UR to host panel discussion about free expression
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The University of Richmond will be hosting a panel discussion on the future of free expression in the U.S. on Sept. 6, as part of an effort to promote civic engagement and democratic discourse.
The free event will take place at 6:30 p.m. in the Modlin Center for the Arts, Camp Concert Hall, and will feature a panel of experts from a variety of fields including rap, civil rights, and legal scholarship.
The event is being organized by University of Richmond liberal arts professor Erik Nielson, whose scholarship focuses on the use of rap lyrics as evidence in court. Nielson believes that while free speech is protected by the First Amendment, it is not absolute and has not been consistently extended to all Americans.
The panel will feature rapper and community organizer Killer Mike; author Mike Curato; American Civil Liberties Union attorney Emerson Sykes; and George Washington University Law School professor Mary Anne Franks. Its discussion will grapple with the current state of free expression in the U.S. and explore what the future may hold. The discussion will be moderated by Nielson and journalist Bonnie Newman Davis.
The event is free and open to the public, but tickets are required. To reserve them, click here.
