This week the episode will discuss William Monroe Trotter, the co-founder and editor of the Boston Guardian newspaper.   Trotter was known for his rigorous, sometimes sharp debate.  He wasn’t shy about having challenging conversations with his peers and the President of the United States. Trotter’s discourse matched his deep investment in exposing and doing away with racial inequity at the time.  He grew up in Hyde Park and was the first African American man to earn a Phi Beta Kappa membership at Harvard. The episode will discuss the civil rights activist as well as how his actions influence and impact a new generation of activists.

Guest Panelists:

Reverend Cornell William Brooks, Professor and Director for The William Monroe Trotter Collaborative for Social Justice at Harvard Kennedy School’s Center for Public Leadership. He is also the former President of the NAACP.

Dr. Paula Austin, Assistant Professor of History and African American Studies at Boston University

Deborah Douglas, Co-Editor-in-Chief of The Emancipator.

Lalou Trotter Dammond is the Director for Craftwork Production and a direct descendent of William Monroe Trotter.

 Crystal Haynes hosts.