April 9th, doors at 7:00 p.m - curtain at 7:30 p.m., LIVE at Town Hall Seattle
Join us for a powerful virtual event, "Unlearning Media Illiteracy," part of LTHJ Global's transformative Unlearning series. Hosted by Lindsey T. H. Jackson, "America's DEI Teacher," this free, ASL-interpreted panel discussion brings together experts to explore the topic of Media Illiteracy.
This isn't just about spotting fake news – it's about understanding how information shapes our worldview and influences our decisions. Whether you're a professional, parent, or engaged citizen, this session will equip you with crucial skills for the digital age.
Meet the Panelists!
Amity Addrisi is an Emmy Award-winning journalist who has been in a TV studio since she learned to walk. She’s been called an expert in connection, uniting people through shared and often humorous experiences. Her life and career began in her hometown of Los Angeles where she studied Literature as well as Geology at UCLA and worked for the Dr. Phil Show and Access Hollywood. Switching from celebrities to politics and government, Amity spent nearly two decades as a TV news anchor, medical health journalist, and the host of NBC Seattle’s New Day Northwest. She joined the Allen Institute in September of 2024. As the Senior Communications and Media Relations Specialist, her mission is to explore new and creative ideas that highlight the incredible work being done at the Institute every day.
Angela is a veteran TV journalist and storyteller, known for her in-depth reporting and compelling interviews. She is currently a contributing host for KIRO Newsradio and a Playwright in Residence at Seattle Public Theater. Prior to this, she co-hosted the award-winning television shows "Evening" and "Take 5" on KING 5 in Seattle; but her career has taken her all over the country, from the deep south to the northeast. Angela's work in TV news earned her a National Gracie Award and previously, a Northwest Emmy Award. She has spent the last decade expanding the reach of her storytelling through diverse mediums, including film and theater. Together, with her husband Victor, they have four children.
Marcus Harrison Green is the publisher of Hinton Publishing, the founder of the South Seattle Emerald, and a columnist with The Stranger. Growing up in South Seattle, he experienced first-hand the impact of one-dimensional stories on marginalized communities, which taught him the value of authentic narratives. After an unfulfilling stint in the investment world during his twenties, Marcus returned to his community with a newfound purpose of telling stories with nuance, complexity, and multidimensionality with the hope of advancing social change. This led him to become a writer and found the South Seattle Emerald. An award-winning journalist, he was awarded the Seattle Human Rights Commissions’ Individual Human Rights Leader Award for 2020, and named the inaugural James Baldwin Fellow by the Northwest African American Museum in 2022.
What is Unlearning?
Unlearning with Lindsey T. H. Jackson is the only place available to have the uncomfortable conversations you want, with the host we have all come to know and love. Magically weaving together storytelling, poetry, music, panel interviews with celebrity guests, and Lindsey’s own trademark blend of part one woman-show, part university classroom, Unlearning is the only safe place to tackle the taboo conversations and questions that most hosts are too scared to take on, while healing and learning together.
In a world where division is driving a wedge between countries and dinner tables, it is time to get uncomfortable, together, as we address topics like, ‘the hatred of black women,’ ‘the division between Gay/Lesbian and Trans rights’, ‘the epidemic of white male violence’, and so much more.