State of Civil Rights

Panelists talked about the State of Civil Rights. They talked about the "post-Civil Rights generation", or the people who were born after the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. They argued that the people born after the Movement had a different perspective and approach on the issue of civil rights. They also talked about the agenda of the contemporary Civil Rights Movement in the U.S. and around the world. They answered questions from members of the audience.

Anthony Samad is the author of 50 Years After Brown: The State of Black Equality in America, published by Kabili Press. Keli Goff is the author of Party Crashing: How the Hip-Hop Generation Declared Political Independence, published by Basic Civitas Books. Edgar Ridley is that author of The Golden Apple: Changing the Structure of Civilization, published by Africa World Press. close