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    #SayHerName - Black Women's Stories of Police Violence and Public Silence

    African American Policy Forum co-founder Kimberle Crenshaw spoke about Black women’s stories of police violence and the #SayHerName campaign. The Philadelphia Free Library hosted this event.

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    What the Dead Know

    Barbara Butcher talked about being a death investigator in New York City. Over her 20+ year career she has investigated over 5,500 death scenes, including 680 homicides. This event was hoste…

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    Redaction

    Writer and attorney Reginald Betts looked at the relationship between race and incarceration in America. The Philadelphia Free Library hosted this event.

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    On Juneteenth

    Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed recalled the announcement of the end of slavery in Texas on June 19, 1865. This was a virtual event hosted by the Free Library of Philade…

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    Both/And - A Life in Many Worlds

    Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s adviser Huma Abedin recalled her life and career in “Both/And.” The Free Library of Philadelphia hosted this virtual program.

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    Survival of the Richest

    CUNY professor Douglas Rushkoff talked about the plans that a group of tech billionaires are making to survive “The Event,” a future catastrophic occurrence that will make the planet unhabit…

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    Seen and Unseen

    Temple University professor Marc Lamont Hill and journalist Todd Brewster looked at how social media has impacted the discussion of race in America. The Free Library of Philadelphia hosted t…

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    Allow Me to Retort - A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution

    The Nation Magazine legal analyst Elie Mystal looked at the rights afforded to American citizens by the U.S. Constitution and offered his thoughts on how to prevent those rights from being t…

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    Roges - True Stories of Grifters, Killers, Rebels and Crooks

    New Yorker Magazine staff writer Patrick Radden Keefe looked at crime and corruption and his preoccupation with the subject through a collection of his New Yorker essays. The Free Library of…

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    Torn Apart

    University of Pennsylvania law and sociology professor Dorothy Roberts offered her thoughts on why the child welfare system in the U.S. should be abolished. The Free Library of Philadelphia …

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    There Is Nothing for You Here

    Fiona Hill, former National Security official and witness in the first impeachment trial of former President Trump, suggested that we must provide opportunities in declining impoverished com…

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    The Black Civil War Soldier

    New York University photography Professor Deborah Willis looked at the lives of Black Civil War soldiers through a collection of portraits. This was a virtual event hosted by the Free Librar…

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    All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days

    Rebecca Donner told the story of American Mildred Harnack who led an unground resistance group in Germany during World War II. This was a virtual event hosted by the Free Library of Philadel…

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    Say It Loud

    Harvard Law School Professor Randall Kennedy weighed in on social justice issues in America. The Free Library of Philadelphia hosted this virtual event.

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    Citadels of Pride

    University of Chicago Professor Martha Nussbaum looked at sexual harassment and assault in the fields of sports, entertainment, and the judiciary. This virtual event was hosted by the Free L…

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    For the People: A Story of Justice and Power

    Philadelphia district attorney Larry Krasner reflected on his efforts to reform the criminal justice system in his community.

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    Until Justice Be Done

    Northwestern University History Professor Kate Masur looked at laws that were enacted by free states that restricted the rights of African Americans prior to the Civil War and the efforts of…

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    Driving While Black

    Historian Gretchen Sorin looked at how the introduction of the automobile impacted the lives of African Americans, providing a new freedom that was supported by black-owned businesses and tr…

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    The Plague Cycle

    Charles Kenny, senior fellow and director of technology at the Center for Global Development, detailed the relationship between infectious disease and civilization throughout history. This v…

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    In Search of the Color Purple

    Rutgers University-Newark Professor Salamishah Tillet explored Alice Walker’s 1983 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Color Purple. This was a virtual event hosted by the Free Library of Phil…

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