Harlem’s Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is livestreaming a debate about the often-derided politics of responsibility tonight (February 2) at 6:30 p.m. ET. The debaters are:
- Brittney Cooper, Salon columnist and Rutgers University professor of women’s and gender studies.
- Mychal Denzel Smith, Nation Institute fellow and author of the upcoming book, "Invisible Man, Got the Whole World Watching"
- Randall Kennedy, Harvard University law professor and writer of last fall’s Harper’s magazine essay "Lifting as We Climb: In Defense of the Politics of Respectability"
Watch what’s sure to be a lively discussion here.