SOUTHERN, BLACK AND RURAL—SELLERS
discusses his family’s experiences in communities that have dwindled, struggled and persevered over decades. From the June 9, 2020, Inforum online program “Bakari Sellers: A Vanishing Country.” BAKARI SELLERS Former Member, South Carolina House of Representatives (2006–2014); Democratic Nominee, South Carolina Lt. Governor (2014); Author, My Vanishing Country: A Memoir Dr. MICHAEL MCAFEE, President and CEO, PolicyLink—Moderator
MICHAEL MCAFEE: I wanted to start really with a deep sense of gratitude for your voice—your voice around justice, your voice around reminding folks that race still matters. As you say in the book, using empathy as a balm for suffering. I wanted to start, after the thanks are out of the way, with just a simple question: How are you feeling? BAKARI SELLERS: You can’t pull off your
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