November 14-15, 2023: The Black Experience in America
“In one blow oppression has deprived the descendants of the Africans of almost all the privileges of humanity” (Democracy in America).
PART 1 – NOVEMBER 14, 2023 – 6:30-8:00PM – Johns Hall 101
PART 2 – NOVEMBER 15, 2023 – 5:00-6:30PM – Watkins Room, Trone Student Center
Public Intellectuals:
Monica Bell (Yale Law)
Monica Bell is professor of law and associate professor of sociology at Yale. She holds a B.A. from Furman, an M.Sc. from University College Dublin, a J.D. from Yale, and a Ph.D. in sociology and social policy from Harvard. Bell uses sociology to explore legal questions about racial inequality. Her scholarship has appeared in the American Journal of Sociology, Harvard Civil Rights – Civil Liberties Law Review, and other journals. Bell has also published popular writing. She clerked for the Hon. Cameron Currie and served as a legal fellow at the Legal Aid Society of D.C. Bell was the first Black woman to be a tenure-track faculty member at Yale Law School. She has received substantial recognition for her scholarship and mentorship. In earlier years, Bell was honored as a Truman Scholar and Mitchell Scholar. A native of Anderson, S.C., Bell is a first-generation college graduate and a member of the LGBTQ+ community.
R. Khari Brown (Wayne State)
Khari Brown is professor of sociology at Wayne State University. He earned a B.A. from Wayne State University, and an M.S.W. and Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. His most recent book is Race and the Power of Sermons on American Politics, which examines the impact of race on the relationship between religion and social justice attitudes and political activism in the United States. His new book project examines how race and faith impact congregational involvement in grassroots social justice activism, including environmental activism. Brown is co-investigator of National Politics Study, a bi-annual study that assesses American political attitudes and behaviors and religious life. He also regularly consults for the Pew Research Center.
Andra Gillespie (Emory)
Andra Gillespie is associate professor of political science and director of the James Weldon Johnson Institute for the Study of Race and Difference at Emory University. She earned a B.A. from the University of Virginia and an M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. from Yale. She is the author or editor of three books: Race and the Obama Administration: Substance, Symbols and Hope, The New Black Politician: Cory Booker, Newark and Post-Racial America, and Whose Black Politics? Cases in Post-Racial Black Leadership. She has also published articles in Phylon, Journal of Race and Policy, American Politics Review, and the National Political Science Review. Finally, Gillespie is a prolific columnist; her many opinion pieces have appeared in newspapers and other publications across the country.
Photos from Part 2: The Black Experience in America
