A.C.T.O.R (A Continuing Talk on Race 5.5.19- REPARATIONS IN THE NEWS
Date and Time
May 5, 2019 5:00 pm
Location
14th & V
2021 14th St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20009
May 5, 2019 5:00 pm
14th & V
The A.C.T.O.R. (A Continuing Talk on Race) open discussion series is hosted by Busboys and Poets as a community service. It provides the opportunity for people to come together and speak openly and honestly about issues of race. The intent is that each person walks away from the discussion feeling something: challenged, educated, uncomfortable, enlightened, refreshed, reassured and hopefully inspired and moved to action! Each month there is a new topic for discussion.
This Month's Topic: REPARATIONS IN THE NEWS
Recently, Georgetown University undergraduates voted overwhelmingly to tax themselves $27.20 per semester to create a fund that will support the descendants of the enslaved people from whom the university profited. There is a continuing discourse around political candidates needing to declare their stance on the subject. And, there remains an underlying tension around the subject. We will discuss the overarching topic of Reparations and the movements for and against. Â
Featuring:
Obi Egbuna Obi Egbuna, Jr., was born in London, England, on October 8, 1969, and raised in Washington, DC. He received a degree in Political Science from the University of the District of Columbia in 1992. Egbuna is a founding member of the Pan-African Liberation Organization (PALO), established in Washington, D.C., from 1990-2007. He is also the technical advisor for the Pan-African Student Youth Movement (PASYM) at Bowie State University and was the technical advisor to Cease Fire Don’t Smoke the Brothers, Inc., in Washington, DC. For the more than 15 years Obi has dedicated his life to organizing in communities throughout the world.
Sharece Crawford is a DC native and ANC Commissioner at large. She grew up in the Congress Park Community of Congress Heights. She is a graduate of Shaw University with a degree in Journalism, Mass Media Communications and Marketing. Ms, Crawford is one of DC's 3 youngest term elected officials and was recently elected to the DC Democratic State Committee, receiving over 21,000 votes from DC residents!
Moderated by:Â
Prof. Fahima Seck Fahima was born in the Village of Harlem in NYC. She is an HU Bison; Producer at-large @PacificaRadio; works as a Consultant and Adjunct University Professor.
Free and open to all.Â
A.C.T.O.R. is held on the first Sunday of every month at Busboys and Poets 14th & V from 5:00 PM-7:00 pm.
