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Courtney Billington

President, Neuroscience Johnson & Johnson

Collaborating and Educating to Close the Racial Health Gap

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Damon T. Hewitt

President & Executive Director Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 wasn’t simply a piece of legislation; it was a turning point that altered the course of our nation.

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Janai Nelson

President & Director-Counsel NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF)

Civil rights may be codified, but, in a country where those rights have always been contested, the fight to achieve full equality for Black people is unending.

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Peter Flegel

Executive Director Government of Canada’s Federal Anti-Racism Secretariat

Canada is on the cusp of embarking on a new comprehensive campaign to dismantle systemic racism, as it prepares to launch a brand new federal anti-racism strategy.

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