NH Humanities Hosts Virtual Program with PBS NewsHour Correspondent Yamiche Alcindor

PBS NewsHour White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor will be the guest of a free, online program on Wednesday, October 28 at 7 pm. Moderated by Dr. Tricia Peone, NHH Public Programs Director, “Politics & Civil Rights: An Evening with Yamiche Alcindor” is presented with support from the Federation of State Humanities Councils and a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
In this talk, Yamiche Alcindor looks at the current political issues facing America and shares her experiences in reporting on the 2016 and 2020 Presidential campaigns. She will discuss how her decision to pursue journalism came at 16 years old when she learned the tragic truth about the 1955 murder of Emmett Till and the launch of the civil rights movement. She also offers her observations on the White House, her thoughts on how social justice issues are impacting the country’s future, and her analysis of the latest stories surrounding the 2020 elections.

Yamiche Alcindor is the White House correspondent for PBS NewsHour and a political contributor for NBC News and MSNBC. Previously, she was a national reporter for The New York Times, covering politics and social issues, and also a reporter with USA Today. Alcindor has reported extensively on the intersection of race and politics and often appears on a number of shows including Morning Joe, Andrea Mitchell Reports, The Rachel Maddow Show, and Meet the Press with Chuck Todd. She earned a master's degree in broadcast news and documentary filmmaking from New York University and a bachelor's in English, government and African American studies from Georgetown University. A native of Miami, FL, Alcindor is married to a fellow journalist and is the daughter of Haitian immigrants.
To register for this free, online program, please click HERE. For more on the speaker: www.yamichealcindor.com
This program is a part of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s national initiative, “Why It Matters: Civic and Electoral Participation,” which will explore civic participation as it relates to electoral engagement in a multivocal democracy. In partnership with the Federation of State Humanities Councils, programs will be conducted in 43 US states and territories throughout the course of the initiative. “Why It Matters” will provide free humanities programs conducted by the US state and territorial humanities councils to engage the public in collaborative, accessible, and thought-provoking dialogues on the importance of electoral and civic participation.
New Hampshire Humanities is one of 56 state and territorial affiliates of the National Endowment for the Humanities. For information about New Hampshire Humanities’ programs, visit www.nhhumanities.org.

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