This week’s Ask a Political Scientist will focus on the all important topic of how to keep moving forward and not become complacent about developing a more just world. As always, the episode airs this Thursday at 7:00pm ET on Youtube at bit.ly/askaps .
Viewers can ask questions via the chat feature during the event, and as always the show is free but donations will be accepted. This week’s donations benefit the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition, which helps end disenfranchisement and discrimination against people with convictions.
Here’s a look at the speakers for this week:
Candis Watts Smith, Ph.D. is Associate Professor of Political Science and African American Studies at Penn State University and an expert in the role of race and ethnicity in American politics. She is the author of multiple outstanding books, including Stay Woke: A People’s Guide to Making All Black Lives Matter, Racial Stasis: The Millennial Generation and the Stagnation of Racial Attitudes in American Politics, and Black Mosaic: The Politics of Black Pan-Ethnic Diversity. She is also the co-editor of Black Politics in Transition: Immigration, Suburbanization, and Gentrification and the author of tons of peer-reviewed journal articles. Her work has been featured and discussed all over the place. We are just thrilled she’s joining us!
Esther Chen is an actor and comedian based in New York City and Taipei. You’ve seen her on HBO’s Succession, as well as for her awesome role in the trailor for Jerry Seinfeld’s latest special on Netflix. Esther has also appeared on FX, Amazon, Hulu, MTV, Buzzfeed, and Fung Bros, and was a dialect coach for Mr. Robot. She’ll be joining our show from Taiwan, which means she’s getting up insanely early for this, for which we are extremely grateful!
