Teens from different schools were broken up into discussion groups for the day. Together, these groups toured the exhibition and participate in workshops developed by the summer participants. A keynote speech was given by Chaz Kellum, diversity manager for the Pittsburgh Pirates, before the teens rejoined their schools and talked about how they can engage their own communities in an ongoing conversation about race.
The summer workshops were supported in part by the Hive Fund for Connected Learning at The Sprout Fund. “RACE: Are We So Different?” is a project of the American Anthropological Association in collaboration with the Science Museum of Minnesota. The exhibition was created with generous funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Ford Foundation. “RACE: Are We So Different?” is presented locally by EQT Foundation. Additional local support provided by The Hearst Foundation Inc., the Heinz Endowments, The Pittsburgh Foundation, Eden Hall Foundation, The Sprout Fund, Giant Eagle, GlaxoSmith Kline Consumer Healthcare and Dominion Foundation.
(Release by Cecile Shellman.)
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