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400 Years of Black History

Crosscut Festival 2021
Wed May 5, 2021 | 5:00pm

The tragic and triumphant four-hundred-year history of Black American experience. 

Black man with long, thin dreadlocks pulled back into a low ponytail, wearing a checked button-down shirt and grey blazer shits at a table covered with a cream tablecloth against a grey background
Black woman wearing glasses with long, dark braids with a few blonde braids in front smiles at the camera. She is wearing a dark blazer and her background is the inside of a living room
A brown-skinned woman with long dark hair wearing an orange pantsuit sits on a white seat with her arms and legs crossed and smiles at the camera.
Featuring: Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, Dr. Keisha N. Blain, Soledad O'Brien

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About the Festival

The Crosscut Ideas Festival is a celebration of big ideas and a gathering for bold thinkers. Newsmakers, changemakers and innovators come together to take a fresh look at the biggest issues of our time. Over one week, the Crosscut Ideas Festival hosts fireside conversations and panels, meetups, art installations, workshops, and interactive experiences.

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