Presenter: Timothy Welbeck, Esq.
El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz (previously known as Malcolm X) once said, “The media have the power to make the innocent guilty and to make the guilty innocent, and that’s power because they control the minds of the masses.” As Mr. Shabazz opined more than fifty years ago, the media holds great influence within American society, especially as it pertains to the perception of minorities.
This workshop is designed to analyze and critique media representations and its coverage and typecasting of Muslims and people of color.