Race Manners for the 21st Century discussion
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Bruce A. Jacobs speaks to audiences across the United States on difficult issues. He encourages people of goodwill to challenge bigotry and to work for the kinds of social and economic fairness that benefit us all. Lately, Bruce has been part of the national conversation about the role of race in some of the reactions to the presidency of Barak Obama.
Bruce will be interviewed by Bob Smith on 1370 Connection on January 11.
Bruce Jacobs is the author of Race Manners for the 21st Century: Navigating the Minefield Between Black and White Americans in an Age of Fear and a book of poetry Speaking Through My Skin.
He has been on NPR, Pacifica, C-Span, and scores of radio and television talk shows.
Date: January 12, 2010
Time: 12:12 PM to 12:52 PM
Location: Kate Gleason Auditorium, Central Library, 115 South Ave., Rochester, NY 14604
Admission: Free and open to the public, seating up to 120, wheelchair accessible
Sponsor: Central Library and the Friends of the Rochester Public Library
