Truth Telling in An Undemocratic America: An Intersectional Discussion about Systemic Oppression and the Soul of a Nation with "Daughters of the Movement"

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The Alexander Grass Humanities Institute Presents: Truth Telling in An Undemocratic America: An Intersectional Discussion about Systemic Oppression and the Soul of a Nation with "Daughters of the Movement"

The Daughters of the Movement (DOTM), a group of women who sat at the feet of those who were on the front lines of the Civil Rights Movement, draw on this legacy in addressing our nation's truths. Join the DOTM for an in-person panel discussion. Learn more about the speakers online.

*This event will likely be livestreamed and recorded. All in-person events at Johns Hopkins must follow university COVID-19 policies. See current guidelines online.

Panelists:

• Ernest Quarles, practicing attorney, intersectional critical race researcher, and historian who teaches at Johns Hopkins University (moderator)
• Gina Belafonte, executive director of Sankofa.org and daughter of Julie and Harry Belafonte
• Suzanne Kay, writer and filmmaker currently working on a documentary about her mother, the late actress Diahann Carroll
• Hasna Muhammad, visual artist, writer, educator, 2018-2019 Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture Fellow, and daughter of Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee
• Dominique Sharpton, actress, producer, activist, national director of membership at the National Action Network, and daughter of Al Sharpton