European Attitudes Towards Racism, hosted by the GW United Kingdom Alumni Network
Location
Online via Zoom
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89016352381
1:00 pm EST
6:00 pm GMT +1
Event Description
The #BlackLivesMatter movement was founded in 2013 following the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin in Miami Gardens, Florida, but the May 26 death of George Floyd ignited protest around the world. Since then a global conversation on police brutality and the value of black lives, not just in America but across the world, has captivated the media and made a significant impact on the upcoming U.S. Presidential Election.
Join us for a panel discussion, featuring CCAS alumna Zinhle Essamuah '15, Dr. Peter Rutland with special guest Daniel Henry, BBC Journalist & Documentary Maker, for a conversation on the European attitudes towards racism and the impact of the black live matters movement in the United Kingdom.
Zinhle Essamuah is the Host and Correspondent on NowThis News’ original daily evening show, KnowThis on Facebook Watch. KnowThis on NowThis gives a quick, but detailed rundown of all the trending news you need to know — from politics to viral news videos — on Facebook and Instagram. KnowThis consistently outperforms competitors including CNN, Fox News, and ABC. Prior to this role you could find her chasing stories around the nation as the Political Correspondent on NowThis Morning, a live morning news show on Facebook Watch. Bio contnued on www.simplyzinhle.com.
Peter Rutland is a professor of government and Russian studies at Wesleyan University where he has taught since 1989. Before that he taught at the University of Texas at Austin. He has a BA from Oxford and a PhD from the University of York. He works on global political economy and nationalism. His step-daughter graduated from GWU in 2016.
Daniel Henry is a BBC Journalist & Documentary Maker with more than a decade of experience in TV News for the BBC, ITV, Sky & Channel 4. His debut film - African Diaspora Diaries - was nominated at MIPCOM in Cannes, for its coverage of race and ethnicity. His latest film follows the Black Lives Matter protests across the U.K, sparked by the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. ‘Fighting The Power - Britain After George Floyd’ was commissioned by BBC Three and later broadcast on BBC One. Daniel is also part of the advisory board for the We Are Black Journos - the online platform that supports Black careers in media.