Mr. Newkirk will discuss his latest book project, Children of the Flood (Random House), about Black communities fighting for climate justice
About this Event

The Institute for Common Power Vision Conversation with Vann R. Newkirk, II

"Race and the Climate Crisis"

Friday, March 12 8:00 pm EST / 5:00 pm PST

In conversation with Dr. Terry Anne Scott and Dr. David Domke from the Institute for Common Power

Mr. Newkirk will be discussing his latest book project, Children of the Flood (Random House), a chronicle of Black communities fighting for survival in the climate crisis.

Vann R. Newkirk II is a senior editor at the Atlantic and the host and co-creator of narrative podcasts including Floodlines, which received a Peabody award. Newkirk is an Andrew Carnegie Fellow and was a 2020 James Beard award finalist. He was also an Institute for Common Power Selma Scholar-in-Residence.