10:00 am – Doors Open
11:00 am – Special Film Screenings
Excerpts from Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin, Presumption of Guilt, and Barber of Birmingham
1:00 pm – Tribute to Motown
Honoring Special Guest Berry Gordy, Jr., founder of Motown
Musical tribute to Motown by Lawrence “Larry” Watson
2:00 pm – Race and Media in the 21st Century
Hosted and moderated by Professor Charles J. Ogletree, Jr.
Confirmed panelists include:
- Charles M. Blow, The New York Times
- Professor Anita Hill, Brandeis University
- Gwen Ifill, Washington Week & The NewsHour
- Professor Randall Kennedy, Harvard Law School
- Professor Glenn Loury, Brown University
- Howard Manly, The Bay State Banner
- Dr. Tiffany Manuel, The FrameWorks Institute
- Dean Mark McPhail, University of Wisconsin – Whitewater
- Professor Elizabeth Mehren, Boston University
- Tim Wise, anti-racist activist and writer
4:30 pm – Book Signings
This event is free and open to the public.
📷 Event Photos
📰 “Let’s Talk About Race: Panel Argues Racial Divide Persists” – Vineyard Gazette
Event Videos:
Musical Tribute to Motown
Berry Gordy Speech
Panel 1
Panel 2