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Michaela Angela Davis and Melissa Harris-Perry

Michaela Angela Davis (left) and Melissa Harris-Perry

In Conversation: Michaela Angela Davis and Melissa Harris-Perry

Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 7 p.m.
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor

Michaela Angela Davis, writer, image activist, and creator of MAD Free, a multi-platform community conversation project, speaks with Melissa Harris-Perry, professor, MSNBC political commentator, and author of the new book Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America. The two will discuss the persistent and detrimental stereotypes that afflict black women in the political arena and contribute to policies allowing their unfair treatment. A Q&A and book signing with Harris-Perry will follow the conversation. Space is limited, and advance ticket purchase for general admission is recommended via www.museumtix.com.