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In-Person and virtual events

The Emancipator Presents: Could Crypto Be a Driver for Racial Equity?

When the first bitcoin was created in 2009, communities of color jumped in to explore a new class of financial assets without the runaround of traditional banking. As this new financial system grows in popularity and access, what are the risks? What are the opportunities? Bloomberg reporter Akayla Gardner moderates a discussion with Cleve Mesidor, Blockchain Foundation executive director; Rohan Grey, Willamette University assistant professor of law; and Dante Duarte, Circle’s chief strategy officer and global policy head. They’ll explore whether cryptocurrency and blockchain technology could be a driver for racial equity.

Eliminating Student Debt: A Conversation With Rep. Ayanna Pressley

What does the unprecedented leak of a U.S. Supreme Court draft decision that would overturn the right to an abortion portend? Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., met with The Emancipator Senior Columnist Kimberly Atkins Stohr in a virtual event Tuesday to discuss both the student loan crisis and life in a post-Roe v. Wade world.“This is not a drill. This certainly has the feasibility, the possibility of setting a very dangerous precedent,” Pressley said of the leaked draft opinion by Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., published Monday night by Politico. Watch the full conversation.