About this Event
We are excited to announce that we secured Pulitzer Prize Winner, Dr. Marcia Chatelain and Mr. Gene Demby, co-host of NPR's Code Switch, for a Fireside Chat on 26 March. The discussion will revolve around generational health memories and the potential of stories to improve health outcomes and counter injustices (e.g., systemic oppression, extractive capitalism, ecotoxicity, etc.). The speakers will explore this conversation at the intersection of food and race. The first portion of the event will serve as a networking opportunity and reception for attendees; the speakers will start around 5 PM. MHHJ will also host a full reception following the event.
About Our Speakers:
Gene Demby: Gene Demby is a founding member of NPR's Code Switch team, where he serves as a host of the show's podcast. In 2020, Code Switch was named Apple's inaugural Podcast Of The Year. Demby's essays for Code Switch have also earned him honors for commentary from the Online News Association. Before joining NPR, he served as the managing editor of HuffPost's BlackVoices. He began his professional journalism career at the New York Times, where he served in various roles. Demby hails from Philadelphia and currently resides in Washington, D.C.
Marcia Chatelain: Marcia Chatelain (born 1979) is an American academic who serves as the Penn Presidential Compact Professor of Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. In 2021, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for History for her book Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America, for which she also won the James Beard Award for Writing in 2022. Chatelain was the first black woman to win the latter award. She is also the creator of the Ferguson Syllabus social media campaign and the author of South Side Girls: Growing Up in the Great Migration.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
500 1st Street Northwest, 9th floor, Washington, DC, USA, United States
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