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We Need To Talk With Tyler Merritt In-Person / Online

Tyler Merritt is the guest speaker for the next panel discussion in the series, “We Need To Talk: Conversations on Racism for a More Resilient Las Vegas.” The series was created by the UNLV Libraries and the Greenspun College of Urban Affairs. The event will be held in-person and livestreamed. The next discussion is titled “We Need to Talk With Tyler Merritt.”

Merritt is a Las Vegas native, an author, speaker, musician, actor, and creator of The Tyler Merritt Project. He is also the author of “I Take My Coffee Black: Reflections on Tupac, Musical Theater, Faith and Being Black in America” and the new children’s book, “A Door Made For Me.” Merritt was raised in Las Vegas and is a graduate from Las Vegas Academy. His video essay, “Before You Call the Cops,” was released in 2018 and has had more than 100 million views and was named the top 20 videos by NowThisPolitics. The same video went viral again in 2020 after the murder of George Floyd. TV host Jimmy Kimmel aired the video on his show May 20, 2020.

Related LibGuide: We Need To Talk by Brittani Sterling

Date:
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Time:
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Time Zone:
Pacific Time - US & Canada (change)
Location:
Greenspun Hall (GUA)- Auditorium- 1st floor
Campus:
UNLV Maryland (Main) Campus
Online:
This is an online event.
Event URL:
https://www.library.unlv.edu/weneedtotalk
Audience:
  Community/Public     Faculty & Staff     Graduate/Professional Students     Undergraduate Students  
Categories:
  Library Event  
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