In November 2016, Austin Mayor Steve Adler formed a task force of local leaders to explore how to ensure equity throughout the city. In April, the group released their suggestions in a final report broken down into five areas: education, real estate and housing, health, finance, and criminal justice. On May 31, 2017, the LBJ Future Forum hosted a program to hear about the impetus behind the report, how it was created, what it recommends, and what's next. Participants included: - Mayor Steve Adler, City of Austin - Dr. Colette Pierce Burnette, President and Chief Executive Officer, Huston-Tillotson University; Mayor's Task Force Co-Chair - Brion Oaks, Chief Equity Officer, City of Austin - Alba Sereno, Project Manager, Mayor's Task Force; Adjunct Professor, School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Austin - Moderator: Editorial writer and columnist Alberta Phillips, Austin American-Statesman Read the full report: cityofaustin.github.io/institutional-racism/IRSI-Task-Force-Final-Report-Updated-4-7-17.pdf Learn more about the LBJ Future Forum, the LBJ Presidential Library's vibrant, public policy group: www.lbjfutureforum.org.

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