Slavery is one of America’s original sins. But when we know the history, when we see the correlation between the slave trade and today’s racism, when we see that the attitudes that allowed this national disgrace to happen then, still define much of the country’s views of minority communities today, then what? Nikole Hannah-Jones and Councilman Cornegy look to the future. How to we take the knowledge and understanding they hope will be gained, by at least some, from this epic body of work, and put it into action that can actually change race relations in the U.S.? Or can we? Our guests will tackle the difficult subject of how we might be able to turn it all around. And how do we, as a city, protect today’s most vulnerable?
Reversing the Tide of Racism
PUBLISHED September 15, 2019 @1:55 PM