The Future of Work, 'Life of a Klansman,' 'Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn,' &More Perform
The COVID-19 pandemic has irrevocably changed how and where we work. Cali Williams Yost, Chief Strategist and Futurist of Flex+Strategy Group, joins us for our series looking at the future of work. She will talk about how workplaces will continue to transition and adapt, and why flexible work should be at the center of our public health and economic recovery plan.
In this moment of reckoning with our nation’s history of white supremacy, author Edward Ball looks at the legacy of racism in his own family tree. He joins us to discuss his new book, Life of a Klansman: A Family History with White Supremacy, which explores the life of Ball’s great-great grandfather, Ku Klux Klansman Constant Lecorgne.
In 1989, Black teenager Yusuf Hawkins was murdered by a group of white men in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, sparking a new wave of civil rights activism in the city. Director Muta’Ali Muhammad joins us to discuss his new documentary about the tragedy, “Yusuf Hawkins: Storm Over Brooklyn.” which debuts on HBO on August 12 at 9 pm. He is joined by Yusuf's brother Amir Hawkins.
[REBROADCAST FROM AUGUST 13, 2019] Chill Moody and Donn T, who form the musical group &More, join us to discuss their careers and perform.
