Politics & Prose at Busboys and Poets, 14th & V, present Race In America Today: A panel discussion with April Ryan, Paul Butler, Michael Eric Dyson, and Joy-Ann Reid.
Join April Ryan, Washington Bureau chief for American Urban Radio Networks and author of The Presidency in Black and White, for a discussion of race in relation to politics, the news, and American culture, past and present—with special focus on the recent rise in racial incidents, their origins, and possible solutions. Ryan will moderate a panel of distinguished writers including: Paul Butler, a former federal prosecutor, author of Let’s Get Free, and currently a law professor at George Washington University; Michael Eric Dyson, Georgetown professor of sociology, and author of sixteen books, including Can You Hear Me Now? and April 4, 1968; and Joy-Ann Reid, MSNBC correspondent, managing editor of TheGrio.com, and author of Fracture, a profile of the Democratic Party in the age of the Clintons and Obama.
