Inaugural Smithsonian "Our Shared Future: Reckoning with Our Racial Past" Forum Kicks Off National Conversation about Race in America

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On Thursday, August 26, 2021, the Smithsonian hosted its first "Our Shared Future: Reckoning with Our Racial Past" forum in Los Angeles, kicking off a national initiative addressing race in America. The virtual forum featured panel discussions on income and health care inequality and included conversations ranging from early race science to COVID-19 vaccine distribution. To learn more about the "Our Shared Future: Reckoning With Our Racial Past" initiative and to watch the forum, visit www.oursharedfuture.si.edu.

“With a 175-year history of seeking and sharing knowledge, the Smithsonian can apply its scholarship, research, collections and convening power to this crucial subject. By listening to diverse audiences from all parts of the country we hope to better understand how different people experience race, leading to a more robust national conversation that helps bridge our racial divide,” said Secretary Lonnie Bunch.