Time:  Sep 16, 2020
Location:  12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
Location:  Virtual
Topics
Race and Ethnicity |
Civic Engagement |
Social Media |
Violent Content

On Wednesday, September 16th, 2020 at 12:00pm EDT, Children and Screens held the #AskTheExperts webinar “Parenting Just Children: A How-To Conversation About Race, Social Justice Activism, and The Media.” The webinar focused on supporting parents, educators and clinicians in understanding and discussing the intersectionality of racial justice, youth online civic engagement, media violence and on-screen representation with children. An interdisciplinary panel of world-renowned experts provided guidance on how to talk with children, students, and patients about race and offered ways that families can help create a more socially just society.

Speakers

  • Dominic A. Rollins, PhD

    Director; Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, The Dalton School
    Moderator

  • Valerie Adams-Bass, PhD

    Assistant Professor of Education University of Virginia

  • Howard C. Stevenson, PhD

    Constance Clayton Professor of Urban Education; Professor of Africana Studies in Human Development and Quantitative Methods; Executive Director Racial Empowerment Collective, University of Pennsylvania

  • Jacqueline Douge, MD, MPH, FAAP

    Pediatrician; Podcast Host; Author The Pediatric Center of Frederick; What is Black?; Learning to Love All of Me

  • Craig Watkins, PhD

    Ernest A. Sharp Centennial Professor; Author University of Texas at Austin; The Digital Edge and Don't Knock the Hustle

Video and Resources

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