Why Us? Why Here? What Now?

NJN's public affairs program Another View will present a two-part special, Why Us? Why Here? What Now? this month. NJN will air two 30-minute town hall meetings produced in conjunction with the Rutgers Institute on Ethnicity, Culture and the Modern Experience. Dr. Clement Price, Professor of history at Rutgers-Newark, is Director of the Institute. According to Dr. Price, Why Us? Why Here? What Now? "explores what might be called the new realities, indeed the new anxieties, related to color, culture, national origin and globalization as a result of September 11." Executive Producer Linda Coles and Producer Donna Richards hope the program provides a clearer view of the issues surrounding 9/11. Dr. M. William Howard, Pastor of Bethany Baptist Church in Newark, is moderator for the town hall meetings. Dr. Howard holds several honorary degrees, keys to cities and awards from many organizations. He currently serves as Commissioner of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

The Rutgers Institute on Ethnicity, Culture and the Modern Experience is a community oriented, interdisciplinary academic enterprise that furthers public intellectual work and civic discourse in the Greater Newark area. The Institute promotes interracial and multicultural understanding through imaginatively mounted public programs. This project is funded by The Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation.

Airs Tuesday, March 12 and 19 at 6:30 pm.