African American Studies Program

In this thought-provoking documentary, by famed director Ava DuVernay, scholars, activists and politicians analyze the criminalization of African Americans and the U.S. prison boom. The film will be followed by a panel discussion addressing both the documentary and the issue of mass incarceration.

January 23, 2017 from 1:30-4:00 p.m. in the Union Cinema

Moderator: Dr. Michael V. Williams, University of Texas at El Paso Director of African American Studies and Professor of History

Panelists
Dr. Frank G. Pérez (UTEP Associate Professor, Department of Communication)
Ms. Taneka Wilborn, MSN, RN (Clinical Instructor and El Paso NAACP Field Secretary)
Mr. Gregg Davis (EL Paso NAACP President)
Dean Sonia Gipson Rankin (Associate Dean for Curriculum and Program Development of University College and Senior Lecturer in Africana Studies at the University of New Mexico)