Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise - Charleston Screening & Panel Discussion

Co-hosted by the Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Center for Livable Communities at the College of Charleston

We will begin with a 30-minute sneak peek of BLACK AMERICA SINCE MLK: AND STILL I RISE. Following the preview will be a panel discussion on civil rights in Charleston featuring:

• former Mayor Joe Riley

• the Honorable Lucille Whipper

• SC Community Loan Fund’s CEO Michelle Mapp

• Dr. Bernard Powers, professor of history at the College of Charleston

• moderator Dr. Kendra Stewart, director of the Joseph P. Riley, Jr. Center

FREE and open to all

Venue parking and entrances: The program will take place in the Burke High School Auditorium. You may enter through the South Entrance (Fishburne Street) or North Entrance (Sumter Street). There is street parking along both entrances, as well as a small lot between Burke HS and Johnson Hagood Stadium.

About BLACK AMERICA SINCE MLK: AND STILL I RISE

In his new four-hour series, BLACK AMERICA SINCE MLK: AND STILL I RISE, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. embarks on a deeply personal journey through the last 50 years of African American history. Joined by leading scholars, celebrities and a dynamic cast of people who shaped these years, Gates travels from the victories of the civil rights movement up to today, asking profound questions about the state of black America—and our nation as a whole. Watch the entire series on November 15 & 22, 8 p.m. on SCETV. Join the conversation at #BlackAmericaPBS. Click here for the official trailer.

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