February 18 Public Policy Meeting with Claudia Smith Brinson

February 18 Public Policy Meeting with Claudia Smith Brinson

Claudia Smith Brinson
Thursday, February 18, 2021 - 7:00pm to Friday, February 19, 2021 - 7:45pm

Join us Thursday, February 18, 2021, 7pm, when Claudia Smith Brinson, writer and long-time journalist for Knight Ridder and The State, will discuss "Stories of Struggle": Education, the Vote, and White Supremacy.

Claudia Smith Brinson, author of Stories of Struggle, the Clash over Civil Rights in South Caroli-
na, worked as a journalist for more than 30 years in Florida, Greece, and South Carolina. She was a national columnist and writing coach for Knight Ridder when the newspaper chain owned The State in Columbia, South Carolina. Her reporting at The State won more than three dozen state and regional awards. She was the first person to win Knight Ridder’s Award of Excellence twice and was a member of the newspaper team whose Hurricane Hugo coverage was a Pulitzer finalist.

This event will take place on Zoom.  Register for the Zoom link.