Braver Than The One Before It
In Search of the New American Dream.
A conversation with five major authors on what America means and can become for people long kept at its margins.
Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness – are they still the pillars of the American Dream, or does systemic racism in the U.S. demand a more radical vision? Five major authors, Cathy Park Hong, Patricia Engel, Robert Jones, Jr., Laila Lalami, and Tommy Orange (Cheyenne and Arapaho), discuss what America means and can become for people long kept at its margins.
Braver Than The One Before It is moderated by Lisa Lucas. Opening performance by Sandra Lilia Velasquez.
This video is part of the New American Dream: five weeks of virtual town halls on disrupting systemic racism and envisioning the nation beyond it (April 28-May 26). Each week, the WNET Group examines systemic racism in relation to five pillars of contemporary society: voting rights, artificial intelligence and genetic data, journalism, antiracism, and cultural narratives. The focus of the series is on strategies and solidarity, with an understanding of history and eyes toward the future.
NEW AMERICAN DREAM Series
Week 1: Democracy That Doesn’t Flinch –
Inside Campaigns to Build and Diversify Political Power. A conversation with Christine Chen, Maria Teresa Kumar, Afaf Nasher, Esq., Kimberly Peeler-Allen, and Allie Young (Diné). Moderated by Brian Tate. Opening performance by Danny Simmons, Jr. Watch it at www.thirteen.org/blog-post/build-diversify-political-power
Week 2: Revolutionary Design –
Conceiving a Future Forged With Antiracist Technology. A conversation with Dr. Rumman Chowdhury, Nicole Martinez-Martin, PD, PhD, Mutale Nkonde, Roya Pakzad, and Dr. Kim TallBear (Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate). Moderated by Karen Hao. Opening performance by Lady Jess. Watch it at www.thirteen.org/blog-post/antiracist-technology
Week 3: News That Needs Telling –
Journalism That Examines Injustice and Explores Black Power. A conversation with Rhema Bland, Vanessa K. De Luca, Kali Holloway, Patrice Peck, and Wendi C. Thomas. Moderated by Greg Tate. Opening performance by Liza Jessie Peterson. Watch it at www.thirteen.org/blog-post/journalism-black-culture-racial-justice
Week 4: Turned Against the Tide –
Heeding the Call of White Antiracism. A conversation with Gregg August, Sara Donnelly, Merrill Garbus, Karen Pittelman, and Dan Zanes. Moderated by Ginny Suss. Opening performance by Ailish Hopper. Watch it at www.thirteen.org/blog-post/white-antiracism
Week 5: Braver Than The One Before It –
In Search of the New American Dream. View more details at www.thirteen.org/blog-post/authors-talk-america-meaning-lisa-lucas
More information at Thirteen.org/NewAmericanDream.
