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C. Ms. Richard reiterated that she feels it is important to do something <br />community -based so that the novel can spread further than the commission <br />itself. <br />i. Dr. Stroman agreed and stated that once the Commission reads the <br />book, they could organize an event later <br />d. Ms. Preslar stated that it is beneficial for the Commission to participate in <br />something conducted by the University. <br />e. Dr. Stroman also announced some of the other events UNC is putting on <br />for the Read and suggested those be publicized for residents to attend. She <br />also announced that there are trainings to be discussion leaders on August <br />15 and August 19 for people who are interested. <br />f. There was a consensus to read the book as a commission and plan an event <br />to incorporate the public in early September <br />3. Ms. Richard announced that she had been contacted by James Williams of the <br />NAACP about holding a Community Read or some other event in February 2018 <br />to mark the bicentennial birth of Frederick Douglass. <br />a. Dr. Stroman suggested the HRC do both the current UNC Community <br />Read and also plan a similar event for February 2018 focused on Frederick <br />Douglass. <br />b. Ms. Preslar suggested that the bicentennial be a theme of the Human <br />Relations Forum in February. <br />C. Community Relations <br />D. Community Justice <br />VIII. Other Business /Announcements/Upcoming Events <br />A. Ms. Preslar stated that she needed to speak with Ms. May after the meeting regarding <br />another advisory board. <br />B. Race and ethnicity on HRC application <br />1. A motion was made to recommend the Clerk's office replace the term `Caucasian' <br />with `white' on advisory board applications [Stroman, Goldsmith]. <br />a. Dr. Stroman stated that the term Caucasian is outdated and does not reflect <br />the language used on the federal census. She believes the County should <br />update the language on the application to keep up to date. <br />b. Mr. Goldsmith stated that he believed that categorization should be <br />removed completely and leave it open -ended for people to suggest their <br />own identity and diversity. <br />C. Dr. Stroman stated that Annette Moore had previously mentioned that the <br />county uses those categories to track race and ethnic information <br />d. Ms. Richard clarified that Dr. Stroman was speaking in reference to all of <br />the applications for all Orange County advisory boards while Mr. <br />Goldsmith was speaking in terms of the specific application for the HRC. <br />e. Mr. Goldsmith expressed concern with the term `white' <br />f. Dr. Stroman stated that she teaches on the topic and that scholars in the <br />field have determined that Caucasian is an outdated term. She equated it <br />using the term `Negro' today. <br />D <br />