American Requiem: Beyoncé, Country Music, and the Drive to Roll Back the New Reconstruction

Professor/Instructor/Speaker: Rhonda Matthews and Chelsea Oliver

How are Beyoncé's "Cowboy Carter" and country music embodying opposing cultural and political forces in America when they, in fact, should not? Join Erie's Black Wall Street Cofounder Dr. Rhonda Matthews and Chelsea Oliver, JES Director of Marketing and Community Engagement and JES Raimy Fellow, as they examine the cultural landscape of racial progress, the backlash against it, and how artists become symbols in the fight for (and against) a more inclusive nation.

You may also like the following events from Jefferson Educational Society:

• Next Wednesday, 6th August, 07:00 pm, 'Supermarket Sermons: Notes on Beauty, Grace and the Wisdom of Popular Religion' in Erie
• Next month, 18th August, 06:00 pm, Generative AI & Jellybeans: Sweet Tools, Sticky Questions in Erie
• Next month, 20th August, 12:00 pm, Erie Together: Effectively Engaging the Community to Address Local Priorities in Erie

Also check out other Arts events in Erie.