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Coalition for Racial Equity and Social Justice
Coalition4Justice

“The time to act is now. We must work together to build a safe, healthy, more equitable and just society where everyone is welcome and valued.”  
-- Dr. Bernadine E. Ahonkhai, Founder/CEO.

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Dr Bernadine Ahonkhai and family, with special guest Congresswoman  Madeleine Dean (center) at the First Annual Coalition4Justice Anniversary celebration. (2021)
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Dr. Bernadine Ahonkhai with the Coalition4Justice Steering Committee at the 2nd Anniversary celebration in 2022.

2 Time Grant Award Winner!

Coalition4Justice is a proud recipient of:

the Montgomery County ARPA Fund &

The Dr. Frank E. Boston Black Justice Fund Award

OUR MISSION
  • Promote public awareness and community understanding aimed at the elimination of Discrimination, Inequity, Injustice, and Racism.  

  • Serve as a safe space for individuals to come together and engage in authentic conversations about racial inequity and social injustice.

  • Strive to realize stated goals through the creation and implementation of various programs and initiatives in the school system and our communities.

  • Utilize education, training, and civic action as catalysts for achieving transformational, sustainable and measurable change in our society.

"Advancing Equity & Justice Together"

 UPCOMING PROGRAMS

Coalition4Justice presents

HAUNTED GETTYSBURG: Dark Tourism, Racism, and U.S. History:

Take your virtual seat for an unsettling journey, as we examine the bloodiest battle of the Civil War and the lingering specter of white supremacy.

Monday, October 9, 2023 - 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM EDT

SPECIAL GUESTS:

DR. FAVIAN GUERTIN-MARTIN, Assistant Professor, Arcadia University 

&

DR. KEVIN REVIER, Assistant Professor, Arcadia University

This is a FREE ONLINE event. EVERYONE IS WELCOME, but registration is required. Q & A after presentation.

"Don't miss Your chance to join in the Conversation!"

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Jay Coles

Tyler Johnson was Here

After Tyler’s murder, his twin brother, Marvin becomes more emboldened and empowered to use his voice to protest
police brutality and help his community.

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Take the Harvard Implicit Bias Test

The YouthBuild Diversity Ambassador Program (YouthBuild DAP) is an eight-week training created by Coalition4Justice that enables students to counter the culture of insensitivity and intolerance by arming them with education,

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skills, and mentorship – tools that maximize their potentialfor excellence and for being healthy, productive members of our communities. The YouthBuild DAP provides a safe space for students to share their stories for the purpose of affirming their unique personal identities, experiences, and  diversity.

Over 96% Program Approval Rating by 

Our Students!

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She led a revolution all by herself becoming a household name in the 18th century through the art of her poetry.

Can you name her?

Learn more about her extraordinary life!

 GEORGE FLOYD AND AMERICA: What has changed?

Three years ago, George Floyd was maliciously killed by a police officer, who was convicted of his murder. The world gasped, but how has America changed in the wake of his horrific death? This gripping article takes a hard look at that question.        
                And how have you changed?

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Three years after George Floyd's murder, is America in a better place?

by Marquise Francis, National Reporter, Yahoo News
 


RELATED READING:

Justice Dept. Data on Racial, Gender, and Age Bias in Policing,

article by Leah Wang


I Can't Breathe, a poem by Rabbi Lance Sussman

Coalition4Justice Highlights

Congresswoman Madeleine Dean speaks at the First Coalition4Justice Anniversary Celebration in 2021.

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