Renowned scholars reflected on the long history of anti-black violence in the United States, the Black Lives Matter movement and more at the Black Humanity Matters: A Teach-In on the Crisis of Race in America.
Hosted by FIU’s Center for Humanities in an Urban Environment, experts discussed the history of anti-black violence in Florida and beyond, how media narratives are racialized, as well as how to practice anti-racism.
Speakers included:
- Donna Aza Weir-Soley, associate professor of English, FIU
- Andrea Queeley, associate professor of anthropology and African and African Diaspora Studies, FIU
- Valerie Patterson, clinical associate professor of public administration, FIU
- Ana Luszczynska, associate professor and chair of the English department, FIU
- Shawn Christian, associate professor of English, Wheaton College
- Renée Blake, associate professor of Linguistics and Social & Cultural Analysis, NYU
- Kimberly Moffitt, associate professor and affiliate associate professor of Africana Studies, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- Ryan Russell, NFL player, advocate and writer
In case you missed it, watch the CHUE Facebook live below.
