Facing Race: A National Conference in St. Louis, MO — November 20-22, 2024

Ian Haney Lopez

Ian Haney López is one of the nation's leading thinkers on how racism has evolved in the United States since the civil rights era. He is the author of three books, most recently Dog Whistle Politics: How Coded Racial Appeals Have Reinvented Racism and Wrecked the Middle Class. He's a Senior Fellow at Demos and holds an endowed chair at the UC Berkeley School of Law.


Presentations from Facing Race 2014

The Next Fifty

This year and next we will celebrate the anniversaries of major racial justice victories like the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts. In this plenary, big thinkers will reflect on trends and strategies for the next half century. Get your long term on with Ian Haney Lopez, Van Jones, and Rinku Sen. 

Speakers: Ian Haney Lopez, Van Jones, Rinku Sen