NCM Hub’s Day of Anti-Racism
August 7, 2020Contact: Jessica Harrington Jessica@NCMHub.org
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NCM Hub’s Day of Anti-Racism
Newburyport, MA August 12, 2020 —How are you educating yourself about anti-racism? This Wednesday, NCM Hub will be hosting a “Day of Anti-Racism,” in place of what used to be their “Annual Independence Celebration”. This event has been renamed and transformed, to recognize that when the United States gained independence following the Revolutionary War, not all Americans were free.
This will be the fourth annual event that NCM Hub has put together, dedicated to understanding what freedom truly means. Originally NCM Hub’s “Annual Independence Celebration” sought to celebrate the freedoms of the U.S. Constitution, shed light to the “hidden history” of the United States, and bring together the greater Newburyport Community. While much of the foundation of this event remains the same, NCM Hub is committed to educating themselves and the community about what it means to be anti-racist, because as Angela Y. Davis once said, “In a racist society it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be anti-racist.”
This Day of Anti-Racism will include radio and TV programming, Community Art, Interviews, a Community Discussion on Anti-Racism, and more. Join NCM Hub’s Anti-Racism & Discrimination Community Discussion via Zoom, at 6PM on Wednesday evening. Continue reading for the full schedule…
Schedule of Programs
Listen to a Frederick Douglass Speech from 1852 called “What does 4th of July mean to Negroes?” recited by community members Joe Vecchione and Diane Ellyane Klein, on local radio station WJOP 96.3FM at 11:00AM. Immediately following the Frederick Douglass 1852 Speech, a series of protest songs & poetry related to race in America will be played on WJOP from 11:45AM-1:00PM. Then catch Mary Jacobsen’s “The Morning Show” with Susan Harvey about race & current events, followed by a live interview with local artists participating in the BLM Art Auction at 2PM on Comcast Channel 8 and streaming on PortMedia YouTube. Another episode of “The Morning Show” will play on WJOP at 3:00PM about understanding transgender identities.
Anti-Racism and Discrimination Community Discussion
As a community media organization, NCM Hub not only has a responsibility- but a unique opportunity, to demonstrate how important both community and media are in the literacy and activism that exists in our community. NCM Hub’s Anti-Racism Community Discussion is open to all members of the community. NCM Hub is encouraging everyone who attends to bring along an “intellectual artifact”- an article, a piece of information about a historical person of color, facts about anti-racism, or anything that will help to educate one another. This discussion will be broadcast LIVE on Comcast Channel 9 and streaming on PortMedia YouTube promptly at 6:00PM. To join this conversation, you must RSVP to receive the Zoom link, so be sure to send Jessica Harrington, NCM Hub’s Media Coordinator, an email to Jessica@NCMHub.org if you would like to join.
More TV Programming
Democracy NOW will play LIVE at 8:00AM on Comcast Channel 8 “Voice of the People.” Watch Mary Jacobsen’s The Morning Show with Susan Harvey about race & current events on Comcast Channel 98 at 4:00PM. At 5:00PM watch “Both Sides of the Bar” on Comcast Channel 8. Finally, tune into our Community Discussion on Anti-Racism and Discrimination at 6:00PM also on Channel 9 and streaming on PortMedia YouTube.
