Living Hopkins Roundtable 2020: White __________: Naming Racism, Violence, and Power

Description

Though a long-standing problem in the U.S., we have seen a spike in white racial terrorism with the swearing-in of President Donald Trump in 2017. A total of 2,013 of the reported attacks in 2017 were aimed at African Americans and 938 targeted Jewish Americans. The Southern Poverty Law Center has enumerated some eleven white hate groups in Maryland, with at least two based in Baltimore. It is a problem afflicting us in Maryland and beyond, and it can take many forms. Examples abound.

This roundtable, hosted by the Program in Racism, Immigration, and Citizenship, offers an opportunity to interrogate white racism, violence, and power. What do we mean by these terms? What are their historical and contemporary manifestations? How do the national and international dimensions inform each other? How does anti-black racism intersect with misogyny, homo- and trans-phobia and other forms of discrimination in the motivations for these attacks? What do they tell us about American society? And how can we tackle them?

Presenters:

• Heidi Beirich, an expert on various forms of extremism at The Global Project Against Hate and Extremism and intelligence project director at the the Southern Poverty Law Center
• Iris Barnes, vice president of the Maryland Lynching Memorial Project
• Marc Steiner, radio personality and founder of the Center for Emerging Media
• Robbie Shilliam, a professor of political science and Johns Hopkins

Learn more about the event and the speakers online. Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodation should contact ricjhu@jhu.edu.