Time: 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM EASTERN
Location: African Meeting House, Museum of African American History Boston, 46 Joy St, Boston, MA 02114
Participants:
Latisha Jones, playwright (Washington, DC)
Dr David J. Harris (Managing Director of the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice and a lecturer at Harvard Law School and Chair of the Massachusetts Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights)
Dr LaToya Bosworth (Mass Humanities)
Description: Among other topics, this panel discussion addresses the evolving role of cultural institutions, museums, artists, art collectives, communities and others in the fight against racism and in promoting education on critical issues like identity, discrimination and racial bias. Panelists reflect on how exhibitions, creative installations, mural projects and others can uncover and address implicit bias within curation and the broader art world.