Brandi Collins-Dexter presents BLACK SKINHEAD

320 West 29th Street,Baltimore MD 21211

22 September, 2022

Description

In BLACK SKINHEAD, Brandi Collins-Dexter explores the fragile alliance between Black voters and the Democratic party. Through sharp, timely essays that span the political, cultural, and personal, Collins-Dexter reveals decades of simmering disaffection in Black America, told as much through voter statistics as it is through music, film, sports, and the baffling mind of Kanye West. ​​​​​​​While Black Skinhead is an outward look at Black votership and electoral politics, it is also a funny, deeply personal, and introspective look at Black culture and identity, ultimately revealing a Black America that has become deeply disillusioned with the failed promises of its country. Collins-Dexter will be in conversation with Lisa Snowden, Editor-in-Chief and cofounder of Baltimore Beat. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Brandi Collins-Dexter is the former Senior Campaign Director at Color Of Change, where she oversaw the media, culture, and economic justice departments. At Color of Change, she led a number of successful campaigns, including getting Fox’s The O’Reilly Factor taken off the air and R. Kelly dropped from RCA, and is considered to be a critical public voice on issues of race, technology and corporate accountability. She is currently a visiting fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy. She was born on the South Side of Chicago and currently lives in Baltimore with her husband David and their cat, Ella.