The Voice of Your Customer, African American Chamber of Commerce and Switch Lighting are hosting Mel Gravely, business owner and author of Dear White Friend.
Join us for a candid discussion about African Americans growing our businesses and careers while playing our role on the path to racial equity.
About Dear White Friend:
Civic Leader & CEO of TriVersity Construction Company, Melvin J. Gravely II, has written an objective assessment of the race gap in America in his latest book, Dear White Friend: The Realities of Race, the Power of Relationships and Our Path to Equity. The book focuses on three critical questions – what is really going on with race in our country, why we must care, and what we can do about it together.
Gravely challenges readers—without judgment—to adopt a new perspective on race relations by combining personal insight with facts. He asserts most individuals are not overtly racist. But many do not recognize or question racism as the ever-present operating system of inequity, thus marginalizing Black people and creating headwinds against Black gains.
In Dear White Friend, Gravely is not the corporate leader sharing insight. He is the successful Black man imploring each of us to play a role to get everyone onto a path of systemic solutions.
The confident business leader admits the challenge of achieving racial equity is so complex that he hesitated to author the book. But, Gravely decided now was the time to add his unique perspective. The book is full of practical solutions, direct without placing blame.
For more information, please visit www.DearWhiteFriend.com.
Tuesday Nov 16, 2021
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM EST
Switch Lighting
312 W. Fourth Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
$25 (includes book and fireside conversation)