The Case for Harry Potter and Black Lives Matter

Themes:

Fan-Led ProgrammingConstant VigilanceThe Books

What:

Roundtable

When:

4:30 PM, Sunday 12 Aug 2018 CDT (1 hour)

Where:

Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center - Wizard's Chess Room (A306/307)

A look at the parallels of Harry Potter being a person who accused the government of discriminatory behavior but wasn’t believed until people had extreme and explicit photographic evidence, similar to police brutality in the Black community.

Delia Gallegos

Participant

Black Girls Create

Creative Coordinator

Bayana Davis

Participant

Black Girls Create

Co-Founder & Editor In Chief

Robyn Jordan

Participant

Black Girls Create

Co-Founder and Head of Community; Co-host #WizardTeam: A Harry Potter Podcast

Porshéa Patterson-Hurst

Participant

The Harry Potter Alliance

Research Team Lead

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