CEI hosted its 3rd Annual Conference on October 14, 2016, in Birmingham, AL. The theme was "The Journey to Justice: Expanding the Possibilities" (#CEI2016). Please see our recap of the event, including results from our CEI evaluation form.
For additional CEI highlights see the CCTS Digest article, "3rd Annual CEI Engages Stakeholders from across the Region and Beyond."
You can watch Kevin Powell's powerful presentation and Rep. Jeramey Anderson's stirring exploration of justice on our CCTS YouTube channel.
Slides from some of our outstanding breakout sessions are also available:
- Ending the Fights and Failures for Community Health
- Greenhouse of Hope: Cultivating Youth for Social Justice at Rust College
- Urban Blight: The Modern Miasma
For more information about our sessions, check out our 2016 Final Agenda.
For more information or questions concerning CEI 2016, or our 4th Annual CEI to be held Fall 2017, contact Shauntice Allen, PhD, at
CEI 2016 Photo Highlights
Poster presenters and attendees at the 3rd Annual CEI
University of Montevallo Assistant Professor Dr. Jermaine Mitchell
CEI attendees wait for author and CEI keynote speaker Kevin Powell to sign copies of his book, The Education of Kevin Powell: A Boy's Journey into Manhood.
Activist and Minister T. Marie King leading a session on implicit biases
Rep. Jeramey Anderson, the youngest African America ever elected to a U.S. legislative body when he won a seat in the Mississippi House of Representatives in 2013, explored the role of justice in “making America exceptional” in his keynote presentation at lunch.