Embedded within the American social, political, and economic systems are various forms of structural violences. The Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice's series This Is America explores how these structures and systems are rooted in anti-Black racism.
This panel follows an October 2020 conversation that explored the historical roots of voter suppression and its impact on the November presidential election [click here to watch the recording]. Join us on January 22nd for a follow up conversation following recent elections. This event is co-sponsored with the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs.
Panelists include:
- Nsé Ufot Chief Executive Officer of the New Georgia Project (NGP) and its affiliate, New Georgia Project Action Fund (NGP AF).
- Marcia Johnson-Blanco Co-director of the Lawyers’ Committee’s Voting Rights Project
- Prof. Sonia R. Jarvis, Distinguished Lecturer Marxe School of Public & International Affairs, Baruch College, CUNY
Moderator: Geri Augusto, Gerard Visiting Associate Professor of International & Public Affairs and Africana Studies, Director of Development Studies, Brown University; SNCC Legacy Project Board Member