Racial Justice at Work: Combatting AntiBlackness and Racism in the Workplace In observance of Black History Month, join the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights as we engage in an interactive dialogue regarding racial inequities in the workplace with the goal of helping employees to understand their role in ending those disparities. Topics covered will be discrimination in hiring and disciplinary practices, microaggressions and hostile work environments, racially loaded language and the use of African American Vernacular English as well as attire and workplace policies. Our featured panelists are Attorney Cecilia J. Brown, Certified Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Consultant and Demetrius Noble, Professor of African American & Diaspora Studies department at UNC Greensboro This event will be held virtually on Wednesday February 16, 2022 12PM-2PM EST Register Here on Eventbrite: Presenter Bios: Demetrius Noble (better known as D. Noble) is an activist, teacher and radical cultural worker. He currently serves as an adjunct professor in the African American & Diaspora Studies department at UNC Greensboro. His research interests include Black Class Antagonisms, African American Literature, Popular Culture and Hip Hop Studies. His work has been published in The African American Review, The Journal of Pan African Studies, The Journal of Black Masculinity, Socialism & Democracy, Works and Days, Cultural Logic, Red Wedge and other leftist digital and print publications. Cecilia J. Brown is a Flint, Michigan native with a passion for justice. Cecilia graduated from the University of Washburn Law in 2014, where she participated in the Trial team and Moot Court Competition team. Cecilia was 1 of 3 African Americans in her law school class and immediately understood her purpose- to be a voice for communities that are not adequately reflected in the American legal system. Cecilia Nuby & Associates, LLC was formed in 2015, and focused in the practice of plaintiff employment discrimination, father’s custody rights, and defendant criminal cases. Cecilia Nuby & Associates served hundreds of clients with legal issues ranging from manslaughter to supervisors hanging nooses in the employee common areas. During practice, Cecilia was made aware of the overwhelming racial disparities in the American Legal System. With a desire to increase her knowledge of and influence on the law, in 2019, Cecilia graciously accepted a 2 year term clerking for the Honorable Judge Thomas Newton at the Missouri Court of Appeals, Western District. Here Cecilia reviewed every type of case and wrote legal opinions to justly apply the law. In 2021, Cecilia grew her practice by becoming a Certified Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Consultant. She has a passion for creating fair, equitable and just business and governmental environments. Her passion is people, her purpose is service. | 
