Conversation Project: After Obama

Talking Race in America Today

January 16, 2018 | 2:00 p.m. | Lake Oswego Adult Community Center

505 G Ave., Lake Oswego OR 97034

The election of Barack Obama to the US presidency in 2008 seemed to signal a shift in the way we talk and think about race in the US. For many, it meant the opportunity to broach the topic of race more openly, even when that included addressing claims of a “post-racial” America. Now that Obama’s presidency has ended, conversations about race continue to dominate. Join writer and professor Kim Singletary in a conversation that explores the challenges and benefits of this shift in national racial consciousness and asks us to consider the ways that we are more or less reluctant to discuss race with our family, friends, and strangers. The conversation will also touch on best practices for encouraging constructive “race talks” within participants’ communities. Read more.

This event will take place in the Dogwood Room at Lake Oswego Adult Community Center.

Event Sponsors

Lake Oswego Adult Community Center

Cost

Free

Contact

Ann Adrian at aadrian@ci.oswego.or.us