OLLI: The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Berkshire Community College. 59:36

An Online Talk with Harvard Law Professor Randall Kennedy On his New Book "Say It Loud! On Race, History and Culture" Wednesday, March 30, 2022 at 7pm In his new book, Harvard Law Professor Randall Kennedy addresses a broad range of the key racial and social justice issues of our time, with essays on “The George Floyd Moment: Promise and Peril,” “Isabel Wilkerson, the Election of 2020, and Racial Caste,” “The Princeton Ultimatum: Anti-racism Gone Awry,” “The Constitutional Roots of ‘Birtherism’,” “Inequality and the Supreme Court,” “Frederick Douglass: Everyone’s Hero,” “Remembering Thurgood Marshall,” “Why Clarence Thomas Ought to be Ostracized,” “The Politics of Black Respectability,” “Policing Racial Solidarity,” and many others. In the preface, Professor Kennedy highlights his three sometimes-contradictory beliefs that run throughout these essays—that race continues to be a major force in America, that there is much to be inspired by when surveying the African American journey from slavery to freedom, and that social relations are complex and messy. Professor Kennedy writes: “I luxuriate in the messiness. I savor the paradox and irony. I try to share with readers my sense of surprise, ambivalence, and humility while seeking to understand the race line in American life.” Professor Kennedy is the Michael R. Klein Professor at Harvard Law School. He clerked for Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall after attending Princeton University, Oxford University, and Yale Law School. He writes for scholarly and general interest publications, and speaks regularly at venues such as The New York Historical Society. Professor Kennedy was interviewed by Doug Mishkin, a frequent OLLI speaker.