The editors of Community Wealth Building and the Reconstruction of American Democracy explore the divide between our democratic aspirations and our current reality, answering questions such as, How can we create and sustain an America that never was, but should be? How can we build a robust multiracial democracy in which everyone is valued and everyone possesses political, economic, and social capital? How can democracy become a meaningful way of life, for all citizens?

Panelists will include Melody C. Barnes, co-director of the University of Virginia's Democracy Initiative; Corey D. B. Walker, Wake Forest Professor of the Humanities at Wake Forest University; Thad M. Williamson, University of Richmond associate professor of leadership studies and philosophy, politics, economics and law; and Barbara Brown Wilson, UVA associate professor of urban and environmental planning and the co-founder of UVA's Equity Center.

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This event is co-sponsored by the UVA Democracy Initiative and is part of UVA's 2021 Community MLK Celebration.

How can we create and sustain an America that never was, but should be? Join us for a virtual book launch and conversation featuring
Jepson School of Leadership Studies associate professors Thad Williamson and Julian Hayter, Melody C. Barnes, Co-Director for Policy and Public Affairs, Democracy Initiative, Dorothy Danforth Compton Professor of Practice, Miller Center of Public Affairs, and Distinguished Fellow, School of Law, University of Virginia, and Corey D. B. Walker, Wake Forest Professor of the Humanities, Wake Forest University.

Can community wealth building practices help create the America of our democratic aspirations? Is the dream of a multiracial democracy attainable? Join us as we launch the book Community Wealth Building and the Reconstruction of American Democracy: Can We Make American Democracy Work?