Feb. 17 | Keisha N. Blain — Wake Up America: Black Women on the Future of Democracy - Panel discussion with Atima Omara, Donna Brazile & Senator Laphonza Butler
Our Author Series partnership with Politics & Prose Bookstores continues Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 5:00pm at their Conn. Ave. store. Keisha N. Blain — Wake Up America: Black Women on the Future of Democracy will join us for a panel discussion with Atima Omara, Donna Brazile & Senator Laphonza Butler moderated by Soyica Diggs Colbert
In 1968, civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer called for Americans to “wake up” if they wanted to “make democracy a reality.” Today, as Black communities continue to face challenges built on centuries of discrimination, her plea is increasingly urgent. In this exhilarating anthology of original essays, Keisha N. Blain brings together the voices of major progressive Black women politicians, grassroots activists, and intellectuals to offer critical insights on how we can create a more equitable political future.
Keisha N. Blain is professor of Africana studies and history at Brown University. She is a columnist for MSNBC, a Guggenheim Fellow, and author—most recently of the National Book Critics Circle Award finalist Until I Am Free. She lives in Providence, RI.
