Celeste Headlee, co-host of The Takeaway, speaks at the National Race Amity Conference in Boston today. Richard Thomas, professor emeritus of history at Michigan State University is also talking at the conference. He’s the creator of the race relations concept, “The Other Tradition,” which focuses on the efforts of those who, during times of racial conflict, have worked across racial lines to promote friendship and peace.
William Smith is the founding executive director of the National Center for Race Amity, based at Wheelock College in Boston, and is the organizer of the annual National Race Amity Conference. Thomas and Smith discuss their work, and a book they’re currently collaborating on called, “Race Amity and the Other Tradition: A Primer for Promoting Race Relations in America.”
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