Throughout October 2020
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More than a century after she began her journalistic work, Ida B. Wells was posthumously awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2020. To celebrate the life and work of of this pioneering Black journalist, advocate and educator, the Center for the Study of the American South is partnering with the Orange County Community Remembrance Coalition (OCCRC) to host a series of six virtual events throughout October 2020. The symposia of panel discussions, lectures, educator workshops, and performances aims to encourage the continued work of investigative journalism and increasing and retaining reporters and editors of color. No single person has used the power of words to fight racial violence more than Wells-Barnett, who shone “the light of truth” across the nation on lynching at its height between the 1890s and 1930s. Learn more about her work and history here.
Keynote Panelists
We will kick off our month-long celebration of Ida B. Wells on October 3, 2020 with a panel discussion featuring veteran journalists Nikole Hannah-Jones (2020 Pulitzer Prize recipient), Ron Nixon (Associated Press Global Investigations Editor), and Topher Sanders (ProPublica Reporter and Peabody Award Winner). These esteemed journalists are founders of the Ida B. Wells Society.
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OCTOBER 2020 SCHEDULE OF VIRTUAL EVENTS
Lectures, Panels, Educator Workshops, and Performances
Registration is required for each webinar.
Please find links to register, below.
Viewing of the #BlackOutLoudUNC documentary, plus Q&A with Yet & Still artists, producers, and students, De’Ivyion Drew, Cortland Gilliam, and Jerry Wilson. Watch the clips with us and join the conversation. Moderated by Renee Price.
Workshop for Educators | Oct. 27
8th– 12th grade teachers are invited to join us for a panel discussion sharing challenges and strategies for teaching “hard history” in a way that helps students understand the implications of our past and are empowered to address the challenges of the present. From integrating primary sources to engaging in effective techniques for leading controversial classroom discussions, teachers will leave with strategies for turning on “the light of truth” in their own classrooms. Participating teachers must have registered and attended one or more of the other five virtual events in the “The Light of Truth: Celebrating the Life and Work of Ida B Wells” series. ***Teachers are eligible for CEUs for each event in the series they attend.
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