About:

This event is the launch of The African American Studies Department yearlong series of virtual conversations on the historical, social and psychological, economic, and political consequences and implications of racial slavery, injustice, and structural inequality in America.

Panelists:

CONGRESSWOMAN BARBARA LEE

California's 13th Congressional District

DR. RASHAWN RAY

Professor of Sociology Director of the Lab for Applied Social Science Research University of Maryland

DR. MARY HELEN WASHINGTON

Distinguished University Professor University of Maryland

CHARLES ADAMS

Chair of Behavioral Sciences and Human Services Bowie State University

Co-sponsors:

Center for Literary and Comparative Studies