Join for a conversation highlighting the life and times of A. Philip Randolph, labor activist and freedom fighter. Randolph lived a life that embodied the message within “Culture for Service and Service for Humanity” the motto of Phi Beta Sigma, of which he was a member.

Julian Breece will discuss his career as writer-director, the development of the film, "Rustin" and the role history has played in shaping his work. Breece wrote the original screenplay for the Netflix original film "Rustin" about gay Civil Rights strategist Bayard Rustin and the March on Washington.

Join us for a conversation with Amrita Chakrabarti Myers about the interconnectedness of sex, gender, class, and economics during the antebellum period. Myers has recovered the riveting, troubling, and complicated story of Julia Ann Chinn (ca. 1796–1833), the enslaved wife of Richard M. Johnson, and US vice president under Martin Van Buren.

The implications and use of AI and GenAI has a pivotal impact on the lives and experiences of African Americans. Golden M. Owens will explore this through the lens of gender and labor.

PBS Books Conversation with Mary Frances Berry