Virtual Speaker Series Event:
Talking to Kids about Race and Racism: A Conversation with Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, moderated by WBUR’s Tiziana Dearing
Hosted virtually by: Discovery Museum, 177 Main Street, Acton, MA 01720
Wednesday, January 27, 2021
7:00pm – 8:30pm
Dr. Tatum is a clinical psychologist whose thirteen years as the president of Spelman College (2002-2015) were marked by innovation and growth and her visionary leadership was recognized in 2013 with the Carnegie Academic Leadership Award. The author of several books including the national bestseller Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria? and Can We Talk About Race? And Other Conversations in an Era of School Resegregation. Tatum is a sought-after speaker on the topics of racial identity development, race and education, strategies for creating inclusive campus environments, and higher education leadership.
Tiziana Dearing, host of Radio Boston on WBUR, has been a commentator and contributor to WBUR for more than a decade and has contributed to a number of other regional and national news outlets. Prior to joining the Radio Boston team, Tiziana was a professor at Boston College in the School of Social Work, where she taught social innovation and leadership.
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