Art, Activism, Race and the Law

Listen to the cross-disciplinary panel hosted by the Nasher Museum and inspired by themes from the 2017 exhibition Nina Chanel Abney: Royal Flush. Panelists discuss the complex dynamics of race and the law, public policy, the justice system and art activism.

With (in order of appearance in this podcast) Jillian Johnson, Durham City Councilwoman and director of operations at Southern Vision Alliance; Trina Jones, Duke law professor; Sherrill Roland, artist, activist and creator of the Jumpsuit Project; and William A. Darity, Jr., Samuel DuBois Cook Professor of Public Policy at Duke.

See more of our favorite gems from the Nasher Museum’s archives assembled on the Light in the Attic page! Here are special videos, articles and podcast episodes featuring artists who have visited the museum and whose work is part of our collection.