Town of Chapel Hill Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer Shenekia Weeks spoke with 97.9 The Hill’s Andrew Stuckey on Monday, September 23. She discussed her journey to Chapel Hill and DEI work. She also discussed the different outcomes for people of color in our community, and what changes would be necessary to change those outcomes. She also talked about some of the work her office is currently doing to address equity issues in our community, and more.

Conversations We Need To Have is an interview series centering conversations of equity, inclusion, diversity, and social justice in our community. Each week Andrew Stuckey speaks with community leaders working in the fields of DEI and social justice in Orange, Chatham, and Durham Counties.

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