Join Michael Harriot, Jamon Jordan, YES! & Colorlines for a Special Live Event

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Hello, Community Inclusion Action Team!

 

I hope you’re all doing well and staying safe. Here are several items that I think may be of interest to you:

 

1.      YES! Magazine is hosting a special online event next Thursday 9/17/20. Please see details below. It’s free, but tickets are limited, so make sure to reserve yours right away.

 

2.      I’ve purchased many copies of YES! Magazine’s recent “Black Lives Matter” issue. If you’d like to have one or more copies, please let me know. It includes many informative and thought-provoking articles.

 

3.      In case you missed the Coalition’s 2020 Virtual Sustainability Town Hall, which included Johannah Hamilton’s excellent presentation on Climate Justice, you can view it here: https://sustainablecorvallis.org/2020/08/2020-virtual-sustainability-town/

 

Looking forward to hearing from you,

 

Annette

 

Annette Mills, Facilitator/Director

Corvallis Sustainability Coalition

www.sustainablecorvallis.org

541-230-1237

 

 

 

 

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Subject: Reminder: Join Michael Harriot, Jamon Jordan, YES! & Colorlines for a Special Live Event

 

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No images? Click here Don’t miss this special event next Thursday! Get your free ticket today.   VIRTUAL LIVE EVENT This Uprising: How to Make Black Lives Really Matter   You’re invited to join YES! and Colorlines for a virtual discussion with Michael Harriot of The Root and historian Jamon Jordan, hosted by YES! Executive Editor Zenobia Jeffries Warfield and Colorlines Senior Editorial Director Angela Bronner Helm. When: Thursday, Sept. 17 at 1 p.m. PT/4 p.m. ET Where: Online via Zoom Tickets: This event is free and open to the public. Tickets are limited, so reserve your seat now.     Harriot is the senior writer at The Root and a frequent guest of MSNBC and CNN, and Jordan is an African and African American historian. Together with YES! and Colorlines, they’ll discuss the impact of the tens of millions of people who have taken to the streets of nearly 550 cities to declare that “Black Lives Matter,” and unpack what Black Lives Matter really means and what it looks like. The panelists will also discuss their contributions to the new issue of YES! Magazine and answer questions from attendees.   ABOUT THE SPEAKERS Michael Harriot is the senior writer at The Root, where he covers the intersection of race, politics, and culture. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, The New York Times, and on his mother’s refrigerator. He is a frequent political commentator on MSNBC and CNN, and earned the National Association of Black Journalists Award for digital commentary, as well as TV writing. Michael earned a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communications from Auburn University and a Masters in Macroeconomics from Florida State University. His book, BlackAF History, will be released in the spring of 2021.   Jamon Jordan is an educator, writer, and historian. Jamon has been a teacher and researcher of African and African American history for more than 20 years. He is founder and CEO of Black Scroll Network History & Tours in Detroit, where he leads tours and presentations on African and African American history. He also serves as the President of the Detroit branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, and on the Board of Trustees for the Historical Society of Michigan. Jamon has been featured on CBS Radio, NPR, C-SPAN, CNN, and the History Channe Zenobia Jeffries Warfield, is the executive editor at YES! Media, and has been in media going on 15 years. An award-winning journalist, she honed her skills as a reporter, managing editor, and editor for nearly eight years at a community newspaper in her hometown of Detroit. She joined the YES! editorial team in 2016 as an associate editor charged with building and growing YES!’s racial justice beat. In addition to writing and editing, she has produced, directed, and edited a variety of short documentaries spotlighting community movements to international democracy. Zenobia directs editorial coverage for YES! Magazine, YES! Media’s editorial partnerships, and serves as chair of the YES! Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee.   Angela Bronner Helm is a journalist and editor with more than 20 years of experience in media. She began her career at The Source magazine during hip-hop’s golden era and is a founding editor of Honey magazine. She has held top editorial positions at Uptown and Essence magazines; she also served for six semesters as an adjunct professor of journalism at the City College of New York. Most recently, Angela was an editor at The Root, where her focus was on racial, social and reproductive justice, mental health and culture. She currently is Senior Editorial Director at Colorlines, a nonprofit news site committed to racial equity and centering the voices of marginalized people.   Manage your email preferences. YES! Media 284 Madrona Way NE, Suite 116 Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 800-937-4451 :: 206-842-0216 custom...@yesmagazine.org You are receiving this message because you are a current or former YES! supporter or a subscriber to our email newsletters.     Unsubscribe