Black Leadership in St Louis

Cost: Free
Museum
Happy Hour: 5:00-6:30
Talk: 6:30-8:00

These meetups will be a little different - there may or may not be a meetup host at these events, so this is more a way to let people in this group know these history talks are taking place. You may or may not see anyone else from the meetup group there if you choose to go.

Thursday Nights at the Museum is a weekly series where the museum exhibits are open late and you can enjoy pop-up activities, a cash bar, food and more.

"What do we inherit from the generations before us—and what do we choose to change?

"On November 5, New York Times–bestselling author, attorney, and CNN political analyst Bakari Sellers takes the stage for a powerful and deeply personal conversation moderated by Lyah LeFlore-Ituen, Director of the African American History Initiative and a New York Times-bestselling author and producer.

"Drawing from Seller’s acclaimed memoir My Vanishing Country and his powerful examination of race in America through The Moment: Thoughts on the Race Reckoning That Wasn’t and How We All Can Move Forward Now, the evening will explore the personal journey behind his public voice—from the legacy of his father, Cleveland Sellers, and his family’s experiences in the civil rights movement and the 1968 Orangeburg Massacre to Seller’s own evolution as an author, lawyer, journalist, witness, and storyteller.

"The conversation will trace the enduring connections between the Black South and Black St. Louis, moving through Reconstruction, Dred Scott, the civil rights movement, and the histories of Black families and communities that continue to shape America. From Michael Brown and Ferguson to George Floyd; from inequities in health care, education, and policing to the ongoing struggle to civil and human rights, Sellers will bring history into conversation with the questions confronting our communities today."
from https://mohistory.org/events/bakari-sellers