ARI BERMAN: Voting Rights in the Age of Trump

EVENING KEYNOTE This semester's special keynote will be delivered by author and journalist Ari Berman.  Mr. Berman will discuss the history and contemporary relevance of voting rights; efforts to combat voter suppression in the wake of Shelby v. Holder; gerrymandering; and the upcoming 2018 midterm congressional elections. Mr. BERMAN IS AN Investigative journalist, political correspondent, VOTING RIGHTS EXPERT, author of _Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America_ and _Herding Donkeys: The Fight to Rebuild the Democratic Party and Reshape American Politics_, senior reporter at Mother Jones, Reporting Fellow at The Nation Institute, and winner of a 2017 Izzy Award for outstanding achievement in independent media. PURCHASE YOUR COPY OF _GIVE US THE BALLOT: THE MODERN STRUGGLE FOR VOTING RIGHTS IN AMERICA_ _      _____HERE [https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250094728]