The Global Spectrum of Racial Equity & Social Justice Speaker Series (Global Spectrum Series) is an annual series of speaking engagements created and sponsored by the Student Equity & Support Programs Division at Skyline College. Collectively, these engagements seek to increase awareness of the intersectionality of equity by discussing how inequities are created, systematicallty embedded within our infrastructures and institutions, and what we can do to address them.

Any and all students, faculty, classified professionals, administrators, and community members are welcome and encouraged to attend. Speaking topics include inequities in health care, art as a movement for social justice, understanding anti-blackness in our laws, and more! 

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Fall 2024 Speaker Schedule 

Kenya Sullivan, LCSW - September 4th

Kenya Sullivan, LCSW headshot, black and white

Kenya Sullivan, LCSW, received his Master’s Degree from the University of California Berkeley, where he specialized in Community Mental Health. He is experienced as a graduate-school adjunct instructor, juvenile and adult deputy probation officer, and a family court mental health professional.

Additionally, he is trained as a Domestic Violence Advocate, CBT, DBT, and EMDR practitioner. Kenya’s training and private practice focuses on the impact of trauma on the functioning of oppressed minoritized groups and their academic functioning. As an Academic Success Coach, he has developed and implemented the Academic Beast Mode Workshop Series and Skills Phone Coaching to various Community and CSU campuses. to provide 24-hour psychological, social, and emotional regulation support to students, faculty, and staff.