Wednesday Night Live: The 1619 Project Documentary & Discussion

Join us to view the "Justice" episode of the Emmy Award-winning The 1619 Project series as part of the Big Read in Charlotte program. This episode examines Pulitzer Prize winner Nikole Hannah-Jones’ family’s story, the historical events that prevented African Americans from acquiring generational wealth, and the impact on the descendants of slavery. Afterward, Civil Rights activist Doris Boyd engages the audience in a discussion that will be lively, educational, and enlightening. Don't miss out!

This program is made possible by the generous support of the National Endowment of the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest.

The Big Read in Charlotte is a five-month-long series of free events designed to inform, engage, and promote literacy in our community – centered on the community-wide reading Yaa Gyasi's novel, Homegoing. The Big Read is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts in partnership with Arts Midwest created to broaden our understanding of our world, our communities, and ourselves through the power of a shared reading experience.

Doris Boyd is a Charlotte native, a retired educator from the Prince George's County Schools in Maryland, and a longtime docent with the Gantt Center. She is a member of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History Romare Bearden's Charlotte Chapter.

Doris has been to about 100 civil rights marches and demonstrations since she was a Johnson C. Smith University student in the 1960s. She is also a member of the Antiracism Task Force of the Presbytery of Charlotte, the first female elder of the CN Jenkins Memorial Presbyterian Church and she served as the Moderator of the Presbytery of Charlotte for 2019-2020. Doris is writing a book about growing up during the height of segregation and discrimination in Charlotte.