Widely known for her outstanding contributions to effective and long-lasting human and programmatic functioning, Jacqui Wade offers the following services:

 

  Topical Lectures / Motivational Discussions

Dr. Wade gives ninety-minute to two-hour presentations at national and international conferences and to corporate, educational, and community groups on topics related to building and sustaining positive, constructive social relationships among different people and communities. The presentation frames and highlights the salient issues and themes of the topic and weaves empirical data and present-day examples of relevant issues and/or problems germane to the topic.  The audience is provided cogent suggestions and ideas for solving specific problems that are related to the topic.  If appropriate, the audience also is engaged in a period of questions and answers and informative dialogue on the topic.

Major lecture/discussion topics include, but are not limited to:

:: Historic and Current Manifestations of American Racism
:: Black/White Interactions and Effective Community Relations
:: The Functions of Race and Raceness in American Society
:: Cultural Diversity in American Institutions
:: Afrocentric Perspectives on Male/Female Relationships
:: Issues of Black Feminism/Africana Womanism

Other topics may be requested.
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  Workshops and Training Programs

Dr. Wade provides two to three days of highly-interactive, goal-oriented sessions for corporate, educational, governmental, and community-based institutions and related groups on various socio-cultural issues and concerns. Utilizing multi-media resources and other learning dynamics, participants are helped to: 1) effectively recognize and examine the various aspects of the subject matter; 2) discern behaviors and other observable factors that signify the major issues that are germane to the subject; and 3) learn how to confront and rectify problems and situations definably resultant from the subject. Sessions are tailored to focus on the specific needs, social predicaments, and expressed interests of the participant group. Participants are provided enduring knowledge, functional skills and productive strategies that are compatible and synergistic with their organization's short/long-term goals and objectives. Follow-up sessions and evaluations also are provided, as arranged.

Major workshop/training subjects include, but are not limited to:

:: Rooting Out Racism
:: Combating Sexism and Heterosexism
:: Eradicating Domestic Violence/Spousal Abuse
:: Conducting Culturally Diverse Programs
:: Effecting Multiculturalism in Higher Education
:: Constructing and Sustaining Affirmative Interracial Relationships
:: Counteracting Intra-Racial Conflicts
:: Applying Afrocentric Perspectives to American Life
:: Building Afrocentric Leadership Skills Among College Students
:: Fostering Afrocentric Consciousness in African American Youth
:: Creating "Rites of Passage" Programs for African American Girls
:: Forming and Sustaining Afrocentric Male/Female Relationships on College Campuses

Other subjects may be requested.

 

  Program Consultations and Evaluations

Dr. Wade furnishes short and long-term consultation and evaluation services, provided for institutions and organizations on areas such as: Black/Africana studies; multicultural education; educational equity; Afrocentric education programs in public schools; educational advancement initiatives for select groups of African American students; specialized programs for African-American families and communities. At the end of the consultation visit, the client receives an on-site interim report. A detailed final report is given within a pre-arranged time frame. Services are conducted on a one to two-day basis. Longer time periods of service may be requested. Ongoing program reviews and technical assistance are provided, as arranged.

 

  Social Issue Commentaries and Opinion Columns

Dr. Wade makes personal appearances on radio, television, and other media as an "expert informant" and "opinion columnist" on current and/or "hot" topics. Issues and problems related to race, gender, sexual orientation, class stratification, domestic violence, cultural diversity, affirmative action, Afrocentricity, multiculturalism, and interracial interactions are major foci of expertise. The personal appearances and "OPED" columns denote the myriad prejudices, stereotypes, social behaviors, and/or social dilemmas associated with the subject at hand. These commentaries also supply succinct and convincing statements of interventions or new directions that could or should be taken to help raise consciousness, reduce prejudices, change thoughts and behaviors, and encourage constructive human interactions and beneficial societal changes.