ISAAC
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
Ed Genesis is an artist, poet, musician, organizer, entrepreneur, and community leader. Born and raised in Gary, Indiana and moved to Kalamazoo, Michigan permanently in his early 20’s, his love of art/music, his passion for his people and community, and his gift of creativity are evident in all areas of his work. In October 2018 Ed Genesis released a song to accompany the campaign he was working on around school push out, entitled Junior High, which was distributed nationwide including on his own iHeart radio station, Spotify, and iTunes.