Pulitzer-Prize-winning journalist Wesley L owery will discuss his new book "American Whitelash: A Changing Nation and the Cost of Progress" with Eugene Scott\, a senior political reporter at Axios.
\n\;In this thought-provoking discussion\, Lowery will d elve into the disturbing rise of racial violence in the aftermath of Presi dent Obama&rsquo\;s election\, unveiling a chilling narrative that confron ts the white supremacist movement's attempts to fracture and incite divisi on among Black Americans. By placing these events within a historical cont ext\, Lowery poses a pivotal question: how can we navigate the tension bet ween the cherished values of free speech and the imperative pursuit of equ ality when some manipulate the former to undermine the latter?
\nDra wing on his extensive experience\, Lowery brings a unique perspective to t his dialogue. Recognized with Pulitzer Prize and the George Polk Award\, h is groundbreaking investigations into the connections between law enforcem ent\, justice\, politics\, and policy have shed light on crucial societal issues.
\nGuiding this exchange is Eugene Scott\, a senior political reporter at Axios known for his analysis of congressional leadership and identity politics. With a deep understanding of the complexities of race i n politics\, Scott has explored the presence of white identity within the Trump administration and examined the notion of a post-racial society foll owing the Obama administration.
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Wesley Lowery is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist\, best- selling author\, podcast host and on-air correspondent. He specializes in uncovering the realities of the American criminal legal system\, with a fo cus on law enforcement\, using data-driven journalism.
\nAt The Wash ington Post\, Lowery led a Pulitzer-winning team for the "Fatal Force" pro ject\, which created a real-time database tracking fatal shootings by Amer ican police. His 2018 project\, "Murder With Impunity\," examining police' s failure to solve homicides\, was a Pulitzer finalist.
\nFor 60 Min utes+\, Lowery reported from protests in Minneapolis and Kenosha and the f rontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. His work for GQ\, Men&rsquo\;s Health\ , and Ebony has delved into a variety of issues and profiles\, from marria ge with Will Smith to opioid overdoses among Black men.
\nLowery's f irst book\, "They Can&rsquo\;t Kill Us All\," won the 2017 Christopher Ish erwood prize from the LA Times Book Prizes and became a New York Times bes tseller. His podcasts\, "Unfinished: Ernie&rsquo\;s Secret" and "More Than A Vote: Our Voices\, Our Vote\," have brought new perspectives to histori cal and current issues.
\nPresently\, Lowery works with The Marshall Project on "Testify\," examining Cleveland's criminal courts\, and runs a n investigative journalism lab at CUNY's Newmark Graduate School of Journa lism.
\nAbout the Moderator
\n\nEugene \;Scott
\;is a senior political reporter at the Axios covering congressional leade
rship. \;Scott \;formerly wrote for the Washington Post&rsquo\;s&n
bsp\;The Fix\, writing about identity politics. While at CNN\, as a Washin
gton Correspondent\, he participated in a series called &ldquo\;The First
Time I Realized I Was Black\, &ldquo\;in which he detailed his Black exper
ience in America as a child.
Scott \;is a graduate of Harvard University and was a fellow at the Georgetown Institute of Politics and Pu blic Service. He directed his attention toward race in politics\, examinin g the presence of white identity in the Trump administration and whether t he society was truly post-racial after the Obama administration ended.&nbs p\;
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