Jewish Community Center of Washington, DC

Race in America: Sunday, Feb. 17, 6:30 pm - The Cultural Politics of a City's Comeback (at Busboys & Poets)
Busboys & Poets

Panel Discussion, part of A Continuing Talk on Race (A.C.T.O.R.)
A new generation of authors and activists reframe many of the hot-button urban issues in our city, from gentrification to swagger-jacking to the city's changing demographic.
FREE

This discussion is part of A.C.T.O.R (A Continuing Talk on Race), an open discussion series hosted by Busboys & Poets.

Moderator: Pamela Pinnock, founder of A.C.T.O.R. at Busboys & Poets

Featured Panelists
•    Clinton Yates, columnist, The Washington Post/The RootDC
•    Sheryll Cashin, professor at Georgetown University Law Center and author of Moving Toward a Culturally Dexterous Washington and The Failures of Integration
•    Sheldon Scott, playwright, actor, and manager of Marvin's Restaurant
•    Amy Alexander, author Uncovering Race: A Black Journalist's Story of Reporting and Reinvention

Date:
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Address:
2021 14th Street NW
Washington, DC 20009

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