BLACK VOTES MATTER: Black Voices, Votes and Political Representation in the 2020 US Presidential Election

BLACK VOTES MATTER

Black Voices, Votes and Political Representation in the 2020 US Presidential Election

Monday 9 November 2020

webinar / conférence en ligne

10 a.m. CST / 17h heure française

On November 3rd, the turn-out of Black voters in the polls will be one of the most important factors to determine the next US President. How will systemic patterns of police brutality and racial injustice, widespread protests in US cities, rising youth activism, a Covid crisis that has disproportionately affected communities of color -- not to mention controversies over mail-in ballots and voter suppression that will test the integrity of the electoral process -- affect how Black voters decide the ballot box? How will they drive transformations in US politics and society after the elections?

Join the live virtual conversation “Black Votes Matter” on the stakes of Black voices, votes and political representation in the next US Presidential Elections. This virtual live debate will bring together four distinguished scholars from both sides of the Atlantic: Audrey Célestine (Université de Lille), Michael Dawson (University of Chicago), Kafi Moragne-Patterson (University of Chicago), and Pap Ndiaye (Sciences Po, Paris).

This event in English is co-organized by the University of Chicago Center in Paris and the Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture at the University of Chicago and in partnership with the online daily newspaper A.O.C. (Analyse - Opinion - Critique).