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SUMMARY:If I Ruled the World...Designing Future Spaces for Ourselves and 
 our Community
DESCRIPTION:When our day to day feels bombarded with conflict\, what is t
 here to hope for? From Octavia Butler’s “Parable of the Sower\,” to the 
 magic of Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners\,” futurism creates space for dreaming 
 what’s possible when things fall apart. And it also starts with mindset\
 , community and space to dream.\n\n\n\nJoin us for a casual evening of r
 adical imagination with Ifeoma Ike—award-winning founder of strategy and
  policy firm\, Pink Cornrows\, and bestselling author of “The Equity Min
 dset.” Blending her experiences as a disabled first-generation lawyer\, 
 social researcher\, and community organizer\, Ifeoma will curate a space
  centering how we navigate rage\, faith\, and transformative change. \n\
 n\n\nCome design with us! This event is free and open to the public\, bu
 t registration is required as space is limited. \n\n\n\n\n\nIfeoma Ike i
 s an award-winning attorney\, bestselling author and impact and policy s
 trategist. As Founder & Chief Equity Weaver of impact agency Pink Cornro
 ws\, Ifeoma has supported global and national political and social campa
 igns\, designed equity strategies for municipal\, tech and health sector
 s\, and co-drafted several policies all aimed at both advancing justice 
 for marginalized communities and leading with joy and curiosity. \n\nA f
 ormer Wall Street attorney and Capitol Hill staffer\, Ifeoma's career vi
 tae includes working at the Innocence Project\, teaching as adjunct prof
 essor at Lehman College\, and serving as Executive Deputy Director to th
 e City of New York's Young Men's Initiative. A movement attorney with a 
 background in human rights\, civil rights and mediation\, Ifeoma was par
 t of the largest national bail strategy to date\, the Mass Bailout campa
 ign\, partnering with Global Citizen and justice-minded influencers incl
 uding director Ava DuVernay and singer and musician John Legend to free 
 over 100 vulnerable people from Rikers Island. She also has advised and 
 facilitated justice efforts centering the humanity of Black lives in Fer
 guson\, Haiti\, New Orleans\, and Flint\, as well as the families who ha
 ve lived experiences with state-sanctioned violence.\n\nWith a masters i
 n social science\, Ifeoma's grasp on data-driven narratives has contribu
 ted to drafting several pieces of legislation\, co-organizing the first 
 congressional staffer walkout after the murder of Trayvon Martin and fac
 ilitating the creation of three congressional caucuses\, including the C
 ongressional Caucus on Black Innovation\, which centers the ever-evolvin
 g tech and AI ecosystem and its impact on the future of work. Ifeoma is 
 also the visionary of the annual Black Policy Lab—an inclusive space exp
 loring how culture\, joy and policies can lead to global\, national and 
 community liberation for all. With her Pink Cornrows team’s\, Ifeoma cre
 ated the "COVID While Black" research project that introduced humane cul
 ture-led data collection and storytelling during a pandemic\, raising ne
 cessary and hard policy conversations around access and information\, an
 d resulting in international partnerships\, policy collaborations and gr
 ant awards from Ford Foundation\, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Roc
 kefeller Foundation. Ifeoma is currently a NYU MsSilver Institute Reside
 nt Fellow. She is the first appointee from the New York City's Public Ad
 vocate's Office to serve on the Conflict of Interest Board.\n\nIfeoma is
  the bestselling author of "The Equity Mindset"\, an award-winning playw
 right\, and has appeared on MSNBC\, CNN\, and PBS. She attributes much o
 f her political growth to her time as a Congressional Black Caucus Found
 ation Fellow\, where she served as a policy aide to the late Hon. Donald
  M. Payne\, Sr. (NJ)\, and as counsel to the U.S. House Judiciary Commit
 tee under the leadership of the late Hon. John Conyers. Ifeoma is a grad
 uate of West Virginia University (B.A. and M.A.)\, CUNY School of Law (J
 .D.) and The George Washington University Law School (LL.M. with highest
  honors). Ifeoma is a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority\, Inc.\n\n\n\nThi
 s event is brought to you by Durham County library Humanities\n\n \n\nan
 d Sponsored by Durham Library Foundation\n\n\n\n \n\n\nWhere can I park 
 when the Main Library parking lot is full?\n\nParking is available in th
 e library parking lot or at the North Queen Street Garage located at 115
  North Queen Street which is behind the apartments directly across the s
 treet from the library. Parking is free in the garage. Please bring your
  ticket to a service desk in the library for validation.\n\nSource: Durh
 am County Library\nhttps://durhamcountylibrary.libcal.com/calendar
LOCATION:Main Auditorium\, Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)\, Main Audito
 rium\, Main Library (300 N. Roxboro St)
URL:https://durhamcountylibrary.libcal.com/calendar
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