Midday Culture Connection With Dr. Sheri Parks: Can Disruption Lead To Change?

This program originally aired on May 2, 2017. Today another installment of Culture Connections with Dr. Sheri Parks of the University of Maryland. Author D. Watkins joins as we continue to reflect on the 2015 Uprising sparked by the death of Freddie Gray. D. co-hosts Undisclosed, a podcast that re-examines Freddie Gray's death. Have any new details emerged? How did the Uprising change the way we talk about race and inequality in Baltimore? We may be more willing to listen to the experiences of others. Does listening lead to change? What about on the national level? The 2016 election upended people's assumptions about class, culture and race in this country. Will that disruption lead to a deeper understanding of the issues we face and how to solve them? Dr. Sheri Parks joins us every month for the Midday Culture Connection . She's an Associate Dean at the College of Arts and Humanities at the University of Maryland College Park, where she is also an Associate Professor in the DepartmentEmail us at [email protected], tweet us: @MiddayWYPR, or call us at 410-662-8780.