{"id":55,"date":"2020-08-17T09:55:49","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T14:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ncrsj.com\/2020\/?page_id=55"},"modified":"2023-01-03T09:59:12","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T09:59:12","slug":"founders-welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/ncrsj.org\/2023\/about\/founders-welcome\/","title":{"rendered":"Founder&#8217;s Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#f7f7f7&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.3&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"margin-bottom:30px; text-align:center;\">Founder&#8217;s Welcome<\/h1>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/dennis-obama.jpg\" title=\"President Barack Obama and Dennis Kennedy\" alt=\"President Barack Obama and Dennis Kennedy\" style=\"margin-bottom:30px;\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><pee>Greetings,<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><pee>I would like to welcome you to the <b>Third Annual National Conference on Racial &#038; Social Justice (NCRSJ)<\/b> scheduled for <b>November 7 and November 15-16<\/b>. This year&#8217;s theme is <em>\u201cCollective Voice for Change\u201d<\/em>. As I\u2019m sure you\u2019re all aware, the unjust killing of Black men &#038; women is not a new facet of American history or society, but we have seen a shift in the reaction to this brutality in the response to the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and many other members of the Black community. Recently, a national dialogue has been ignited, and social issues, particularly the plights of the Black community are finally receiving more acknowledgment.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><pee>In order for true change and intentional advocacy to occur, there needs to be collaboration between the groups who are seeking reformation, and there needs to be extensive communication and education on the topics at hand. Thus, we created the National Conference on Racial &#038; Social Justice. This conference will serve as a time and place for prominent leaders from corporate, education &#038; the community for the purpose of dialogue, of learning and my hope for real and lasting change.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><pee>I invite you to take part in this conference.   I would like for you to hear the voices of our multicultural community, and ultimately become a better collaborator in the fight to dismantle systemic racism. Thank you for your support.<\/pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><pee><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  Sincerely,<!\u2013- [et_pb_br_holder] -\u2013><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <a href=\"http:\/\/denniskennedy.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dennis Kennedy<\/a><!\u2013- [et_pb_br_holder] -\u2013><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <em>Co-Founder &#038; Chairman<!\u2013- [et_pb_br_holder] -\u2013><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    Racial Justice Institute<\/em><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/pee>[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":79,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<style>\r\n#main-content {\r\n    background:#f7f7f7 !important;\r\n}\r\n.banner-ad-divi {\r\n    display: none;\r\n}\r\n.entry-title {\r\n    text-align:center !important;\r\n}\r\nlegend {\r\n    color: #333;\r\n    font-size: 1.1em;\r\n    font-weight: 600;\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n<p style=\"line-height:1.9;\"><img src=\"http:\/\/ndccdn.net\/sites\/nationaldiversityconference\/2019\/assets\/images\/dennis-kennedy-300x452.jpg\" style=\"float:right; margin: 0px 0px 25px 25px;\">Greetings,<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"line-height:1.9;\">I would like to welcome you to the National Coalition for Racial Justice and Equity\u2019s inaugural conference. As I\u2019m sure you\u2019re all aware, the unjust killing of Black men, women, folx, and children is not a new facet of American history or society, but we have seen a shift in reaction to this brutality in the response to the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and many other members of the Black community. Recently, a national dialogue has been ignited, and social issues, particularly the plights of the Black community are finally receiving more acknowledgment.<\/p>\r\n        \r\n<p style=\"line-height:1.9;\">In order for true change and intentional advocacy to occur, there needs to be collaboration between the groups who are seeking reformation, and there needs to be extensive communication and education on the topics at hand. Thus, we created the National Coalition for Racial Justice and Equity conference. 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