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The Future of Black America Debate
Wednesday June 13, 2007 at 6:30pm
New York Public Library- Donnell Media Center
20 W. 53rd St bte 5th and 6th
New York City, New York Get Directions
The Future of Black America: The Burden of History or the Audacity of Hope?

Algernon Austin, Thora Institute and Demos

John McWhorter, Manhattan Institute

Orlando Patterson, Harvard University

Moderator: Felicia Lee, New York Times

Does the twenty-first century require a new black politics? For many, the success of Barack Obama, Tiger Woods, Oprah and Richard Parsons signals the emergence of a post-race America where anyone with the right values and skills can succeed. For others, the persistence of segregated schools and the increasing numbers of blacks in America's prisons indicate that we are still living in the shadow of Jim Crow. What are the major obstacles to a prosperous future for black America? What are the best policies for moving forward - an effort to change values, an anti-discrimination offensive, or something else? Is it useful to continue to think about politics through the lens of race?

June 13, 2007, 6:30 PM

Donnell Library, Manhattan, NYC

20 West 53rd between 5th and 6th
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