This talk is brought to us by a partnership between the College of Liberal Arts, the Intellectual Heritage Program, the History Department, Tyler School of Art, the Paley Libraries, and the Blockson Collection.
Author of the incredible book Between the World and Me and National Correspondant for The Atlantic, Ta Nehisi Coates is one of the great voices of today. from his biography at the Lavin Agency "Ta-Nehisi Coates does not tend to pre-write his keynotes. He talks extemporaneously, forcefully, on the events of the day—sometimes, that literal day—and incorporates themes from his writing. Lately, his focus is on the systemic racism that is inseparable from the growth of the nation: the racist policies that have plundered black bodies, black property, and black lives for economic and social gain. How can we reconcile these acts, many of them ongoing, with the supposedly postracial country some claim we are moving towards? Other related topics include the distressing series of murders of unarmed black people that has rocked the country and dominated headlines. What does it mean to occupy a black body in America? What rules and fears and hopes govern behavior? Coates does not offer a casual “snapshot,” does not provide easy answers, and does not dole out false hope. He engages audiences in a meaningful, historically-grounded, up-to-the-minute discussion on what it means to talk—really talk—about race today."
We are thrilled to have him at Temple and this is an incredible opportunity to bring lived experience to the texts we read.
Doors open at 5pm, talk begins at 6pm.
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