Facing Race 2010 Conference Panel: Latoya Peterson, Tracy Van Slyke, Kai Wright, and Veronica Arreola “Covering Race / Uncovering Racism: New Media Innovations for Revealing Realities”
22Dec2010 Filed under: Black in America, Human Rights, Progressives, Race, Racial Segregation, Racism, culture Author: Jonathan Jelks
From Facing Race 2010’s Media Plenary, A Panel on “Covering Race / Uncovering Racism: New Media Innovations for Revealing Realities”
Panelist addressed this question: While the mainstream media continues to ignore and dismiss the persistence of racism, the rapidly changing media landscape poses new challenges and opportunities for reshaping public awareness. How can we leverage the power of alternative media, social media and new media technologies to reveal not only the realities of racial inequality but also the routes to racial justice?
Moderator: Latoya Peterson, Racialicious http://www.racialicious.com/
Presenters: Kai Wright, ColorLines http://colorlines.com/ Tracy Van Slyke, The Media Consortium http://www.themediaconsortium.org
Veronica Arreola, Girl w/Pen http://girlwpen.com/