Past Forums

Tuesday, February 21, 2023 - 6:00pm

Philanthropy and Social Justice: A Conversation with Darren Walker, Douglas Elmendorf, and Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Speakers Darren Walker, Henry Louis Gates, Doug Elemendorf
Monday, March 16, 1998 - 7:00pm

Why Not Act Up?: Activism, AIDS, and the Black Community

Speakers Henry Louis Gates, Alvin Poussaint, Mario Cooper, Sandra McDonald, George Strait, LeRoy Whitfield, Frederick Williams, Phil Wilson

Moderators Henry Louis Gates
Monday, March 10, 1997 - 7:00pm

Out of America

Speakers Henry Louis Gates, Les Payne, Kieth Richburg, Mathatha Tsedu

Moderators Henry Louis Gates
Sunday, September 11, 1994 - 8:00pm

Perspectives of a Generation Affected by the Civil Rights Movements

Speakers Henry Louis Gates, Edward Kennedy, Charles Royer, Judith Lichtman, John Seigenthaler

Moderators John F. Kennedy Jr.
Sunday, November 29, 1992 - 7:00pm

The Responsibility of Intellectuals in the Age of Crack

Speakers Margaret Burnham, Henry Louis Gates, Eugene Rivers, Cornel West, Glenn Loury, Kwame Anthony Appiah

Moderators Kwame Anthony Appiah
Tuesday, February 11, 1992 - 7:00pm

Remembering James Baldwin: A Case Study of Political Correctness

Speakers Henry Louis Gates, Charles Royer, Richard Brookhiser, Anthony Flint

Moderators Charles Royer