Rev. Traci Blackmon
Rev. Traci Blackmon – Healing Communities on the Frontlines of Ferguson
Samuel Merritt University Health Education Center 400 Hawthorne Avenue, Oakland, CA, United StatesPlease join the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at Samuel Merritt University for an evening with Reverend Traci Blackmon. Reverend Blackmon's signature initiatives have included Healthy Mind, Body, and Spirit, a mobile faith-based outreach program she designed to impact health outcomes in impoverished areas. Rev. Blackmon's communal leadership and work in the aftermath of the killing of Michael Brown, Jr., in Ferguson, MO has gained her both national and international recognition and audiences from the White House to the Carter Center to the Vatican. She was appointed to the Ferguson Commission by Governor Jay Nixon and to the President's Advisory Council on Faith-Based Neighborhood Partnerships for the White House by President Barack H. Obama. This year, Rev. Blackmon co-authored the newly released White Privilege curriculum through the United Church of Christ. Reverend Traci Blackmon is the Acting Executive Minister of Justice & Witness Ministries of The United Church of Christ and Senior Pastor of Christ The King United Church of Christ in Florissant, MO. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing from Birmingham - Southern College (1985), and a Master of Divinity degree from Eden Theological Seminary(2009). Free Event and all are Welcome-Reception to Follow Register Today http://bit.ly/2lTbgBN
Supporting Women Serving Vulnerable Communities with Dr. Joy DeGruy & Rev. Traci Blackmon
Samuel Merritt University Health Education Center 400 Hawthorne Avenue, Oakland, CA, United StatesPlease join the Samuel Merritt University Office of Diversity & Inclusion for a one-day symposium honoring Women's History Month focused on Women Serving Vulnerable Communities. Registration: 9:00am-10:00am Program Begins at 10:00am Vibrant Presentations and Group Dialogue Sessions by: Dr. Monique LeSarre, Moderator Executive Director at Rafiki Coalition for Health and Wellness Dr. Joy DeGruy- Be The Healing (Focused on Dr. DeGruy's latest Work) Dr. DeGruy is a nationally and internationally renowned resercher, educator, author and presenter. Dr. Degruy is the acclaimed author of Post Tramatic Slave Syndrome-America's Legacy of Enduring Injury, Healing, and Post Tramatic Slave Syndrome : The Study Guide. Rev. Traci Blackmon- Healing Conversations (Centering on Social Activism and Justice) Reverend Blackmon is the Executive Minister of Justice & Wellness of the United Church of Christ and Senior Pastor of the Christ the King United Church in Florissant, MO. Rev Blackmon's communal leadership and work in the aftermath of the killing of Michael Brown Jr., in Ferguson MO has gained her both national and international recognition. Register Today: http://womenservingvulnerablecommunities.eventbrite.com/
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