Karen Fleshman, Esq.

Karen Fleshman is the founder of Racy Conversations and is a racial equity trainer and government accountability activist striving to build and support a community of people committed to love, learning, accountability, and action on race in America. Her mission is to inspire the first antiracist generation in the United States. To do this, Karen co-facilitates workshops on race nationwide and online. She teaches people how to relate across difference as equals, respect and learn from each other.

Karen holds a B.A. from Mount Holyoke College, a M.A. from the University of Texas, and a J.D. from New York Law School. She is a cofounder of San Franciscans for Police Accountability and serves on the workgroup overseeing US Department of Justice recommendations on ending bias at SFPD.