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This is a recording of our virtual event Defining Racial Justice in the 21st Century hosted on February 23, 2021.
In the wake of a summer of protests against police brutality, the midst of an ongoing pandemic, and the aftermath of a contentious election, the UNC Program for Public Discourse and Department of African, African American, and Diaspora Studies brought together a panel of Black academic, journalistic, religious, and political leaders to discuss and debate their different definitions of what racial justice looks like – and how it might be achieved – in the twenty-first century.
The panel was composed of:
NC State Senator Valerie Foushee, chair of the North Carolina Black Alliance, a network of Black legislators that advocates for communities of color on a variety of issues.
Touré Reed, PhD, a Professor of History at Illinois State University whose research and writings focus on the impact of race and class ideologies on African American civil rights politics and US public policy from the Progressive Era through the Presidency of Barack Obama.
Jacqueline C. Rivers, PhD, a lecturer at Harvard University and the Executive Director of the Seymour Institute for Black Church and Policy Studies.
The event was moderated by Jamelle Bouie, columnist for the New York Times and a political analyst for CBS News who covers campaigns, elections, national affairs, and culture.
