A Matthew Vassar Lecture by syndicated Black cartoonist and children’s book illustrator Jerry Craft, who will discuss his graphic novel New Kid—and how the text has recently been weaponized as a political pawn, banned from some libraries and classrooms across the country.

Dr. Wanhalla of Otago University will introduce two collaborative research projects during this webinar. Register to receive event link. Campus community only, please.

The author and New School professor will discuss her ground-breaking new book, Reckoning, which analyzes the emergence of the Movement for Black Lives, its organizational structure and culture, and its strategies and tactics.