#JLFBoulder 2015: Against the Grain- In the Times of Groupspeak
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Channel: Jaipur Literature Festival · 2015 · Nonprofits & Activism
It takes both courage and conviction to go against the grain and adopt contrarian positions in the face of social pressures and mass opinion. A panel of very different voices examines strategies of steadfast truth telling. Margo Jefferson, the author of Negroland: A Memoir, speaks of the contradictions of authenticity and identity among the black elite. Adrian Molina (Molina Speaks) is a writer, poet, performance artist, recording artist, professor and community educator. Ryan Gattis is the author of Kung Fu High School, The Big Drop: Homecoming & Impermanence and All Involved: A Novel of the 1992 L.A. David Barsamian is the Director of Alternative Radio and has engaged with public intellectuals of the world in his line of work as a radio broadcaster and journalist. Together, they discuss their experiences of swimming against the tide of prejudice and popular perception.
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