Beyond Chi-Raq: Deepening the Conversation on Race

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Join us on Saturday, April 30 for a half-day conference that will start at the South Church on State Street at 10:30 a.m. with lunch included and will end with a wreath laying ceremony of gratitude at the African Burying Ground Memorial on Court Street. UNH Professor Reginald A. Wilburn will facilitate this community conversation that began to emerge during the Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail Winter Tea Talk, Chi-Raq and Black Movements, where we explored the disparate views on gun control, sex and violence between white and black people. What did you always want to know but were afraid to ask? Together, we will explore questions about the beliefs and current cultural issues on race and culture in our region, recognizing that usually there are no single answers and sometimes there are no answers beyond a deep appreciation for the question and the dialogue. Questions and highlights of the conversation will then be available to the public on the PBHT website.