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