Public media journalist Tina Martin (WBGH’s Greater Boston and Basic Black) hosts a live panel discussion and social media forum on the subject of institutional and interpersonal racism. Join PBS station WGBY and its partner, the Healing Racism Institute of Pioneer Valley, for a thoughtful and provoking look at race relations here in Western New England.
Following a brief introduction to the work of the Healing Racism Institute of Pioneer Valley, Martin will welcome the contributing panelists before a live studio audience. Panelists include:
Lisa Bakowski, Principal of Boland Elementary School in Springfield, Mass
Heshimi Moja, Co-Faciltator, Healing Racism Institute Pioneer Valley
Bishop Talbert Swan, President of the Springfield, Mass. NAACP
Killian Nutting, 11, loves art. He’s also passionate about fairness and equality. He recently decided to combine the two and create a powerful image of a rainbow combined with the title Black Lives Matter.