August 19, 2010
Locked Out, Locked Up: Black Men in America
Old Whaling Church, 89 Main Street, Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard
W. E. B. Du Bois Institute at Harvard University presents its annual Martha's Vineyard Forum.
Hosted by Professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Director, W. E. B. Du Bois Institute, Harvard University
Director, W. E. B. Du Bois Institute, Harvard University
Vineyard Gazette Article on the Event
“Black Men's Jail Time Hits Entire Communities" Audio and Transcript of Martha’s Vineyard Panelists on NPR
Moderated by Charlayne Hunter-Gault
Essence, Africa Bureau Chief, and author of New News Out of Africa: Uncovering the African Renaissance
Michelle Alexander
Associate Professor of Law, Ohio State University
R. Dwayne Betts
Poet/Prisoner Rights Advocate
Charles M. Blow
New York Times, Visual Op-Ed Columnist
Lawrence D. Bobo
W. E. B. Du Bois Professor of the Social Sciences, Harvard University
Bob Herbert
New York Times, Op-Ed Columnist