Elizabeth Hinton takes us on a troubling journey from Detroit in 1967 and Miami in 1980 to Los Angeles in 1992 and beyond to chart the persistence of structural racism and its primary consequences, the so-called urban riot. Dr. Hinton offers a critical corrective: the word riot is applied to events that are better understood as…
Dr. Gladden Pappin is president of the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs, a foreign policy research institute attached to the Prime Minister’s Office. A political theorist by training, he received his AB in history and PhD in government from Harvard. Prior to moving to Hungary, he was associate professor at the…
At the center of national debates over gerrymandering, abortion, and the growing polarization of the courts, Justice Dallet discusses the role of the judge in a constitutional democracy.
Chris Liddell was a White House Deputy Chief of Staff and has been involved in three presidential transition cycles. In the private sector, he has been CFO of several major companies, including Microsoft and General Motors.Moderator: Chuck Cameron
Dr. P. Grace Tee Lewis is a Senior Health Scientist at the Environmental Defense Fund. Dr. Tee Lewis has expertise in environmental epidemiology, community air monitoring, and geospatial screening and mapping tools to address environmental, climate and health equity. Her research interests include health impacts of criteria…
Drawing from her diverse experiences in K-12 education and media, as well as insights from her book 'American Negra,' this talk by journalist and MPP, Natasha S. Alford, illuminates the power of storytelling in driving meaningful policy change and social progress. Natasha will unpack the question of how public narratives evolve…
This discussion will focus on the unique challenges and policy issues impacting queer individuals, particularly queer Black people and people of color, in New Jersey. Speakers will delve into the diverse experiences of queer communities, the effectiveness of grassroots initiatives, and the power of storytelling in driving…
Join us as we listen to Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s prophetic last speech and discuss the role of his economic vision to today's society. Reception and showing of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s last speech, “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop”, followed by a panel discussion and Q&A.Opening PrayerReverend Paul Jeanes III,…
William Kristol is one of the nation’s leading political analysts and commentators. He is currently editor-at-large of the Bulwark, a conservative news and opinion outlet. He was previously the founder of the influential Washington-based political magazine, The Weekly Standard, which he edited for over two decades.
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