Race is the Place

WHYY, the Asian Arts Initiative and ITVS invite you to a preview screening and discussion of Race is the Place.

Funny, angry and profound, this is a visual and verbal riff on race in America from the point of view of a wide variety of artists, poets, rappers, performance artists and stand-up comedians. From a bit by comic Ahmed Ahmed on the "joys" of flying as an Arab American to Puerto Rican slam champ Mayda del Valle, from Hawaiian poet Haunani-Kay Trask to Kate Rigg's funny and explosive diatribe against the stereotyping of Asian American women, Race Is the Place yanks off the muzzle of political correctness to speak the often ugly truths that lie beneath the rosy talk of "multiculturalism" and "diversity." By Rick Tejada-Flores and Ray Telles.

Generous funding for the Race is the Place Media Outreach Campaign is provided by the Annie E. Casey Foundation.

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