TRAINING + CONSULTATIOn

Drawing on 20+ years of guiding college students through tough discussions about race in America, Amplify History trainings provide historically-based racial equity courses, grounded in both historical scholarship and contemporary data, about the enduring legacy of anti-black racial inequality. Always beginning with history, these training sessions amplify the lessons of how we as a nation got here and how we can make substantive steps to improve. Serving as a speaker and/or consultant for a variety of organizations and institutions for more than fifteen years, Kelley’s course participants learn to hear, know, and resist the silences in their workplaces and communities.

Current Courses

  • ••• Race and American History: How did we get here?

  • ••• Why Black Lives Matter

  • ••• Racial Wealth Gap/Racial Health Gap

  • ••• Upending the Colorblind Bind

  • ••• Understanding Intersectionality

  • ••• Gathering Oral History: Listening for the Silences

What People Are Saying

“Thanks for leading a powerful discussion today at Durham Academy. I’m so grateful to you for continuing to dedicate time and energy to helping our school understand what it takes to make necessary improvement. We can and must do better. Thank you for your powerful testimony and coaching.”

— Garrett Putman

Principal Marketing Consultant, SAS, Durham Academy Board of Trustees, Durham, North Carolina

“I have been telling everyone for the past few years that had it not been for your African American history class that I took, I would be as lost as some of the students I now have conversations with about race in America. You were so patient and kind to me at a time when I had no idea how much privilege I had as a white male. That class was a gift. Thank you so much, again, for being that voice.”

— Ian Lear-Nickum

Teacher, King School, Stamford, Connecticut

“Thought-provoking”

“emails are flooding in from staff grateful for the information shared today, this is a big step for Raleigh”

“very enlightening”

“I learned a great deal from listening to Dr. Kelley””

— Feedback from Raleigh Town Hall