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Saturday February 16, 2013
4:00PM - 9:30PM
Race In America
Category :: Lecture
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The Washington DCJCC Presents Race in America: Where Are We Now?
During Presidents Day Weekend (February 16-17, 2013), the Washington DCJCC will bring together authors, activists, politicians, academics, theater and visual artists, filmmakers and members of the community to engage on America’s oldest and most divisive issue. The full program can be found at http://washingtondcjcc.org/center-for-arts/race-in-america.html. Events will take place at the DCJCC, 1529 16th Street, NW unless otherwise noted.
Highlights include a multi-media presentation on the backlash against the Obama Presidency, Jackie Robinson Steals Home & Other Meditations on the Presidency, presented by E. Ethelbert Miller, poet and director of the African American Resource Center at Howard University
Several performances of David Mamet’s Race
A screening of the film White: A Memoir in Color directed by Joel Katz
Jazz Brunch
Panel Discussions (list of speakers in formation):
A Second Term for the First Black President: Considering the Impact of Race at the Midpoint of the Obama Era (Dr. Colin Greer, Rabbi David Saperstein, Michael Steele)
Race & the Law: How Far Have We Come? (Nan Aron, Jim Murphy)
Transracial Adoption & Biracial Identities (Joel Katz, Peter Edelman, Janice Goldwater)
A Place on the National Mall: The Politics of Representation (Deborah Willis)
Race and the Law in an Age of Scandal (Diana Ozemebhoya Eromosele)
A New Civil Rights Agenda for a New Generation? 21st Century Media & Culture Musings from the Nation's Capital (Pamela Pinnock, Clinton Yates, Sheryll Cashin, Garance Franke-Ruta, Sheldon Scott, Amy Alexander) Will take place at Busboys & Poets, 2021 14th St NW.
During Presidents Day Weekend (February 16-17, 2013), the Washington DCJCC will bring together authors, activists, politicians, academics, theater and visual artists, filmmakers and members of the community to engage on America’s oldest and most divisive issue. The full program can be found at http://washingtondcjcc.org/center-for-arts/race-in-america.html. Events will take place at the DCJCC, 1529 16th Street, NW unless otherwise noted.
Highlights include a multi-media presentation on the backlash against the Obama Presidency, Jackie Robinson Steals Home & Other Meditations on the Presidency, presented by E. Ethelbert Miller, poet and director of the African American Resource Center at Howard University
Several performances of David Mamet’s Race
A screening of the film White: A Memoir in Color directed by Joel Katz
Jazz Brunch
Panel Discussions (list of speakers in formation):
A Second Term for the First Black President: Considering the Impact of Race at the Midpoint of the Obama Era (Dr. Colin Greer, Rabbi David Saperstein, Michael Steele)
Race & the Law: How Far Have We Come? (Nan Aron, Jim Murphy)
Transracial Adoption & Biracial Identities (Joel Katz, Peter Edelman, Janice Goldwater)
A Place on the National Mall: The Politics of Representation (Deborah Willis)
Race and the Law in an Age of Scandal (Diana Ozemebhoya Eromosele)
A New Civil Rights Agenda for a New Generation? 21st Century Media & Culture Musings from the Nation's Capital (Pamela Pinnock, Clinton Yates, Sheryll Cashin, Garance Franke-Ruta, Sheldon Scott, Amy Alexander) Will take place at Busboys & Poets, 2021 14th St NW.
For More Information:
Location/Venue:
DCJCC
Address:
1529 16th Street NW Washington, DC
Zip/Postal:
20036
Contact Name:
Josh Ford
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