Clinton Global Initiative University Partners With Morehouse College For Virtual Event
Chelsea Clinton and former President Bill Clinton are seen here at the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. The first Clinton Global Initiative since 2016 is set to kick off Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, in New York City, with top international leaders from politics, business, and philanthropy set to attend and collaborate to tackle world issues.
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Former President Bill Clinton is using his platform to bring awareness to the social injustice suffered by many African Americans.
President Clinton said, “Of course the shootings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and others have also reminds us that still, the person’s skin color determines how they are treated in nearly every aspect of American life.”
The former president spoke Thursday as part of the Clinton Global Initiative University in partnership with Atlanta’s Morehouse College.
Panelists shared strategies to help build what they called a more inclusive racial economy.
Former first daughter Chelsea Clinton led the health panel discussion. She said health inequality affects Black Americans at a greater rate, and in turn, more Black Americans are dying from COVID-19.
She added, “That grief has ricocheted through millions of friends, loved ones, colleagues. And that loss and that grief has fallen disproportionately on communities of color in our country.”
Panelists at the virtual conference talked about healthcare, entrepreneurship, innovation, and the recruitment of a diverse workforce.
For a deeper exploration of Ahmaud Arbery’s story, listen to WABE’s podcast, “Buried Truths.” Hosted by journalist, professor, and Pulitzer-prize-winning author Hank Klibanoff, season three of “Buried Truths” explores the Arbery murder and its direct ties to racially motivated murders of the past in Georgia.
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