THE HISTORY AND LIFE OF BLACK AMERICA:
(LED BY AWARD-WINNING HISTORIAN, EDUCATOR, AND SPEAKER, DR. MATTHEW
C. WHITAKER [http://dstrategiesllc.com/about/founder-ceo/]
It has been said that Black history should be observed throughout the
year, not simply during Black History Month--that its lessons should
be leveraged to inspire and inform regularly. Black History Month
2020 is complete, but learning continues. Teachers, executives, faith
leaders, elected officials, non-profit administrators, and everyday
folk, Register Now to delve deeper and learn best practices in
teaching and leveraging Black History and Life for positive change
through the year.
THURSDAYS, FROM MARCH 26 TO JUNE 11, 2020, FROM 6:00PM TO 7:30PM
(_WITH THE EXCEPTION OF APRIL 9 AND 16_)
LOCATION: Chandler Presbyterian Church,
[https://www.chandlerpres.org/]1900 S. Arrowhead Dr., Chandler, AZ
85286 [https://www.chandlerpres.org/]
Refreshments and Parking Included
Peniel Joseph has argued that "BLACK HISTORY IS MORE VITAL IN OUR OWN
TIMES THAN EVER FOR AT LEAST THREE REASONS. Its descriptive
intervention allows US to embrace the fullness of AMERICAN AND WORLD
HISTORY ON A PREVIOUSLY UNIMAGINED SCALE. By allowing the voices of
BLACK WOMEN AND MEN, icons and ordinary people, to join in our larger
democratic story, we come to see how African-AMERICANS EXPANSIVELY
TRANSFORMED THE UNITED STATES. The struggle for BLACK DIGNITY, both
its triumphs and travails, offers a universal story through the
particular experiences of African-AMERICANS, one that immigrants,
women, people of color and LGBTQ communities can all relate to."
This QUEST will allow these voices to speak, inspire, and instruct our
way forward. Anyone interested in leveraging the indispensable power
of BLACK HISTORY AND LIFE, particularly aspiring and established
leaders, on behalf of transformational change, will not want to miss
this opportunity. indeed, this QUEST WILL EXPLORE THE SOCIAL,
political, economic, cultural, and religious experiences of people of
African descent in AMERICA. We will pay particular attention to the
ways in which BLACK PEOPLE HAVE RESISTED FORCES THAT SOUGHT TO
DEHUMANIZE AND MARGINALIZE THEM THROUGHOUT THEIR ONGOING QUEST FOR
FREEDOM AND DEMOCRACY. We will begin with pre-colonial Africa, the
trans-Atlantic slave trade, and enslavement, and move to the
emancipation and reconstruction eras.
We will then explore migration processes, and the cultivation of BLACK
ORGANIZATIONS AND LEADERS, and associated protest movements, focusing
particularly on _faith_, _race,_ _class_, and _gender_ within BLACK
COMMUNITIES, and the emergence of BLACK _culture_ as a powerful force
in global society.
QUEST DATES AND THEMES:
3_/26 Pre-Colonial Africa
4/2. The Trans-0Atlantic Slave Trade
4/23 AMERICAN SLAVERY
4/30 Emancipation and Reconstruction
5/7 The Rise of Jim Crow
5/14. BLACK AMERICA AND THE “New Deal”
5/21 The Harlem Renaissance
5/28 BLACK AMERICA AND WORLD WAR II
6/4 The Civil Rights Movement
6/11 Black Millennial and Z America_
__“Dr. Matthew Whitaker is a true leader. He moves people to
places they couldn’t come to alone. He heals. He teaches. He
brings out the best in all of US. I highly recommend Dr. Whitaker and
DIAMOND STRATEGIES.”
~ Sheila Kloefkorn, CEO/President, KEO Marketing Inc Founder,
Competitive Arizona
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1 Class $50.00
4 Classes $180 ($20.00 Savings)
6 Classes $240 ($60.00 Savings)
8 Classes $280 ($120.00 Savings)
10 Classes $300 ($200.00 Savings)
10 QUESTS CONSTITUTE A FULL “course” (Ancient Africa to the
Present)
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and organizations to expand their horizons, and enhance their
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Culture Quests are your opportunity to learn from top scholars and
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Quests facilitate appreciation for diversity, promote mutual respect,
and advances civic participation.
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DIAMOND STRATEGIES enables individuals and organizations to expand
their horizons, and enhance their diversity and inclusion efforts,
with timely, dynamic, solutions-based learning, in a C-Suite setting.
Designed for professionals and non-tradition learners who wish to
remain culturally competent and up-to- speed without enrolling in
college courses, Culture Quests are your opportunity to learn from top
scholars and practitioners in an intimate, comfortable, and convenient
setting. Our Quests facilitate appreciation for diversity, promotes
mutual respect, energizes participants, and advances civic
participation and nimble leadership.
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