We are so grateful to the amazing speakers who came together for some truly thought-provoking, enlightening, & inspiring conversations at our conference. And thank you to the nearly 600 people who registered! For those who missed it our recordings are up: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXu1NaQRmVcxAxhW4Gj2_QY5vAS1Q60p7
'Newsroom Reckoning: Objectivity, Belonging, and Beyond in North American Newsrooms' with Prof. Jane Rhodes, Carla Murphy ( @carlamurphy), Prof. Candis Callison ( @candiscallison), and Radiyah Chowdhury ( @radiyahch) chaired by Sage Goodwin ( @sagemgoodwin)
'Back Women Speak: Charting Our Journeys in British Publishing' with Melissa Cummings Quarry & Natalie A. Carter of Black Girls Book Club ( @bg_bookclub), Mariannne Tatepo ( @bronzebygold), and Theophina Gabriel ( @lilaphina) chaired by Jade Bentil
'Whose Platform?: Contesting Racial Narratives on TikTok' with Ryan Ken ( @Ryan_Ken_Acts), Mutale Nkonde ( @mutalenkonde), and Prof. Crystal Abidin ( @wishcrys) chaired by Iyone Agboraw ( @iyoneagboraw)
It was a true privilege to end our conference with a keynote address from Cheryl Dunye ( @cdunye) on the history and future of Black butch lesbian representation in film and television followed by a conversation with Nataleah Hunter-Young ( @_Nataleah)
We didn't record 'From Selma to the Capitol: The Media Strategies of White Supremacist Movements and Antir-racist Resistance' with @JessieNYC and @A_Bodroghkozy moderated by @macinders but thanks to @AmyRuckes some highlights are covered in this thread: https://twitter.com/JessieNYC/status/1384976503239331844