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December 01, 2009
Why is race still an uncomfortable subject to talk about in the United States? At this event Rich Benjamin, author of Searching for Whitopia: An Improbable Journey to the Heart of White America, and Tim Wise, author of Between Barack & A Hard Place: Racism & White Denial in the Age of Obama, discussed white […]
Enoch Pratt Free Library, 400 Cathedral St, Baltimore7:00 pm EST -
November 02, 2009
Beverly Daniel Tatum, president of Spelman College and author of Can We Talk About Race? And Other Conversations in an Era of School Resegregation, which discusses how American schools are experiencing increasing and underreported resegregation, spoke with David Hornbeck, former Philadelphia Superintendent of Schools and author of Choosing Excellence in Public Schools: Where There’s a […]
Enoch Pratt Free Library, 400 Cathedral St, Baltimore7:00 pm EST -
September 16, 2009
With the election of President Obama, some say race is no longer an obstacle to success and that the “American Dream” is more reality than not. At this discussion, Ben Jealous, executive director of the NAACP, and Gerald Torres, professor at the University of Texas Law School and co-author of The Miner’s Canary: Enlisting Race, […]
Enoch Pratt Free Library, 400 Cathedral St, Baltimore7:30 pm EST -
September 01, 2009
A series of short segments entitled “Across the Divide: Stories about Race in Baltimore,” produced by WYPR, aired on “Maryland Morning.” The series featured personal stories told about experiences around race issues that changed individuals’ lives. The series included stories from a number of prominent people as well as from listeners who submitted their own […]
“Maryland Morning” 88.1 FM, ,7:00 pm EST -
June 04, 2009
Gwen Ifill of Washington Week and The News Hour and Sherrilyn A. Ifill, civil rights lawyer and law professor at the University of Maryland School of Law, discussed this pivotal moment in American history and its potential for advancing equity and social justice.
Enoch Pratt Free Library, 400 Cathedral St, Baltimore7:00 pm EST -
April 28, 2009
In partnership with MICA, the Maryland Film Festival, and the Enoch Free Pratt Library, the Open Society Institute-Baltimore presented The Black List: Volume Two, an HBO documentary featuring dramatic portraits of some of today’s most fascinating and influential African Americans, who share their stories and insights into the struggles and triumphs of black life in […]
Brown Center, Maryland Institute College of Art, 1301 W Mt Royal Ave, Baltimore7:00 pm EST
About the Series
OSI-Baltimore has been presenting this free, public series since 2009 as a way of sparking conversations about how race intersects with our lives. They generally attract crowds of about 250 people.
