This PBS town hall meeting, moderated by PBS NEWSHOUR co-anchor and managing editor Gwen Ifill, will explore the many issues brought into public discourse in the wake of Michael Brown’s death in Ferguson, Missouri.
"America After Ferguson," recorded before an audience of more than 400 on the campus of the University of Missouri-St. Louis, will include national leaders including former president Bill Clinton, NPR host and special correspondent Michele Norris, actress and playwright Anna Deavere Smith, and prominent thinkers in the areas of law enforcement, race and civil rights, as well as government officials, faith leaders and youth.
“As viewers will see in 'America After Ferguson,' the outrage and pain surrounding the events in Ferguson are still very raw and very real — in Ferguson and across the country,” Ifill said. “Drawing from conversations with Missouri residents and leaders in national politics, journalism, law enforcement and faith, 'America After Ferguson' will underscore there is a lot of healing yet to do.”
“PBS is proud to present 'America After Ferguson,' which will bring together the voices of experts and ordinary citizens to examine where we are in the wake of the events of Ferguson,” said Beth Hoppe, Chief Programming Executive and General Manager, General Audience Programming, PBS. “We hope to encourage a national dialogue and truly multi-platform town hall discussion on important questions that Ferguson brought into the foreground.”
“'America After Ferguson' will showcase the power of civil dialogue in the town hall auditorium and over the air, and also through digital content and social media,” said Marie Nelson, WGBH executive producer for the program. “We’re pleased to bring together a diverse range of voices across America in an often-surprising and constructive discourse about the issues raised by the events in Ferguson.”
Viewers are encouraged to use the Twitter hashtag #AfterFergusonPBS to join the conversation. Explore PBS NEWSHOUR news coverage of Ferguson. Gwen shares what she learned after Ferguson in this week's Gwen's Take.
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