{"id":12533,"date":"2020-07-10T15:02:03","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T19:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/?p=12533"},"modified":"2020-07-13T08:09:15","modified_gmt":"2020-07-13T12:09:15","slug":"lexingtons-commission-for-racial-justice-and-equality-tackles-systemic-racism-with-help-from-transylvania-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2020\/07\/lexingtons-commission-for-racial-justice-and-equality-tackles-systemic-racism-with-help-from-transylvania-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Lexington\u2019s Commission for Racial Justice and Equality tackles systemic racism with help from Transylvania community"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/07\/feature-810x405.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/07\/feature-810x405.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/07\/feature-350x175.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/07\/feature-730x365.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/07\/feature-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/07\/feature-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/07\/feature-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2020\/07\/feature.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Members of the Transylvania University community are working to dismantle systemic racism as part of the Lexington mayor&#8217;s newly formed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lexingtonky.gov\/commission-racial-justice-and-equality#:~:text=Justice%20and%20Equality-,Commission%20for%20Racial%20Justice%20and%20Equality,systemic%20racism%20in%20Fayette%20County.\">Commission for Racial Justice and Equality<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Several Transylvania alumni \u2014 including one with a leadership role on the commission \u2014 and <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.transy.edu\/2020\/06\/johnnie-johnson-named-transylvanias-vice-president-for-admissions\/#:~:text=Johnnie%20Johnson%20named%20Transylvania's%20vice%20president%20for%20admissions,-Communications%20Office%20%2F%201&amp;text=Transylvania%20University%20has%20named%20Johnnie,for%20enrollment%20since%20July%202019.\">Johnnie Johnson<\/a>, the school&#8217;s vice president for admissions, have joined a diverse group of 70 community leaders, grassroots advocates and others in this effort to not only listen to issues concerning racism but also to find solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;To me, this means people in the community having enlightened discussions and coming up with strategic plans on how to move the city of Lexington forward in a more diverse and inclusive way,&#8221; Johnson said. &#8220;Systemic racism is real, and for us to address it we have to first admit that it exists. This commission addresses that very issue.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Roszalyn Akins, a 1976 graduate and recipient of an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Transylvania, has been named co-chair of the commission. Also, Rachelle Williams Dodson &#8217;98, a member of the school&#8217;s Board of Regents, serves on the Education and Economic Opportunities subcommittee (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2020\/07\/transylvania-alumna-reflects-on-her-role-in-commission-for-racial-justice-and-equality\/\">read her perspective on the commission<\/a>). And Joshua Santana &#8217;70 is on the Racial Equity subcommittee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Mayor Linda Gorton&#8217;s office, &#8220;Each subcommittee will set its own goals and objectives, guided by the overall mission to identify systemic and systematic practices of racism in Lexington; assess the historic marginalization of African Americans in this community; and recommend and advocate the systemic changes that will protect and promote racial opportunity, diversity, equity and unity.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gorton gave the group a two-month deadline to make its recommendations. \u201cI understand change won\u2019t happen overnight,&#8221; she said, &#8220;but I am determined to make many improvements quickly, and to continue to make immediate changes as opportunities present themselves.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Johnson said, &#8220;Now we can begin to define systemic racism, break it down to its core, realize who benefits from it and come up with solutions to rid the city of the problem. 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