Black Spaces in White Worlds: Prince Hall Freemasonry and Emancipation
Black Spaces in White Worlds: Prince Hall Freemasonry and Emancipation
Wed, Feb 22, 2023 7:00 PM EST (-05:00)
Actions Panel
OHNY Stacks: White Space, Black Hood
Join us for a conversation about residential segregation in cities today, and how New York is advancing an equity agenda for tomorrow.
When and where
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Location
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About this event
How do our communities reflect discriminatory policies and further reinforce racial disparities in society?
OHNY Board Member Saundra Thomas will facilitate a conversation with author Sheryll Cashin about her experiences writing White Space, Black Hood (Beacon Press, October 2022). They will specifically illuminate racist policies that concentrate poverty in predominantly Black neighborhoods against those that direct resources to white spaces.
Cashin unpacks how urban systems have created a “residential caste” in cities across the country, including New York and Chicago, and calls on investment in new infrastructures of opportunity in Black neighborhoods.
“Riveting and beautifully written, White Space, Black Hood convinces the reader of the centrality of geography in economic and social inequality.” —Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Purchase White Space, Black Hood here.
Access
$5 General Admission. This event is FREE for OHNY Members and Volunteers.
It will be hosted live on Zoom. You will receive the link to the event content in your order confirmation email, and in a reminder email before the event starts. The event will be recorded and shared with all ticket holders.
Author Bio
Sheryll Cashin writes about race relations and inequality in America. She has written commentaries for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Salon, The Root, and other media and is currently a contributing editor for Politico Magazine. Cashin is Professor of Law at Georgetown University where she teaches Constitutional Law, and Race and American Law among other subjects. She is an active member of the Poverty and Race Research Action Council and worked in the Clinton White House as an advisor on urban and economic policy, particularly concerning community development in inner-city neighborhoods.
AIA CES: Credits pending.
OHNY Stacks
OHNY Stacks is a series of book talks exploring the unknown, the unseen, and the unnoticed. Join us on Thursday evenings with authors of highly acclaimed books critical to understanding the past, present, and future of New York—as well as national trends or global issues that influence the shape, structure, and experience of cities and urban life today.