Signe Waller Foxworth and the Rev. Nelson Johnson

Keeping the Faith: The Greensboro Massacre and its Aftermath

On March 10, 2020,  the departments of Media Studies and Communication Studies at UNCG hosted “Keeping the Faith: The Greensboro Massacre and its Aftermath,” a showing of the documentary “The Greensboro Massacre” followed by a panel discussion with survivors of the events of November 3, 1979. The discussion was moderated… Continue reading…

Jonathan Friedman

Whose Freedom, Whose Speech?

On January 30, 2020  UNCG-NCA CCCC hosted a presentation on free speech and inclusion on campus with Jonathan Friedman of PEN America. The presentation, “Whose Freedom, Whose Speech?,” probed the history and current tensions surrounding free speech and inclusion on U.S. campuses. The presentation, attended by more than 100 students… Continue reading…

Dr. Spoma Janovic introduces the panelists

Writers as Witnesses: Free Speech in a Time of Hate Speech

On January 29, 2020 UNCG-NCA CCCC co-sponsored a panel discussion with the Greensboro Historical Museum, Scuppernong Books, Greensboro Bound, and PEN America. At the event, entitled “Writers as Witnesses: Free Speech in a Time of Hate Speech,” panelists Jonathan Friedman of PEN America, Allen Johnson of the Greensboro News and… Continue reading…