Public Programs And Events

This panel explores how technology has strengthened traditionally unheard voices in Black social movements. Participants will also ask how we can control narratives and present radical alternative messaging in the era of new media.

Visiting Scholars include:

Johnetta Elzie, Protester, Activist, Organizer and Co-Founder of Campaign Zero and We The Protestors

Jamilah Lemieux, Senior Editor, Ebony Magazine

Terrell J. Starr, Freelance Reporter

Damon Young, Editor-In-Chief of VerySmartBrothas

Chris Witherspoon (moderator), Entertainment Editor/reporter for theGrio.com, Entertainment Analyst for CNN

 

This event is a part of the Black Lives Matter Symposium organized by The New Black School. Co- sponsored by Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts, Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Policy, the Schools of Public Engagement, the Office of Student Development and Activities, the University Student Senate, and the Lang Student Union