Joining April in conversation will be CNN Anchor &\; Senior National Correspondent \;Sara Sidner.
\nIn this amazing follow up to her previous book\, \;Black Women Will Save The World\, \;Notes on a Blacklash \;is a gripping\, soul-baring\, and deeply personal examination of online misogynoir&mdash\;specific and relentless online bullying attacks based solely on race and gender\, AND t he resilence and courage in the fight to reclaim your story when millions are watching.
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\nThe veteran White House correspondent follows up \;< em>Black Women Will Save the World \;with a gripping\, soul-barin g\, and deeply personal examination of online misogynoir&mdash\;specific a nd relentless online bullying attacks based solely on race and gender.
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Notes on a Blacklash \;is veteran
White House reporter \;April \;Ryan&rsquo\;s gripping\, soul-bari
ng look at what happens when the world suddenly turns its full attention o
n you. This isn&rsquo\;t just the story of one viral moment with President
Trump. It&rsquo\;s about the avalanche that follows: the scrutiny\, the e
motional and physical toll\, and the way your identity can become fuel for
headlines and hashtags.
April \;pulls back the curtain
on what it truly costs to be seen and what it takes to survive it. With vu
lnerability and power\, she recounts the moments that made her go viral\,
not because she chased attention\, but because she showed up authentically
. Her presence\, her truth\, and her refusal to shrink under pressure stru
ck a chord and sparked cultural firestorms.
From a high-stak
es press room showdown to the history-making decision by Vice President Ka
mala Harris\, from the public disrespect of Stevie Wonder to the slap hear
d around the world\, \;April \;explores how race\, gender\, and po
wer collide in a world addicted to outrage and instant opinions.
At i
ts core\, this book explores visibility&mdash\;its price\, its power\, and
the fight to reclaim your story when millions are watching. What does it
mean to go viral when your hair is politicized\, your voice is policed\, a
nd your very existence is treated as a threat? Sometimes\, this is what it
feels like when the spotlight finds you: uninvited\, unrelenting\, and im
possible to ignore.
April \;Ryan \;is a renowned journalist\, author\, and politic al analyst. She hosts \;The Tea with \;April \;on Sub stack and has authored \;Black Women Will \;Save the World&nbs p\;and \;Under Fire. Based in the surrounding Baltimore area\,&nb sp\;Ryan \;continues to amplify critical conversations on race\, gende r\, and politics.
\n\nS ara Sidner \;is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning journalist and the co-anchor of \;CNN News Central\, broadcasting live w eekdays from 7 to 10 a.m. ET. Sara has spent her career on the front lines of the world&rsquo\;s most pivotal stories&mdash\;living\, reporting\, an d bearing witness from nearly two dozen countries. Now based in New York\, she first rose to national prominence through her field coverage&mdash\;n one more powerful than her coverage of the murder of George Floyd and the trial of the officer convicted in his killing.
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- 6:30 PM - Doors Open | 7 PM Co
nversation Begins | 9 PM Event ends
- Face masks optional throughout
event.
- Photographs may be taken during the event WITHOUT FLASH.