Diversity & Inclusion Workshop: The Underground Railroad: Learning From Our History

Winston Churchill once said that those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
 
The Underground Railroad and the slavery abolition movement is an inspiring example from American History where White and Black people worked together for freedom and equality for all.
 
For over a decade, Störling Dance Theatre has told the powerful story of the Underground Railroad at the Kauffman Center, inspiring audiences to work together towards racial reconciliation in our city today. Join Jeremiah Enna, Executive Director of Underground and The Culture House and Ray Jarrett, Executive Director of UniteKC, for a discussion about the history of the Underground Railroad and how this creative work can inspire us in the work of racial reconciliation today.  

Thank you to our 2021 Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Sponsors!

Our Diversity & Inclusion Workshop Series Presenting Sponsor is Commerce Bank.

Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Presenting Sponsors are CommunityAmerica Credit Union, Evergy and Hallmark. Our Cornerstone Sponsors are American Century Investments, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation JE Dunn Construction, Lockton Companies, REACH Healthcare Foundation, Saint Luke's Health System, T-Mobile, UMB Bank and Waddell & Reed. Our Regional Diversity Sponsors are Black & Veatch, Grant Thornton, Honeywell FMT,   McCownGordon Construction, Spire, SS&C, and VanTrust Real Estate. Our Supporting Diversity Sponsors are Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, CBIZ/MHM, Children's Mercy, Enterprise Holdings, Ernst & Young, Garmin, HNTB Companies, Husch Blackwell, H&R Block, Kansas City University, KVC Health Systems, Lathrop GPM, Lead Bank,  Mazuma Credit Union,  McAnany, Van Cleave & Phillips, Shook Hardy & Bacon, Stinson, The Builders' Association,  The University of Kansas, The University of Kansas Health System and Turner Construction Company.