Harvard Law professor Charles Ogletree will lead an annual forum, "Heard it through the Grapevine: Race and Media in the 21st Century. The free event will feature a film screening, a tribute to Motown, a panel and book signings. The schedule is as follows:
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
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