Critical Race Theory | United States

Date: Friday, October 8, 2021. 12:00 PM. Location: Online Featuring: Andrea Dennis, Erik Nielson, and A.D. Carson Moderated by: Nomi Dave This panel discussion focusing on the connections between rap, the law, and Critical Race Theory will feature co-authors of Rap on Trial Andrea L. Dennis and Erik Nielson, and artist and scholar A.D. Carson. With the increased visibility of demands for change in U.S. policing and carceral systems as a result of the Black Lives Matter movement among other activists, questions over the impact of the U.S. legal system on Black and Brown communities and individuals have also fostered both increased interest in Critical Race Theory, and reactionary backlash against it. Moderated by Director of The University of Virginia's Sound Justice Lab, Nomi Dave, this panel will specifically address the ways in which race and the law meet at the intersection of rap music.