“Fraudulent Elections and the Peaceful Transfer of Power in American History”

Dr. H. Robert Baker is Associate Professor of History at Georgia State University and is the author of Prigg v. Pennsylvania: Slavery, the Supreme Court, and the Ambivalent Constitution (2012) and The Rescue of Joshua Glover: A Fugitive Slave, the Constitution, and the Coming of the Civil War (2006). His scholarly articles have appeared in the Law and History Review, Common-Place, and the Journal of Supreme Court History. He holds a Ph.D. in History from UCLA, where he studied with Joyce Appleby. He has received a Fulbright Fellowship and been a fellow at the Institute for Constitutional Studies. He also writes about wine, law, and contemporary culture for the blog Tropics of Meta.

“A Question of Fear: The Rule of Law and Human Rights in the United States.“

Anthony Knight is the Founder, President & CEO of The Baton Foundation — a Georgia nonprofit organization that serves the emotional, intellectual and cultural needs of Black boys ages 10-17. Before founding the Foundation, Mr. Knight worked for twenty-two years as a museum educator and consultant. Mr. Knight has extensive experience with and interest in African American history and culture, public and living history, informal education and Black youth. Mr. Knight’s work with The Baton Foundation reflects his ongoing interest in the issues and practices related to the collecting, preservation and interpretation of information about and material culture from the African Diaspora.  Mr. Knight’s undergraduate work was in Spanish and English (Ohio Wesleyan University), and his graduate work was in museum education (The George Washington University).  Mr. Knight also holds a degree in Spanish-to-English translation from the Núcleo de Estudios Lingüísticos y Sociales, Caracas, Venezuela.  Mr. Knight is a New York City native.

“Calling Out, Calling In- An Election Perspective”

Loretta Ross is a Visiting Associate Professor at Smith College teaching “White Supremacy in the Age of Trump.” She started her career in the women’s movement in the 1970s, working at the D.C. Rape Crisis Center, the National Organization for Women, the National Black Women’s Health Project, the Center for Democratic Renewal (National Anti-Klan Network), the National Center for Human Rights Education, and SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice Collective. Her forthcoming book is Calling In the Calling Out Culture. Her most recent publications are Reproductive Justice: An Introduction and Radical Reproductive Justice.

“KARMONY – Finding Harmony in Our Collective Karma.” 

The message is: true unity is in relationships.

Scruples in Any Language: Culture, Class, or Personality?

Paula Larke is a storyteller, motivational speaker, spoken word/vocal innovator, bassist and percussionist.

She has used her music, passion, and humor nationally,  for over 38 years,  to unite, chide, inspire, and restore faith in the human potential for harmony.  Her primary work is in community – schools, churches, state fairs, businessmen’s luncheons, workplace employee training – every kind of community gathering allowing her access.

Most recently, Paula has been teaching artist in Eastern Kentucky and Clarkston, GA, adapting her delivery for Appalachian and international refugee audiences.  “It has been an enriching experience,  seeing through eyes so different from my own” she affirms.

Her CD, “ UNITY IN THE COMMUNITY”,  produced with activist/percussionist  Kim Nimoy,  is a performance  libretto, designed for use in schools and colleges.

• Musician: Aviva and the Flying Penguins

“Individual Experience and Personal Meanings:  Dread and Curiosity”

Dr. Jean Heinrich is a licensed clinical psychologist, musician, longstanding member of the First Existentialist Congregation of Atlanta. 

Grateful for this opportunity, she notes, “I’ve been struck by the many ways we individuals are facing traumas and tragedies in our country, the variety of individual experiences, and meanings we create.  I marvel at the impact of attitude and how attitudes fluctuate.  Please join me as I present a consideration of this via our Facebook page, and please leave comments and tell me what you think and how you fare.  Or text me.  Thanks.”