Charles Hamilton Houston Institute | Annual Martha's Vineyard Forum: Heard it through the Grapevine: Race and Media in the 21st Century

Charles Hamilton Houston Institute | Events | Annual Martha's Vineyard Forum: Heard it through the Grapevine: Race and Media in the 21st Century

Annual Martha's Vineyard Forum: Heard it through the Grapevine: Race and Media in the 21st Century

Wednesday, August 17, 2011, 11:00 AM Martha's Vineyard Performing Arts Center, Martha's Vineyard Regional High School Edgartown-Vineyard Haven Rd, Oak Bluffs, MA

10:00 am - Doors Open 11:00 am - Special Film Screenings Excerpts from Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin, Presumption of Guilt, and Barber of Birmingham 1:00 pm - Tribute to Motown Honoring Special Guest Berry Gordy, Jr., founder of Motown Musical tribute to Motown by Lawrence "Larry" Watson 2:00 pm - Race and Media in the 21st Century Hosted and moderated by Professor Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. Confirmed panelists include: Charles M. Blow, The New York Times Professor Anita Hill, Brandeis University Gwen Ifill, Washington Week & The NewsHour Professor Randall Kennedy, Harvard Law School Professor Glenn Loury, Brown University Howard Manly, The Bay State Banner Dr. Tiffany Manuel, The FrameWorks Institute Dean Mark McPhail, University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Professor Elizabeth Mehren, Boston University Tim Wise, anti-racist activist and writer 4:30 pm - Book Signings This event is free and open to the public.