The Born Identity: Race & Identity in the Multiracial CommunityPosted in Identity Development/Psychology, Live Events, Media Archive, My Articles/Point of View/Activities, Politics/Public Policy, Social Science, United States on 2015-01-28 02:55Z by Steven |
The Born Identity: Race & Identity in the Multiracial Community
Districtly Speaking
Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Library
3160 16th Street, Northwest
Washington, D.C. 20010
Thursday, 2015-01-29, 18:30-20:00 EST (Local Time)
“Race is not a universal concept — the definitions we go by are often arbitrary, uniquely American and undergo dramatic shifts from one generation to the next….perhaps it’s time to let multiracial people steer the conversation, instead of constantly having other who lack their lived experience define what they are, what they’re not and what they can be.” —Zak Cheney-Rice, Identities.Mic
“I self-identify as African American… that’s how I’m treated and that’s how I’m viewed. I’m proud of it.” —President Barack Obama
Join us on Thursday, January 29 for our first town hall of the year examining race and identity in the multiracial community. Our panelists will discuss growing up in a multiracial family, how they choose to identify themselves and how the biracial/multiracial story is being told through pop culture, the media, academia and the Obama Presidency. Got a question for our panelists? Submit your questions when you RSVP! Follow the conversation leading up to the town hall on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram! #DSMultiracial
Moderator:
Jonelle Henry, Journalist, Host & Conversation Starter; Founder & Host
Districtly Speaking
Panelists:
- Joline Collins, Training Coordinator, Spitfire Strategies
- Alex Laughlin, Social Media Journalist / Audience Engagement Manager, National Journal
- Steven Riley, Founder & Creator, MixedRaceStudies.org
- Janea West, Journalist & Cultural Critic
- Patrick Wilborn, STEM Instructor/Tutor Instructor, College Tribe
For more information, click here.