This week on Beyond the Spin, we visit the Facing Race Conference, a national conference held in Baltimore earlier this month. Hosted by ARC (Applied Research Center), the three day event served as a platform for racial justice leaders, educators, and artists. We’ll listen to selections from plenaries on gender and culture, and hear from various participants from across the nation including,
Negin Farsad, comedian, filmmaker and director of the upcoming documentary “The Muslims Are Coming!”;
Jeff Chang, Executive Director of the Institute for Diversity in the Arts at Stanford University, and author of Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: A History of the Hip Hop Generation;
Jose Antonio Vargas, multimedia journalist and founder of Define American;
Michael Omi, Associate Professor of Asian American Studies in the Ethnic Studies Department at the University of California, Berkeley;
Janet Mock, writer and Staff Editor at People.com;
Maegan Ortiz, independent journalist and media maker whose work is featured on lamamitamala.com and in the book Don’t Leave Your Friends Behind: Concrete Ways to Support Families in Social Justice Movements and Communities;
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