NEWS THAT NEEDS TELLING: Journalism That Examines Injustice and Explores Black Power
What drives new journalism initiatives that empower Black communities and dismantle racist systems? How does that work advance the principles of democracy? Join us for a conversation with five leaders of new journalism initiatives that propel Black culture, critical thinking, and racial justice.
Learn more about NEW AMERICAN DREAM at https://www.thirteen.org/NewAmericanD...
PANELISTS:
Rhema Bland, Director, Ida B. Wells Society for Investigative Reporting
Vanessa K. De Luca, Editor-In-Chief, The Root
Kali Holloway, Monthly Columnist, The Nation; Director, Make It Right Project
Patrice Peck, Multihyphenate Creative; Founder, Coronavirus News for Black Folks
Wendi C. Thomas, Founding Editor & Publisher, MLK50: Justice Through Journalism
MODERATOR:
Greg Tate, Writer and Cultural Critic; Author, "Flyboy in the Buttermilk: Essays on Contemporary America," and "Flyboy 2: The Greg Tate Reader"
OPENING PERFORMANCE:
Liza Jessie Peterson: Playwright, Actress, Poet, and Artivist; Author, "All Day. A Year of Love and Survival Teaching Incarcerated Kids at Rikers Island"
NEW AMERICAN DREAM, April 28 through May 26 on Wednesdays, is a five-week series of virtual forums that will gather thought leaders from across the country to discuss the impact of white supremacy and structural racism on America today. The event will also explore ways to make the nation’s policies and culture more accountable to its democratic ideals.
NEW AMERICAN DREAM will examine systemic racism in relation to five pillars of contemporary society: voting rights, artificial intelligence and genetic science, journalism, antiracism, and cultural narrative. The focus is on strategies and solidarity, with an understanding of history and eyes toward the future.
Presented by The WNET Group, parent to America’s flagship PBS station.
Curated by Brian Tate.
With thanks to our partners:
AI Now Institute
Black Futures Lab
Black Public Media
Brennan Center for Justice
Brooklyn Book Festival
The Center for Anti-Violence Education
Color of Change
Common Cause/New York
Ms. Foundation for Women
NYU Office of Global Inclusion, Diversity, and Strategic Innovation
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture