Ask a Sista: Black Women Muse on Politics, Policy, Pop Culture and Scholarship
Friday, June 17, 2011 at 4:30 PM CDT • L100 AB
Cheryl Contee, Janee Bolden, Jenifer Daniels, Kimberly Ellis, Chloe Hilliard, Zerlina Maxwell
African-American women make up a two-thirds of the black Democratic voting block. Their vote is consistent but their programs are underfunded and voices routinely unheard. How can progressives expect the party to flourish without understanding this key voting block, much-needed voice in mainstream media and major influence in American culture? This panel session will shed light on African-American progressive women and their views on policy, politics, race, popular culture, media and feminism.