Join Urban Consulate at The Garden Theater in Detroit for a special evening with New York Times bestselling authors Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and adrienne maree brown, hosted by Orlando P. Bailey. Free & open to the public thanks to The Kresge Foundation.

Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is a scientist, policy expert, writer, and teacher working to help create the best possible climate future. She co-founded and leads Urban Ocean Lab, a think tank for the future of coastal cities, and is the Roux Distinguished Scholar at Bowdoin College. Ayana authored the New York Times bestselling book What If We Get it Right?: Visions of Climate Futures, co-edited the bestselling anthology All We Can Save, co-created and co-hosted the Spotify/Gimlet podcast How to Save a Planet, and co-authored the Blue New Deal, a roadmap for including the ocean in climate policy. She earned a BA in environmental science and public policy from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. in marine biology from Scripps Institution of Oceanography. She serves on the board of directors for Patagonia and GreenWave, and on the advisory board of Environmental Voter Project. Above all: Ayana is in love with climate solutions.

adrienne maree brown (she/they) is growing a garden of healing ideas. Informed by 27 years of movement facilitation, somatics, science fiction scholarship and doula work, adrienne has nurtured Emergent Strategy, Pleasure Activism, Radical Imagination and Loving Correction as ideas and practices for transformation. adrienne is the NYT-bestselling author/editor of several published texts, a ritual singer-songwriter, co-generator of the Lineages of Change Tarot Deck, and co-creator/host of How to Survive the End of the World podcast with Autumn Brown. adrienne's latest book Loving Corrections is now available from AK Press.

Urban Consulate brings people together to share ideas for more just and equitable communities. We believe that the exchange of knowledge is necessary to transform ourselves, our communities and the world. http://urbanconsulate.com

• Free & open to the public. All ages welcome.

• Tickets available online only. Limited seating available. No livestream.

• Book sales & signing by Source Booksellers

• Made possible thanks to support from The Kresge Foundation

Inspired by his brilliance as a writer, poet, storyteller, teacher and lover of learning, Urban Consulate is honored to welcome #1 New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds to Detroit for a conversation with host Orlando P. Bailey to celebrate the power of Black wisdom, imagination and expertise in building more just & equitable communities. Reynolds will headline an evening premiere of Urban Consulate: In Session — a new collection of recorded wisdom from visionary changemakers.

About Our Guest

Jason Reynolds is a #1 New York Times bestselling author of many award-winning books, including Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks; All American Boys (with Brendan Kiely); Long Way Down; Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You (with Ibram X. Kendi); Stuntboy, in the Meantime (illustrated by Raul the Third); and Ain't Burned All the Bright (with artwork by Jason Griffin).

The recipient of a Newbery Honor, a Printz Honor, an NAACP Image Award, and multiple Coretta Scott King honors, Reynolds was the 2020-2022 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. He has appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Late Night with Seth Meyers, CBS Sunday Morning, Good Morning America, and various media outlets. He is on faculty at Lesley University, for the Writing for Young People MFA Program and lives in Washington, D.C.

• Tickets are free; seating is limited

• All ages welcome!

• Books will be available for sale & signing from Source Booksellers

Urban Consulate brings people together to share ideas for building more just and equitable communities. This public program is made possible thanks to generous support from the Ford Foundation and Skillman Foundation.

Everyday, families are experiencing food and housing insecurity in America. And everyday, millions of workers, mostly women, invisibly clean up and care for what is most important to us, often in jobs that are the lowest paid and most vulnerable. How might we change deep-rooted stigmas about poverty and meaningfully address inequality? Join Rev. Dr. Zina Jacque & Jessica Green for a conversation with Stephanie Land, author of The New York Times bestselling memoir, Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay and a Mother's Will to Survive, which was adapted into the popular Netflix miniseries, MAID, viewed by over 67 million households.

• Presented by Urban Consulate at Barrington’s White House

• Livestream link will be emailed to all ticketholders!

Join Urban Consulate at The Mercantile Library in Cincinnati for our monthly salon to share ideas for building more just and equitable communities. With special guests:

• Philip Cunningham, Jamaa Health

• Phyllis Jeffers-Coly, Diasporic Soul

• Tim Barr, Urban Consulate

This conversation will take place at The Mercantile Library, 414 Walnut Street, 11th Story, Cincinnati, OH 45202. Free & open to the public thanks to The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr. Foundation. Video & Photography by Afrochine.

The pandemic disrupted our rituals of gathering to process loss, grief and change together. For this gathering, we're normalizing not being okay. How you doin'?! Where's it hurt? What wisdoms, practices and teachings draw us back into or towards our healing journeys? Join Dr. Mishelle Rodriguez of Collaborative Changemakers Counseling & Consulting, Yodit Mesfin Johnson, host of NEW's Centering Justice webcast and Orlando Bailey of Urban Consulate at Detroit Public Theatre for an embodied dialogue and practice to come home to ourselves.

• Who/what helps you heal?

• Who/what helps you feel cared for and belong?

• Who/what helps you thrive?

Doors open 6:30 p.m., program begins at 7:00 p.m. at Detroit Public Theatre, 3960 Third Avenue, Detroit. Free & open to the public. In-person only, no livestream. Made possible thanks to support from the Ford Foundation and DTE Foundation.

What's at stake for justice and democracy in this election and beyond? Join host Orlando P. Bailey at the new Detroit Public Theatre for a live, interactive conversation with special guests Tawana Petty of Petty Propolis and Erin Keith of Detroit Justice Center.

• Doors 6:30 p.m., Program 7:00 p.m.

• Detroit Public Theatre, 3960 Third Avenue, Detroit

• Free & open to the public

• This event is in-person only, no livestream

About Our Guests:

Tawana Petty is a mother, organizer, poet, and author. She is a long-time social justice organizer whose work focuses on racial justice and equity issues, as well as advocating for data and digital privacy rights. Tawana is the founding Director of Petty Propolis, a Black women led artist incubator, which organizes social justice initiatives, workshops and artist retreats. She serves as a convening member of the Detroit Digital Justice Coalition, and is an alumni fellow of Stanford’s Digital Civil Society Lab and the Detroit Equity Action Lab. In 2021, Tawana was named one of 100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics.

Erin Keith is Managing Policy Counsel for the Detroit Justice Center (DJC), a non-profit law firm working alongside communities to create economic opportunities, transform the justice system, and promote equitable and just cities. She leads the organization’s policy strategy and analyzes legislation to remove legal barriers in the criminal legal system. Erin formerly served as a staff attorney in the Legal Services and Advocacy Practice (LSAP) where she focused on criminal legal system reform through a racial equity lens, by providing direct representation to indigent and/or formerly incarcerated clients. Erin has also led the organization’s youth empowerment efforts, by developing Know Your Rights workshops and other outreach programming for local students.

Urban Consulate’s Detroit dialogues are made possible thanks to support from the Ford Foundation and DTE Foundation.

As we work to nourish a culture of belonging in our communities, how can faith be a bridge of cooperation rather than a barrier of division? Join Courageous Community for a conversation with special guest Eboo Patel, Founder and President of Interfaith America and author of the new book, We Need to Build: Field Notes for Diverse Democracy, and Rabbi Ben Spratt of Congregation Rodeph Sholom in New York City, and co-author of Awakenings: American Jewish Transformations in Identity, Leadership, and Belonging. Hosted by Rev. Dr. Zina Jacque & Jessica Green. Presented by Urban Consulate at Barrington’s White House.

• Tickets: $25

• Livestream link will be emailed all ticketholders

• We make complimentary tickets available for anyone who asks. To request one, please email: culturalevents [at] barringtonswhitehouse [dot] com

Join Urban Consulate at Cincy Nice Social House during BLINK for a candid cross-city conversation about ownership of space, art & ideas, with special guests:

• Shamayim “Shu” Harris, The Avalon Village, Highland Park, Detroit

• Jonathan Sears, PAR Projects, Cincinnati

• Mz. Icar, artist collective

• Tim Barr, Urban Consulate

This conversation will take place at Cincy Nice Social House, popping up in The Globe Building at 1805 Elm Street, Cincinnati, OH 45202

Free & open to the public thanks to support from The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr. Foundation

Are we planning cities for Black thriving? Join host Orlando P. Bailey at the new Detroit Public Theatre for a live, interactive conversation with urban planners Clarinda & Ritchie Harrison of The Everyday Sacred, a human-centered design firm focused on elevating the sacredness of people, culture & community to inform equitable planning & development. This summer, Clarinda & Ritchie took over Urban Consulate’s Instagram to share their international urban studies in Bermuda, Toronto & Mexico City. What did they learn that can inform our work to build better spaces & places?

• Wednesday, September 28, 2022

• Doors 6:30 p.m., Program 7:00 p.m.

• Detroit Public Theatre, 3960 Third Avenue, Detroit

• Free & open to the public

• This event is in-person only, no livestream

Made possible thanks to support from the Ford Foundation and DTE Foundation

Inspired by her courageous leadership both on and off the field, Courageous Community is honored to welcome soccer icon, two-time Olympic Gold Medalist & FIFA World Cup Champion, New York Times Bestselling author, popular podcaster and advocate for equity and inclusion, Abby Wambach to Barrington, Illinois for a live public conversation produced by Urban Consulate.

• Wednesday, September 14, 2022

• Doors open 6:30 p.m., Program begins at 7 p.m.

• Barrington High School, Johnson Auditorium, 616 W. Main Street, Barrington, IL 60010

This event is presented by Courageous Community in partnership with BStrong Together, Barrington Area Library, Barrington 220 Educational Foundation, and Barrington 220 School District thanks to generous support from Jessica & Dominic Green. Proceeds from ticket sales will be directed to the Barrington 220 Educational Foundation to support DEI initiatives within the District.

Please Note: This is a live event and will not be livestreamed. Copies of Abby's bestselling book, Wolfpack: How to Come Together, Unleash Our Power and Change The Game will be available for purchase at the event from Read Between The Lynes bookstore.

Urban Consulate is honored to join The Mercantile Library & friends for an evening with the award-winning Columbus-based poet, essayist, and cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib as he makes the HELL IS REAL journey south to celebrate the written word and read from some of his new work.

• Reception 6:30pm Reception / Program at 7:00pm

• The Mercantile Library, 414 Walnut Street, 11th Story, Cincinnati, OH 45202

• This program is FREE & open to the public, but reservations are required.

• To attend in person, signup HERE. For livestream, signup HERE

• Presented in partnership with Downbound Books and WordPlay Cincy. Copies of Abdurraqib’s books will be available for sale & signing.

Black Tech Week is coming to Cincinnati, July 18-23. How are we cultivating our own talent, opportunity and wealth? Join Urban Consulate at The Mercantile Library in Cincinnati for our monthly salon to share ideas for building more just & equitable communities, with special guests:

• Candice Matthews Brackeen, Lightship Capital

• Chandler Malone, Bootup and Underground Ventures

• Tim Barr, Jr., Urban Consulate, moderator

Livestream: https://www.crowdcast.io/e/black-tech-equity

This event will take place The Mercantile Library, 414 Walnut Street, 11th Story, Cincinnati, Ohio. Free & open to the public thanks to The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr. Foundation. Produced in partnership with Afrochine.

Join hosts Naimah Bilal and Tim Barr at The Mercantile Library in Cincinnati for a Nanofestival of Black Joy, Liberation & Expression inspired by Juneteenth! With very special guest Nikki Giovanni.

• Tickets are now sold-out; see below to join waitlist or livestream!

• The Mercantile Library, 414 Walnut Street, 11th Story, Cincinnati, OH 45202

• Produced by The Lex Nycole Brand with Afrochine

• Made possible thanks to The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr. Foundation

Join us for an evening at Baobab Fare in Detroit to mix & mingle, share joy & gratitude, and toast to the future!

• Hosted by Orlando Bailey + Ederique Goudia

• Food & drink by Nadia Nijimbere + Mamba Hamissi

• The Everyday Sacred by Clarinda + Ritchie Harrison

• Beats by Drake Phifer

• Please RSVP in advance! (limited space)

After the 2016 Presidential Election, The People's Supper hosted over 2,000 suppers in 135 communities nationwide to bring people together across difference. What can we learn when we gather around the table? Join hosts Rev. Dr. Zina Jacque and Jessica Green at Barrington’s White House for our own People’s Supper with special guest co-founder Rev. Jennifer Bailey, author of To My Beloveds: Letters on Faith, Race, Loss and Radical Hope.

• Seating is limited. Doors open 6:30 p.m. Program begins at 7:00 p.m. CST

• A Mediterranean meal with vegan options will be served!

• Tickets: $25

Courageous Conversations is presented by Urban Consulate with Barrington's White House and made possible by your ticket purchase and generous support from Jessica & Dominic Green, Kim Duchossois, Tyler & Danielle Lenczuk, Cobey & Erich Struckmeyer, Young Chung, Susan & Rich Padula, Carol & David Nelson, Dennis & Stacey Barsema, Julie Kanak & Mike Rigali, Barrington Area Community Foundation, and BMO Wealth Management. To learn more, visit CourageousCommunity.us

Join hosts Rev. Dr. Zina Jacque and Jessica Green for our monthly series of Courageous Conversations with special guest Clint Smith, author of the award-winning and bestselling book, How The Word is Passed: A Reckoning With The History of Slavery Across America. This event will be livestreamed from D.C., with opportunity for Q&A.

Complimentary Tickets for Urban Consulate subscribers:

On ticket checkout page, Enter Promo Code: courage

How do we imagine justice, equity & care in the cannabis space? And how can that benefit the city? Join hosts Naimah Bilal and Tim Barr, Jr. at The Mercantile Library in Cincinnati (or via livestream!) for our monthly salon to share ideas for building more just & equitable communities. With special guests:

• Ally Reaves, Midwest CannaWomen

• Ashley & Joshua Harp, Pothead Genius

This event is free & open at The Mercantile Library, 414 Walnut Street, 11th Story, Cincinnati, OH 45202. Doors open 6:30pm; proof of vaccination & masks at the door.

• Livestream: https://www.crowdcast.io/mercantilelibrary

What role could the media play in shaping the city? Join host Orlando P. Bailey for Urban Consulate Confidential with special guest Candice Fortman, Executive Director of Outlier Media, a Detroit-based service journalism organization giving people the information they need to create change in their own communities.

Fortman is an alum of the John S. Knight Fellowship at Stanford and the Poynter Women in Digital Leadership program. She also hosts News Guest, a podcast that explores local newsroom sustainability.

• The Cochrane House, 216 Winder Street, Detroit 48201

• Limited seating, free to the public, RSVP required

• Doors open 6:30pm, close at 7pm for filming

• No livestream; filming for future release!

• The venue will be following COVID safety protocols

Urban Consulate Confidential is produced by Afrochine in partnership with Next City. Made possible thanks to support from Ford Foundation.

As we mark the second year of the pandemic, what has it revealed about us and our city? Join hosts Naimah Bilal and Tim Barr, Jr. at The Mercantile Library in Cincinnati for our monthly salon to share ideas for building more just & equitable communities. With special guests:

• Christie Bryant Kuhns, Esq. Interim Director, Urban League of Greater SW Ohio

• Kirsten Moorefield, Cofounder & COO, Cloverleaf

• Chris Lewis, MD - Vice Provost for Academic Programs and Interim Dean, The Graduate School, University of Cincinnati; Founder, Village Life Outreach Project

This conversation will take place at The Mercantile Library, 414 Walnut Street, 11th Story in Cincinnati. Free & open, all welcome! Please be ready to show mask and proof of vaccination (or negative test) at the door. All registrants will also receive link to livestream!

Produced in partnership with Afrochine and made possible thanks to support from The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr. Foundation.

How can we foster greater inclusion and belonging in our communities? Join hosts Rev. Dr. Zina Jacque and Jessica Green for our monthly series of Courageous Conversations Second Wednesdays 7pm CST at Barrington’s White House (& livestream!)

What is the role of the artist in city-building? Join host Orlando P. Bailey for the filming of Urban Consulate Confidential at The Cochrane House in Detroit, featuring special guest artists Sheefy McFly and India Solomon.

• Limited seating; RSVP required

• The Cochrane House, 216 Winder Street, Detroit, MI 48201

• Doors close promptly at 7pm ET for filming

• This event will not be livestreamed; filming for future release

• Proof of vaccination & mask check at the door

• Produced in partnership with Next City and Afrochine

• Made possible thanks to support from the Ford Foundation

What happens when Black chefs & organizers from Detroit, New Orleans & Africa come together? Join host Orlando P. Bailey for a virtual cross-city family conversation about food, land, history, healing & repair. Featuring special guests:

• Ederique Goudia, Taste the Diaspora (Detroit)

• Jo Banner, The Descendants Project (Wallace, LA)

• Kwaku Osei Bonsu, East Eats & Black Restaurant Week (Detroit)

• Hamissi Mamba, Baobab Fare (Detroit)

Register to receive Zoom link!

Are we building an equitable city where housing is a right and property ownership is within reach? Join host Naimah Bilal at The Mercantile Library in Cincinnati to watch & discuss our new episode of Urban Consulate Presents on CET, exploring how Black city-builders are rethinking development, from prioritizing affordable housing, to expanding access to capital, to confronting the legacy of redlining and displacement. Featuring:

• Robert Sanders, Sanders Development Group

• Kathryne Gardette, civic leader & cultural innovator

• Councilmember Reggie Harris, City of Cincinnati

This live screening & dialogue will take place:

• The Mercantile Library, 414 Walnut Street, 11th Story, Cincinnati

• Proof of vaccination & mask check at the door

• All registrants will also receive link to livestream!

• Free & open, all welcome

The TV broadcast will premiere Thursday, February 17, 8pm ET on CET + available for streaming on the PBS app.

Urban Consulate Presents is produced by CET and made possible thanks to support from the Greater Cincinnati Foundation, The Carol Ann and Ralph V. Haile, Jr. Foundation, Susan Howarth Foundation, Laurie F. Johnston, Rosemary and Mark Schlachter, and Anne M. Maxfield.

How can we foster greater inclusion and belonging in our communities? Join hosts Rev. Dr. Zina Jacque and Jessica Green for our monthly series of Courageous Conversations Second Wednesdays 7pm CST at Barrington’s White House (& livestream!)

We've been asking Black city-builders to share their dreams for their communities. Will you join us to share yours, too?

• Virtual visioning gathering for a new year

• Hosted by Orlando P. Bailey

• Featuring clips from James Dukes IMAKEMADBEATS (Memphis), Dasjon Jordan (New Orleans) & Angelique Power (Detroit)

• Free & open, all welcome!

• Thanks to support from Ford Foundation. Film & tech production by Afrochine.

Join our friends at the Center for Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation and All-In Cincinnati for a virtual conversation with keynote speaker Heather McGhee, author of The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together, moderated by Naimah Bilal of Urban Consulate.

How does Skillman Foundation's President & CEO Angelique Power bring radical truth, joy & imagination to her work building more just & equitable communities? Join host Orlando Bailey at The Cochrane House in Detroit for a candid conversation about what she is learning, building and dreaming for the future.

• Doors open 6:30pm, and close 7pm for filming

• The Cochrane House, 216 Winder Street, Detroit, MI 48201

• Limited seating available; RSVP required

• No livestream for this event; filming for future release

• Please be ready for mask & temp check at door, thank you!

This series is presented in partnership with The Cochrane House, Afrochine & Next City. Free & open to the public thanks to support from Ford Foundation.