Exhibition Programming: Coming February 2018 | History, Rebellion, and Reconciliation Discussion Series
History, Rebellion, and Reconciliation is a series of public programs presented by the Museum examining race, justice, and community activism. ART_library deco will host a series of online discussions with the global community during February – Black History Month 2018 to hear your views about these important topics.
Details about Online Discussion Series
Watch selections from the video archives before the discussions take place online including, Ferguson and Faith, Making Revolution Irresistible, and a conversation between the Museum’s Founding Director, Lonnie G. Bunch and Academy Award nominated director, Ava DuVernay. All discussions will be hosted online at 7 PM EST through the Google Hangout Live platform. A link to access the online discussions will be available a week before each event. Click on discussion heading to view each part of the series before the event series takes place.
February 1, 2018
Panel I: Ferguson: What Does This Moment Mean for America?
Explore the evolution of the media, community leadership and activism as they relate to communities organized against excessive police force and economic inequality. Moderated by Juan Williams, journalist and Fox News political analyst.
Panelists included:
Lisa Crooms, Howard University law professor
Opal Tometi, Founder of Black Lives Matter
F. Willis Johnson, Pastor Wellspring Church, Ferguson
Mychal Denzel Smith, Writer, The Nation
February 8, 2018
A viewing of works by award-winning poet Claudia Rankine, interpreted on film by director John Lucas. The film shorts, Situation #1 through #7 are based on Ms. Rankine’s book, Citizen: An American Lyric.
February 15, 2018
On Art and History: A Conversation between Lonnie Bunch and Ava Duvernay
Director Lonnie G. Bunch and Academy Award nominagted filmmaker Ava DuVernay discussed her body of work and the creative responses of artists to culture and historical events.