Park, LCSW, MFA (she/her) is an anti-oppressive, healing-centered family and couple therapist, social worker, artist, and meditation teacher.
Last, but certainly not least... Helen Park. Helen and I are part of the Fulbright Korea family, but I theoretically met her after we were done shaping our Summit's schedule! However, what she has to offer is so powerful and profound that I immediately thought: we need to find a way to work her in. Her training in Indigenous-Focused Oriented Therapy (IFOT) and somatic abolitionism with my teacher DaRa Williams and Resmaa Menakem will meet this cultural moment, and provide us with novel healing methodologies to break bias and dismantle systemic racism!