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Dr. Bell, lecturer in AAAS, is among the prominent artists, activists, and commentators featured on ABC7 New York in a roundtable of social-impact experts, streamed online, on the evolution of activism over the 12 months since the murder of George Floyd.
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'Our America: A Year of Activism':

How activism has evolved since the murder of George Floyd

Panel conversations featuring artists, activists discussing the evolution of activism one year after the murder of George Floyd

One year after George Floyd was murdered by a former Minneapolis police officer, the country reflects on the progress made in the fight for racial and social justice. "Our America: A Year of Activism" is an exclusive streaming special of social impact experts discussing the evolution of activism over the course of the last year and if enough change has occurred. The three panel conversations feature prominent artists, activists, journalists and commentators. This special programming is a collaboration between ABC Owned Television Stations and Participant.

This streaming special comprises three panels that address intergenerational activism, multiracial solidarity and media framing of racial justice issues. Each discussion is moderated by ABC Owned Television Stations race and culture journalists Will Jones, TaRhonda Thomas and Julian Glover examining where we were, where we are, where we want to go.

Dr. Shamell Bell, a lecturer in African and African American Studies, is among the prominent artists, activists, and commentators featured in a roundtable of social-impact experts on the evolution of activism over the 12 months since the murder of George Floyd.

The intergenerational activism discussion focuses on activism building on generational moments to continue driving movements forward. Panelists include:

  • Chairman Fred Hampton Jr, son of Black Panther party Chairman Fred Hampton and founder of the Black Panther Party Cubs

  • Fredrika Newton, president and co-founder of the Huey P. Newton Foundation in Oakland, Calif., and widow of Black Panther Party Co-Founder Huey P. Newton

  • Dr. Shamell Bell, community organizer, artivist and lecturer at Dartmouth College and Harvard University

  • Xavier Brown, Oakland native, actor, activist and current sophomore in UCLA's acting program

Click here to view the streamed program.