Melissa Harris-Lacewell: A New Era of Opportunity

In an outstanding presentation titled "Embracing Your Promise: A New Era of Opportunity," Harris-Lacewell honed in on how racial and gender experiences intersect with our reproductive health. Particularly, she pointed to the physiological impact of shame and isolation.

Melissa Harris-Lacewell–the writer and Princeton University professor of politics and African American studies–recently spoke at a dinner for the Planned Parenthood of San Diego & Riverside Counties.

In an outstanding presentation titled "Embracing Your Promise: A New Era of Opportunity," Harris-Lacewell honed in on how racial and gender experiences intersect with our reproductive health. Particularly, she pointed to the physiological impact of shame and isolation.

But don’t listen to me: let Melissa Harris-Lacewell speak for herself.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXiJ_bOFKY8