Ms. Talks @ Martha’s Vineyard: Michele Goodwin and Dorothy Roberts on America at 250, the Right to Love and Family (Aug. 19)

On Wednesday, Aug. 19, Ms. will bring together two of the country’s leading legal scholars and feminist thinkers—Michele Goodwin and Dorothy Roberts—for a special Ms. Talks conversation on Martha’s Vineyard: "America at 250: The Right to Love & Family," moderated by Nourbese Flint (president of All* Above All) and Mia Herndon (executive director of the Third Wave Foundation). The reception and book talk will take place from 12 to 1:30 p.m. at 9 Craft Kitchen, 9 Main Street in Vineyard Haven, Mass.

Martha’s Vineyard has a documented history in the maritime Underground Railroad, including the 1743 escape of Esther from a ship docked in Edgartown Harbor. Against that historic backdrop, the group will examine what it means to be a citizen, and who is permitted to belong to the American family.

The discussion will also draw on Roberts’ latest book, The Mixed Marriage Project: A Memoir of Love, Race, and Family, which examines race, intimacy and family through both personal history and the broader American story.

The event is part of Ms. Talks and is presented in collaboration with All* Above All, Black Feminist Future, the Black Reproductive Justice Summit and Georgetown Law’s O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law.

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