What does it mean to live in the aftermath of a dream deferred? In New Prize for These Eyes: The Rise of Ame rica&rsquo\;s Second Civil Rights Movement\, Juan Williams\, awar d-winning journalist and author of Eyes on the Prize\, examines the post-O bama racial landscape&mdash\;shaped by resistance\, new strategies\, and a new generation speaking.
\nDigital organizing\, cultural power\, an d mass mobilization drive this new civil rights era. From Ferguson to Char lottesville to January 6\, today&rsquo\;s movement is built on visibility\ , shared experience\, and a demand to be seen and heard.
\nAntonio W illiams\, a public policy leader and advocate for digital equity\, and Jua n&rsquo\;s son join the conversation to explore the evolution of strategy and what today&rsquo\;s fight means for tomorrow&rsquo\;s America. Togethe r\, they&rsquo\;ll dig into key themes\, including:
\nThis ev ent will be a critical conversation about race\, resistance\, and what com es next.
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Juan Williams is a prizewinning journalist and historian. He is the author of the bestsell ing civil rights history Eyes on \;the Prize: America&rsquo\;s Civil Rights Years 1954&ndash\;1965\, which acc ompanied the PBS series of the same name. He also \;wrote the landmark biography of the first African American on the Supreme Court\, Thurgood M arshall: American \;Revolutionary\, as well as the New York Times best sellers Enough and Muzzled: The Assault on Honest Debate. \;Williams w orked for The Washington Post as a celebrated national political correspon dent\, White House \;correspondent\, and editorial writer. His NPR tal k show took ratings to a new high. He has written for The New York \;T imes\, The Wall Street Journal\, The New Yorker\, The Atlantic\, and Ebony . He is currently senior political analyst for \;Fox News Channel and a columnist for The Hill.
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In the 20th century\, Black activists and their white allies called for equal rights and an end to segregation. They prioritized legal battles in the courtroom and legislative victories in Congress. Tod ay&rsquo\;s movement is dealing with new realities. Demographic changes ha ve placed progressive whites in a new role among the largest\, youngest po pulation of Blacks\, Hispanics\, and Asians in the nation&rsquo\;s history . The new generation is social media savvy\, and they have an agenda fuele d by discontent with systemic racism and the persistent scourge of police brutality. Today&rsquo\;s activists are making history in a new economic a nd cultural landscape\, and they are using a new set of tools and strategi es to do so.
\nThe Second Civil Rights Movement was born out of Bara ck Obama&rsquo\;s rise to the presidency and the hopes for a &ldquo\;postr acial&rdquo\; era that came with it. Williams traces the arc of this new c ivil rights era from Obama to Charlottesville to January 6th and a Confede rate flag in the Capitol\, providing both a highly readable account of rec ent history and a forward-looking call to action
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