I Don't Mind Talking About It: Breaking the Silence about Race and Racism

A television and radio commentator, moderator and public speaker, Crossley lectures on the collision of old and new media, media and politics, media literacy, and the intersection of race, gender and media.

Listen to Crossley on Iowa Public Radio's "River to River."

The Rogalski Center is located at the corner of Ripley and Lombard Streets, one block west of Harrison Street.

Crossley is a WGBH radio and TV host and has served as host and moderator of "Boston Public Radio," and host and executive producer of "The Callie Crossley Show." She is program manager for the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. She's a regular contributor on Public Radio International's "The Takeaway," CNN's "Reliable Sources" and "PBS NewsHour."

A former producer of ABC's "20/20," Crossley was nominated for an Oscar for her work on the PBS documentary series "Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years," which earned an Emmy Award, an Edward R. Murrow Award and an Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia Award, among others.

In 2013, Crossley received the Wellesley Alumnae Achievement Award, the college's highest honor. She has been awarded two Harvard Fellowships, a Nieman Fellowship and a Fellowship at the Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Crossley will be on campus for a weeklong visit as St. Ambrose's 2013 Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellow.

The Woodrow Wilson Visiting Fellows Program was established in 1973 to encourage the flow of ideas between the academic and non-academic sectors of society. Public lectures are a key part of this prestigious program.

This lecture is part of St. Ambrose University's "Race Matters," a year-long series to examine pressing dilemmas and facilitate the difficult conversations, including the idea of race as an invention that serves the ideology of states and economies worldwide.