Facing Race: A National Conference in St. Louis, MO — November 20-22, 2024

Andy Shallal

Owner | Busboys and Poets
Andy Shallal is the owner and founder of Busboys and Poets and Eatonville Restaurants, spaces that are created for community gatherings where art, culture and politics intentionally collide and where racial and cultural connections are consciously uplifted.

Presentations from Facing Race 2012

Entrepreneurship and Racial Justice

This inventive workshop delves into innovation, business and social impact in the context of race and structural inequality. Led byChrisRabb, author, teacher and social entrepreneur in residence at Temple University, this fast-paced session will feature lively discussion, self-organized break-outs, engaging exercises, and a visually-oriented primer on the state of social entrepreneurship through the lens of racial justice.

Speakers: Jessica Gordon Nembhard, Chris Rabb, Andy Shallal