Podcasts Culture Philadelphia Community Podcast Insight: State of Opportunity in America 2020, BlackStar Film Fest, The Masterman Race Forum

Insight: State of Opportunity in America 2020, BlackStar Film Fest, The Masterman Race Forum

Published: Aug. 21, 2020, 6:56 p.m.

b'I spoke with Dr. Harry Williams, President and CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, about the new study, The State of Opportunity in America, 2020 about our fragile communities faced with deep poverty and racial bias. You\\u2019ll be interested to hear what he says about Philadelphia https://advancingopportunity.org/

In the middle of a pandemic and in the wake of the social unrest following the tragic death of George Floyd students at Masterman School creating a forum so they could have the necessary conversation around bias discrimination and social unrest. I speak with student organizers Jasmine Dixon and Alison Fortenberry along with fellow student Aden Gonzalez.

First, earlier in the week I had a chance to speak with Maori Karmael Holmes
Artistic Director & CEO, BlackStar about the BlackStar Film Festival about this remarkable event that highlights some of the most exciting voices in the cinematic arts. It got underway underway on Thursday August 20th and continues through August 26th.
https://www.blackstarfest.org/'