Upcoming Programs
A Decade After “Ferguson” Improvement or Inertia?
Thursday, February 13, 7 p.m.
Center of Clayton
50 Gay Ave.
Saint Louis, MO 63105
Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; program begins at 7 p.m.
Read more and register here.
Forward Through Ferguson (FTF) believes that one day, St. Louis can be a region that achieves Racial Equity—a state where life outcomes are no longer predictable by race. Embracing the Ferguson Commission’s mandate, Forward Through Ferguson centers impacted communities and mobilizes accountable bodies to advance racially equitable systems and policies that ensure all people in the St. Louis region can thrive. Learn more at Forward Through Ferguson and Transforming 911. Anissa G. McCaskill will discuss FTF signature priority areas, leadership, impact, new strategic plan, and future directions.

Speaker: Annissa G. McCaskill, executive director, Forward Through Ferguson
Annissa G. McCaskill is responsible for supporting staff in its work of centering racial equity in systemic systems change, building organizational stability, and advancing strategic leadership. She is a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, a graduate of the HBCU Livingstone College, and has forged a career shattering barriers as the first African American to be both elected to serve as President of the M.P.A. Student’s Association and nominated for the prestigious Presidential Management Fellowship at Indiana State University, and the first African American to hold municipal positions in Chesterfield, MO; University City, MO; and Belleville, IL.
Upcoming Programs
Regular programs are held at 7 p.m. on the 2nd Thursday of the month, September-May. 2024-2025 programs will be announced in the late summer; please check back, or subscribe to our email list to be notified of upcoming events.
How Did DEI Become a Dirty Word?
Thursday, March 13, 7 p.m.
Show Me the Money: Saint Louis City Finances
Thursday, April 10, 7 p.m.
Beyond The “Isms” Countering Cultural Biases
Thursday, May 8, 7 p.m.
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