Your South Florida - Wade in the Water: A Community Conversation
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About this event
South Florida PBS invites you to an important community event, Wade in the Water: A Community Conversation consisting of a screening of Wade in the Water, Drowning in Racism, followed by the live taping of a Your South Florida (YSF) episode. This LIVE YSF town hall special will use the film as a springboard for a discussion among invited panelists focusing on Social Justice, Public Health, and Swim Safety.
Participating in the Social Justice discussion:
• Tameka Bradley Hobbs, Ph.D., Executive Director of the A. Philip Randolph Institute for Law, Race, Social Justice, and Economic Policy at Edward Waters University
• Robert Morris, Ph.D., College Professor & Historian, NAACP Broward College Chapter Advisor
• Cathleen Dean, Emmy-winning filmmaker of “Wade in the Water”, Director of Arts & Theatre Performance at the YMCA of South Florida
Participating in the Public Health/Swim Safety discussion:
• Yvonne T. Johnson, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, South Miami Hospital
• Lee Pitts, Swimming Educator & former competitive swimmer, Host, and Executive Producer of "Lee Pitts Live"
• Tara M. Montenaro, Executive Vice President of Operations, YMCA of South Florida
The audience at the in-person event will be filmed and featured on an episode of YSF.
Funding for this program was provided through a grant from Florida Humanities with funds from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this (publication) (program) (exhibition) (website) do not necessarily represent those of Florida Humanities or the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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