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Understanding and Addressing the Social Construct of Race. In this workshop, you will learn about the construction of the Black race and the intersectionality of race, gender, ethnicity and identity in order to understand the impact of racism systemic and social disparities and disproportionalities experienced by Black women and develop a culturally specific model to providing services for the Black community.
Gretta Gordy Gardner is the Deputy Director for Ujima., Inc.: a project of the DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence at The National Center on Violence Against Women in the Black Community. An attorney, Ms. Gardner’s career as a legal advisor for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking was inspired by her early work as a prosecutor in the Domestic Violence Unit of the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s Office.
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