Organised by Second Home
Join award-winning Wall Street Journal writer Lee Hawkins and acclaimed historian and activist Blair Imani for a free online discussion about civil rights in America - focused on the momentous date of August 28.
In conversation with Second Home and Edward Roussel, Lee and Blair will be talking about the events of August 28 throughout history – as well as the surge in protest and activism across America and the world in 2020.
August 28 is one of those dates that resonates throughout black history – events that have taken place on this day include:
1833: Slavery was abolished in the UK
1955: Emmet Till was brutally murdered by two white men
1963: Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic I Have A Dream Speech
1975: Tuskegee Syphilis Study Lawsuit led to a $9m settlement for the victims
2005: Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans
2008: Barack Obama accepted the democratic nomination for president
2016: 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneels during the national anthem
Speakers
Blair Imani
Critically acclaimed historian, outspoken advocate and activist Blair Imani has built a strong online platform about injustices in Black, Queer, and Muslim communities.
Blair’s recent book published earlier this year Making Our Way Home is a powerful illustrated history of the Great Migration and its sweeping impact on Black and American culture, from Reconstruction to the rise of hip-hop. Blair explores issues like voting rights, domestic terrorism, discrimination, and segregation alongside the flourishing of arts and culture, activism, and civil rights.
Lee Hawkins
Award-winning WSJ journalist Lee Hawkins is currently writing about the significant social changes underway in America.
Lee is also the author of the forthcoming book Nobody’s Slave: How Uncovering My Family’s History Set Me Free (HarperCollins, 2021). A genealogical investigation of lethal racial violence visited on one family over successive generations and the intergenerational trauma suffered by the survivors.
Event Details
This is a virtual event hosted online via Zoom
Timings – 7pm (BST) | 11am (PDT)
Register for free to receive the Zoom link the day before the event
This event is part of Second Home's new series in collaboration with Berggruen Institute - public events that bring together the most inspiring and celebrated figures of our time to exchange and discuss groundbreaking cultural, social and political ideas.