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A Dialog with Solomon Gibson, III on Race
Virtual Program using ZoomSolomon Gibson, III, will help us explore our own questions about race, and relations between blacks and whites. Mr. Gibson has spoken to us several times in the last year including a talk on race relations. Today he offers to answer our questions about being black in America, and how we can develop authentic, honest […]
Prof. Francesca Tripodi – What You Need to Know About Conservative Media
Virtual Program using ZoomUNC Professor Francesca Tripodi of the School of Information and Library Science will speak about conservative media and how they influence our national dialog. Dr. Francesca Tripodi is a sociologist and media scholar whose research examines the relationship between social media, political partisanship, and democratic participation, revealing how Google and Wikipedia are manipulated for political gains. […]
Ted Talk – William Darity on Reparations
Virtual Program using ZoomWe will play the Ted Talk with William A. "Sandy" Darity, Jr on a blueprint for reparations in the U.S. He explains why it is necessary, and how it could make progress toward "true equality." Prof. Darity is the Samuel DuBois Cook Professor of Public Policy, African and African American Studies and Economics and director […]
Political Correctness and Cancel Culture
Virtual Program using ZoomAtish Sen, President of EHST, will be joined by fellow EHST members John Holmgren and Fred Breidt for a panel discussion on Political Correctness and Cancel Culture. During this time of highly divided partisan politics, how much room is there for dissent and disagreement across our self-selected tribes? What are we losing when we silence […]
Celebrate Labor Day
Virtual Program using ZoomEHST will not conduct a Zoom program today. We do recommend that you celebrate Labor Day Eve in some form or fashion. Wikipedia has a good article about it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labor_Day. If you want to sing about Labor Day, check out this list of songs from The Nation: https://www.thenation.com/article/archive/top-ten-labor-day-songs/.