The Return of The Emancipator

Boston University’s Center for Antiracist Research and The Boston Globe’s Opinion team are collaborating to resurrect and reimagine The Emancipator, the first abolitionist newspaper in the United States, founded more than 200 years ago. The editors of the newspaper’s new incarnation will explore how they intend to reframe the national conversation and hasten racial justice for our times.

Panelists:

• Amber Payne, co-editor-in-chief of The Emancipator
• Deborah Douglas, co-editor-in-chief of The Emancipator
• Kimberly Atkins Stohr (LAW/COM’98), columnist for The Emancipator and senior political writer, Boston Globe

Moderator:

• Michelle Johnson, COM associate professor of the practice journalism

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