Race Relations and Collaboration
Between Asian American and African American Communities
After the Peter Liang Case
Monday, March 28 , 2016
Location: NYC Bar Association • 42 West 44th Street, New York, NY
8 : 30 am – Registration
9 : 00 – 11 : 00 am – Panel discussion
After NYPD Officer Peter Liang was convicted of second degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Akai Gurley, Asian American and African American communities responded in different ways, leading to rising tensions between these two communities. Asian American Business Development Center and One Hundred Black Men have come together to organize a panel of community, civic and political leaders to discuss race relations, communications, and collaborations between the two communities.
Moderators
CeFaan Kim, Reporter, WABC Eyewitness News
Joy Williams, Founder and Principal, LJW Strategies
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Michael Garner, President, One Hundred Black Men
John Wang, President, Asian American Business Development Center
Different Community Reactions to the case of Peter Liang: Two Perspectives
Sandra Leung, Board Member, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
Lumumba Akinwole-Bandele, NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund
Exploring Common Issues Facing the Two Communities
Ron Kim, New York State Assemblyman
Walter Mosley, New York State Assemblyman
Common Areas for Future Collaboration
Peter Kwong, Distinguished Professor of Asian American Studies and Urban Affairs, Hunter College
Rev. Jacques DeGraff, Associate Pastor of Canaan Baptist Church
Presented by
Asian American Business Development Center
One Hundred Black Men, Inc.
Co-sponsor
The New York City Bar Association
Registration link: http://goo.gl/forms/lJRBgRw69x
For inquiry call Xiaotang Huang 212.966.0100
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