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Join us for the 4th Annual Parren J. Mitchell Symposium
Truth & Lies: Race, Media, and Politics


Wednesday, April 26, 2017
10:00am-4:00pm

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On Wednesday, April 26, 2017, the Critical Race Initiative, Department of Sociology, and College of Behavioral and Social Sciences at the University of Maryland, will host the 4th Annual Parren J. Mitchell Symposium.  The symposium was created to celebrate the legacy of the late Congressman Parren J. Mitchell.


​​In 1952, after suing the University to gain admission, Parren J. Mitchell became the first African American to attend graduate school at the University of Maryland, receiving a Master’s degree in Sociology.  Congressman Mitchell stated later in his life that his sociology training shaped his activism in politics and social change.


The theme for this year’s symposium is Truth & Lies: Race, Media, and Politics. There are three panels focusing on different aspects of this topic: The Power of Popular Culture (10:00am), Intersectionality (12:15pm), and The Politics of Racial Representation (2:00pm). Speakers include: Damon Young and Panama Jackson of VerySmartBrothas.com, sports journalist Kevin Blackistone, Matthew Hughey (UConn), Nancy Yuen (Biola University),Carmen Lugo-Lugo (Washington State), and Brian Foster (University of Mississippi) as well as UMD’s own Janelle Wong and Catherine Knight-Steele. The Intersectionality panel, which is in conjunction with the African American History, Culture, and Digital Humanities initiative, will feature a dialogue between Dean Bonnie Thornton Dill and Patricia Hill Collins.


A reception will follow the symposium at 4:30pm (Colony Ballroom) with a keynote by Kevin Blackistone.
>>> Click here to watch along on livestream <<<

PANELS

The Power of Popular Culture
Intersectionality and Critical Race Theory: A Dialogue
The Politics of Racial Representation




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  • Home
  • About
  • Parren Mitchell Symposium
    • 2020 Parren J. Mitchell Symposium >
      • Criminalization in Daily Life
      • Unequal Treatment and Enforcement
      • Responses and Solutions
    • 2019 PARREN MITCHELL SYMPOSIUM >
      • Intersectional Perspectives on the Family
      • Family Diversity and the Disruptive Force of the Law
      • Challenging, Expanding, and Reinventing the Family
    • 2018 Parren Mitchell Symposium >
      • Wealth Matters: Examining Racial Wealth Inequality
      • Wealth Building: Investing in Community Change
      • Wealth Solutions: Creating Wealth Equity for Communities of Color
    • 2017 Parren Mitchell Symposium >
      • The Power of Popular Culture
      • Intersectionality and Critical Race Theory: A Dialogue
      • The Politics of Racial Representation
    • 2016 Parren Mitchell Symposium >
      • Health Outcomes: For Better of For Worse
      • Health Strategies: From This Day Forward
    • 2015 Parren Mitchell Symposium
    • 2014 Parren Mitchell Symposium
    • Symposium Storified
  • Events
    • Upcoming Events
    • Past Events
    • CRI Event Photos
  • #Justice4RCIII
  • BLOG
    • A STATEMENT FROM OUR DIRECTOR ON THE LOSS OF BLACK LIVES
    • Asian American Activism
    • Black Feminist Thoughts
  • Election Reflections