In the summer of 2011, the Center sponsored four days of institutes focused on Black males. Each institute consisted of two presentations by experts on violence, employment, education, health and mental health for Black males in the Pittsburgh area. These institutes were generously funded by The Pittsburgh Foundation.
June 2 Black Male Gun Violence
- Black Male Firearm Violence and the People Affected
David Hemenway, Professor of Health Policy, Harvard University - Policies to reduce and Prevent Black Male Gun Violence
Alfred Blumstein, Professor of Urban Systems and Operations, CMU
Comments
- Richard Garland, Executive Director, One Vision One Life
- Nathan Harper, Pittsburgh Chief of Police
Guest Ph.D. Students from Other Social Work Schools
- Charles Graham, Doctoral Student, University of Michigan
June 6 Black Male Employment
- Employing Less-Educated Black Men
Ronald Mincy, Professor, School of Social Work, Columbia University - Employing Educated Black Men
William Rodgers III, Professor, Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, and Chief Economist, Heldric Center for Workforce Development Rutgers University - Black Male Employment Problems and Solutions
William E. Spriggs, Assistant Secretary for Policy, U.S. Department of Labor
June 27 Black Male Health/Mental Health
- Black Male Health
Thomas LaVeist, Director, Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions; Professor, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University - Man Up Man Down: Black Men Talk about Manhood, Stress, and Depression
Harold Neighbors, Professor, Health Behavior and Health Education; Director, Center for Research on Ethnicity and Health; Director, Program for Research on Black Americans, University of Michigan
July 7 Black Male Education
- An Opportunity Agenda for Black Males
John Jackson, President and CEO, Schott Foundation - Black Males and Gifted Education
Donna Y. Ford, Professor, Peabody College of Education, Vanderbilt University