Freedom Dreaming Futures with Marc Lamont Hill

The SF Human Rights Commission as part of their Dream Keepers Initiative is spearheading an innovative virtual live event series called Freedom Dreaming Futures (FDF). Hosted and Produced by Edutainment for Equity, FDF presents a discussion between some of the top thought leaders in African American society about the future possibilities for Black people. The dialogues tackle some of the most pressing issues currently facing black communities locally and nationally. The goal of Freedom Dreaming is to create community dialogue about the current state of Black America and its Future, centered in the San Francisco Bay Area. FDF features include journalist and hip hop author DJ Davey D of Hard Knock Radio and an artistic feature from local and national recording and visual artists.

The Future of Prisons and Schools ft. Marc Lamont Hill

Data as it relates to these two American institutions far too often reveal Black people at the bottom of rates in literacy, college admission and completion, and academic achievement.  Far too often Black people are at the top of rates of suspension, expulsion, incarceration and injustice.  Author, Scholar, Media personality Marc Lamont Hill will share with us his vision for the future of these institutions, including exploring abolition as a mandate and imagining new possibility for Black Education and Healing.