Joining the news 3 team for the discussion are five community members with expertise in such areas as education, housing, criminal justice, employment, health care and government. The panelists are:
- Denise Crawford, president and chief executive officer of the Family Health Center in Kalamazoo, Michigan
- Elder Dorla Bonner, director of Kalamazoo’s first Diversity, Equity and Inclusion plan
- Retired Captain Vic Ledbetter, the police academy training director at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, and a Portage City Council member
- Stephanie Moore, a former Kalamazoo County commissioner and community activist
- Dr. Regena Nelson, an early childhood education professor and chair of the department of Teaching, Learning and Educational Studies at Western Michigan University
View Town Hall: https://wwmt.com/news/local/town-hall-explores-answers-to-the-question-what-is-systemic-racism