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This panel will discuss Dr. Keisha N. Blain's Wake Up America: Black Women on the Future of Democracy. In this exhilarating anthology of original essays, Dr. Blain brings together the voices of major progressive Black women politicians, grassroots activists, and intellectuals to offer critical insights on how we can create a more equitable political future.
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Christina Greer is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Fordham University, Lincoln Center (Manhattan) campus. Her research and teaching focus on American politics, Black ethnic politics, campaigns and elections, and public opinion. She is the author of Black Ethnics: Race, Immigration, and the Pursuit of the American Dream and co-editor of Black Politics in Transition: Immigration, Suburbanization, and Gentrification. Greer writes a weekly column for The Amsterdam News, and is a frequent political commentator on several media outlets. She is the co-host of the New York centered podcast FAQ-NYC and host of the podcast quiz show The Blackest Questions at thegrio.com.
Glynda C. Carr is President & CEO of Higher Heights for America. Through her leadership, the organization has developed several innovative programs and efforts that have quickly solidified its reputation as the political home and go-to resource for progressive Black women. Carr is also the co-creator of #BlackWomenLead—a powerful coalition movement that is creating an environment for Black women to run, win and lead—and the Higher Heights-powered #BlackWomenVote, a nonpartisan voter-activism campaign that serves as an independent and trusted voice for Black women’s political concerns.
The Honorable Nina Turner is a “hell-raising humanitarian” and a tireless advocate for
economic and social justice. Turner made history in 2005 as the first woman to
represent Ward 1 on the Cleveland City Council, and again in 2008 as the first African
American woman to serve as a State Senator in Ohio’s 25th District. She promoted
progressive policies through her work with the Ohio Democratic Party, Senator Bernie
Sanders' 2016 (national surrogate) and 2020 (national co-chair) presidential campaigns,
and during her time as President of Our Revolution. Turner is a former assistant
professor of history at Cuyahoga Community College and host of the "Hello Somebody"
podcast. Turner currently serves as a Senior Fellow at the Institute of Race, Power, and
Political Economy at The New School. Turner is the founder of We Are Somebody, a
capacity building organization for the working class that focuses on supporting workers
across the country. Turner is an author and has contributed to various publications
including Newsweek and the Grio. Most recently contributing her own essay to the
anthology Wake Up: Black Women and the Future of Democracy, available for pre-order
now.
Keisha N. Blain, a 2022 Guggenheim Fellow and Class of 2022 Carnegie
Fellow, is one of the most innovative and influential young historians of her
generation. She is an award-winning historian of the 20th century United
States with broad interests and specializations in African American History,
the modern African Diaspora, and Women’s and Gender Studies. She
completed a Ph.D. in History from Princeton University and is now a
Professor of Africana Studies and History at Brown University. Blain is the
author of the highly acclaimed books Set the World on Fire: Black Nationalist
Women and the Global Struggle for Freedom (University of Pennsylvania Press,
2018) and Until I am Free: Fannie Lou Hamer’s Enduring Message to America
(Beacon Press, 2021). She has also edited four collections, including the #1 New
York Times Bestseller Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African
America, 1619–2019 (with Ibram X. Kendi). Blain's latest book, Wake Up
America: Black Women on the Future of Democracy (W.W. Norton, 2024), brings
together the voices of major progressive Black women politicians, grassroots
activists, and intellectuals to offer critical insights on how we can create a
more equitable political future.
