On Monday, Nov. 11, 2024, the Civility Initiative at the College of Charleston will host Jamelle Bouie, New York Times columnist for a post-election Q&A, highlighting how to have healthy conflict and dialogue across differences.
Bouie, a noted voice on race and politics, will do a Q&A with Michael Lee, director of the Civility Initiative. Lee will lead the Q&A with Bouie and they will expand on the reasons why Americans are increasingly concerned about growing political divisions. How worried should we be about the polarization, the "culture war," or differences between red and blue states? How does media influence division? What common bonds and beliefs unite Americans even in times of conflict and distrust?
The event will run from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Sottile Theatre (44 George Street) on the College of Charleston campus.
Free and open to the public. Attendees must complete the online registration for a free ticket here: https://cofc.evenue.net/
Bouie is a columnist for the New York Times. He covers history and politics. In addition, he co-hosts the Unclear and Present Danger podcast on the political and military thrillers of the 1990s. Before the Times, Bouie was chief political correspondent for Slate magazine. He began his career at the The American Prospect magazine and also spent time as a writer for The Daily Beast. He has also contributed essays to volumes such as "Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019" and "The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story." In 2021, he received the Hillman Prize for Opinion & Analysis Journalism and in 2024 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts & Science. He attended the University of Virginia, where he graduated in 2009 with degrees in political and social thought, and government.
