# The Hutchins Forum [WATCH LIVESTREAM](https://www.youtube.com/live/ld4kxYXDr70?si=YwBWZmM0fnkeRqp5&t=785) [ ![Event Poster showing a picture of the U.S. Constitution in a paper shredder. Event details repeated below.](/sites/g/files/omnuum10831/files/2025-07/Forum_Final-web.jpg) ](https://www.youtube.com/live/ld4kxYXDr70?si=YwBWZmM0fnkeRqp5&t=785)## The 2025 Hutchins Forum: What Went Wrong... and What's Next? Thursday, August 21 at 5pm The Old Whaling Church, Edgartown MA Streaming: [pbs.org/newshour](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/) HOSTS: - **HENRY LOUIS GATES, JR.** (Harvard University) - **GLENN H. HUTCHINS** (Hutchins Family Foundation) MODERATOR: - **CHARLAYNE HUNTER-GAULT** (Author / Journalist) PANEL: - **JONATHAN CAPEHART** (MSNBC / PBS News Hour) - **ASTEAD HERNDON** (The New York Times / CNN) - **SHERRILYN IFILL** (Howard University School of Law) - **DAVID SHOR** (Blue Rose Research) - **LAURENCE TRIBE** (Harvard Law School) RESPONDENT: - **YAMICHE ALCINDOR** (NBC NEWS) Free Tickets Available Monday 8/11 at 10AM - [hutchinsforum25.eventbrite.com](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-2025-hutchins-forum-what-went-wrongand-whats-next-tickets-1537770897149) Cosponsored with PBS News ## Videos of Past Forums [### 2025 Forum | What Went Wrong... and What's Next? ](https://youtu.be/Zor2H-SpeSI) ![Event Poster showing a picture of the U.S. Constitution in a paper shredder. Event details repeated below.](/sites/g/files/omnuum10831/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-07/Forum_Final-web.jpg?h=a9935071&itok=TzRCu19e) [### 2024 Forum - The Election ](https://www.youtube.com/live/5od5iqtqj3g?si=CTXqQKekqcsMosqH&t=749) ![2024 Forum - The Election video cover](/sites/g/files/omnuum10831/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-05/hqdefault.jpg?itok=bT8SK0DH) [### 2023 Forum | The Rise and Fall of Affirmative Action ](https://www.youtube.com/live/HcbWJAmAA9I?si=m9bP6ec1ORRCx2RD&t=325) ![2023 Forum | The Rise and Fall of Affirmative Action video cover](/sites/g/files/omnuum10831/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-05/hqdefault%20%281%29.jpg?itok=7F1z2NgE) [### 2022 Forum | Culture Wars in Black & White ](https://www.youtube.com/live/ChaQAF5Vwg8?si=iGl-T2bEUgiQhDSO&t=481) ![2022 Forum | Culture Wars in Black & White video cover](/sites/g/files/omnuum10831/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-05/hqdefault%20%282%29.jpg?itok=FSM6mnx0) [### 2020 Forum | America's Racial Reckoning: The Pandemic(s) and the Election ](https://www.youtube.com/live/9JCfe325r3c?si=_gLDB4CZN-LDP_Z6&t=525) ![2020 Forum | America's Racial Reckoning: The Pandemic(s) and the Election video cover](/sites/g/files/omnuum10831/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-05/hqdefault%20%283%29.jpg?itok=_TU6Eg6h) [### 2019 Forum | Divided We Stand: Can We Overcome? ](https://www.youtube.com/live/kW1DiA9cjac?si=FpKJlxmw823EOFWy) ![2019 Forum | Divided We Stand: Can We Overcome?](/sites/g/files/omnuum10831/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-05/hqdefault%20%284%29.jpg?itok=BBwJxekO) [### 2018 Forum | A Single Garment of Destiny - MLK's Dream in the Age of Trump ](https://youtu.be/xzgkx41ZTZg?si=KIfoUBO5CC67-Sh4) ![2018 Forum | A Single Garment of Destiny - MLK's Dream in the Age of Trump](/sites/g/files/omnuum10831/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-05/hqdefault%20%285%29.jpg?itok=6lfcE4u1) [### 2016 Forum | Race and the Race to the White House ](https://youtu.be/2vpaDvt8faM?si=0N722wS8MxqsgiQq) ![2016 Forum | Race and the Race to the White House](/sites/g/files/omnuum10831/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-05/hqdefault%20%286%29.jpg?itok=m2UAXaUU) [### 2015 Forum | Black Millennials: They Rock but can they Rule? ](https://youtu.be/col9GRQeqZ8?si=ZnqPKfmOE9dBWHA8) ![2015 Forum | Black Millennials: They Rock but can they Rule?](/sites/g/files/omnuum10831/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-05/hqdefault%20%287%29.jpg?itok=Qie3a9Qf) [### 2014 Forum | Race-ing Obama: Unraveling Criticism of the First Black President ](https://youtu.be/xO4l5rBbqI8?si=FVzlNWU9CXyoba81) ![2014 Forum | Race-ing Obama: Unraveling Criticism of the First Black President](/sites/g/files/omnuum10831/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-05/hqdefault%20%288%29.jpg?itok=q5GJMshx) [### 2013 Forum | One Nation Diverse and Divided ](https://youtu.be/PmO5WWrvWHw?si=a4Ady7-AKfOxeixd) ![2013 Forum | One Nation Diverse and Divided](/sites/g/files/omnuum10831/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-05/hqdefault%20%289%29.jpg?itok=cIRWPgu2) [### 2012 Forum | When Work Disappears: Equality and Opportunity in the African American Community ](https://youtu.be/ZwlPDaFz2Ag?si=XFSvzJNmEEM3DgHZ) ![2012 Forum | When Work Disappears: Equality and Opportunity in the African American Community](/sites/g/files/omnuum10831/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-05/hqdefault%20%2810%29.jpg?itok=3pTpYKxw) [### 2011 Forum | Separate but Unequal: Closing the Education Gap ](https://youtu.be/Pf43gajPte4?si=bkaUYlvAVI1NL2Z_) ![2011 Forum | Separate but Unequal: Closing the Education Gap](/sites/g/files/omnuum10831/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-05/hqdefault%20%2811%29.jpg?itok=TAgC7zly) [### 2010 Forum | Locked Out, Locked Up: Black Men in America ](https://youtu.be/aQyqes7txKU?si=mWxF6T0Zq1sf64Ck) ![2010 Forum | Locked Out, Locked Up: Black Men in America](/sites/g/files/omnuum10831/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-05/hqdefault%20%2812%29.jpg?itok=OYYlNmiT) [### 2009 Forum | Achieving Equality in the Age of Obama ](https://youtu.be/_EhDscViMLQ?si=s9YxKKPeyfKW0M_D) ![2009 Forum | Achieving Equality in the Age of Obama](/sites/g/files/omnuum10831/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-05/hqdefault%20%2813%29.jpg?itok=9mQtlolD) [### 2008 Forum | Race \[Still\] Matters ](https://youtu.be/ruHgdZ8odJg?si=SFdAF4RGwaxJmTY3) ![2008 Forum | Race [Still] Matters](/sites/g/files/omnuum10831/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-05/hqdefault%20%2814%29.jpg?itok=wTGI7Cko) [### 2007 Forum | The New Face of AIDS: Our Mothers, Our Sisters, Our Daughters ](https://youtu.be/6bOHr8tSqQk?si=S-mgDclNCEs0smZE) ![2007 Forum | The New Face of AIDS: Our Mothers, Our Sisters, Our Daughters](/sites/g/files/omnuum10831/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-05/hqdefault%20%2815%29.jpg?itok=T3wG2dY0) ## In the news [### Vineyard Gazette: Hutchins Forum Raises Alarms About Current State of Democracy ](https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2025/08/25/hutchins-forum-raises-alarms-about-current-state-democracy) August 25, 2025 ![Professor Gates with panelists in front of a full crowd at the Old Whaling Church in Edgartown, MA](/sites/g/files/omnuum10831/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-08/h1a.jpeg?itok=95aurT-K) [### Vineyard Gazette: Affirmative Action Decision Debated at Hutchins Forum ](https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2023/08/19/affirmative-action-decision-debate-hutchins-forum) August 19, 2023 ![js_hutchins_forum_charlayne_hunter_gault.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum10831/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/hutchins/files/js_hutchins_forum_charlayne_hunter_gault.jpg?itok=ZujI2Uyl) [### Vineyard Gazette: Hutchins Forum Conversation Recasts Culture Wars ](https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2022/08/22/hutchins-forum-conversation-recasts-culture-wars) August 22, 2022 ![ml_hutchins_forum_skip_gates_and_panelistsh.jpeg](/sites/g/files/omnuum10831/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/hutchins/files/ml_hutchins_forum_skip_gates_and_panelistsh.jpeg?itok=cTWqnTJc) [### 2021 Hutchins Forum Update ](https://hutchinscenter.fas.harvard.edu/2021_Forum_Update) July 22, 2021 ![hutchins_02.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum10831/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/hutchins/files/hutchins_02.jpg?itok=EevMV3V3) [### Harvard Gazette: 'The gathering storm' ](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2020/08/political-experts-see-change-on-horizon-amid-pandemic/) August 06, 2020 ![Henry Louis Gates, Jr.](/sites/g/files/omnuum10831/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/hutchins/files/080520_panel_007_h_2500.jpg?itok=vbX5rwp2) [### Vineyard Gazette: Hutchins Forum Addresses a Country Forever Divided ](https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2019/08/17/hutchins-forum-addresses-country-forever-divided) August 17, 2019 ![Hutchins Forum](/sites/g/files/omnuum10831/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/hutchins/files/mv19.jpeg?itok=kOEXckwY) [### Vineyard Gazette: Spirit of Aretha Franklin Fuels Hutchins Forum ](https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2018/08/17/spirit-aretha-franklin-fuels-hutchins-forum) August 17, 2018 ![Hutchins Forum](/sites/g/files/omnuum10831/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/hutchins/files/hutchingchurch.jpg?itok=PtdPOmzI) [### Vineyard Gazette: Charlottesville Response Is Front and Center at Hutchins Forum ](https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2017/08/21/hutchins-forum) August 21, 2017 ![news](/sites/g/files/omnuum10831/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/hutchins/files/hutchins.jpg?itok=651OWlKg) [### Vineyard Gazette: In Heated Election Year, Views on Race Stir Hutchins Forum ](https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2016/08/22/heated-election-year-views-race-stir-hutchins-forum) August 22, 2016 ![Panel Discussion](/sites/g/files/omnuum10831/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/hutchins/files/ml_hutchins_panel.jpg?itok=NE_oiNbM) [### Vineyard Gazette: Hutchins Forum Looks to Next Generation: Are Black Millennials Ready to Rule? ](https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2015/08/24/hutchins-forum-looks-next-generation-are-black-millennials-ready-rule) August 24, 2015 ![DeRay Mckesson](/sites/g/files/omnuum10831/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/hutchins/files/mv15.jpg?itok=i46LDWEG) [### Vineyard Gazette: Hutchins Forum Draws Large Crowd and Divided Opinions ](https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2014/08/18/hutchins-forum-draws-large-crowd-and-divided-opinions) August 18, 2014 ![ml_hutchins_whaling_church.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum10831/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/hutchins/files/ml_hutchins_whaling_church.jpg?itok=vT4chzVI) [### Vineyard Gazette: Looking at History and In the Mirror Are Keys to Addressing Pillars of Racism ](https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2013/08/19/looking-history-and-mirror-are-keys-addressing-pillars-racism) August 19, 2013 ![Henry Louis Gates, Jr. at podium](/sites/g/files/omnuum10831/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/hutchins/files/ml_hutchins_skip_gates_0.jpg?itok=Or0qhbIQ) [### Vineyard Gazette: W.E.B. Du Bois Panel Tackles Hard Questions of Poverty ](https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2012/08/20/web-du-bois-panel-tackles-hard-questions-poverty) August 20, 2012 ![Professor Gates](/sites/g/files/omnuum10831/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/hutchins/files/mv12.jpg?itok=k_wgurLq) [### Vineyard Gazette: Poverty and Failure of Education System Weigh on Black Students ](https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2011/08/22/poverty-and-failure-education-system-weigh-black-students) August 22, 2011 ![ml_gates_panel_skip.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum10831/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/hutchins/files/ml_gates_panel_skip.jpg?itok=94PcorSo) [### Vineyard Gazette: Racial Equality Long Way Off, Say Speakers Led by Skip Gates ](https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2009/08/20/racial-equality-long-way-say-speakers-led-skip-gates) August 20, 2009 ![Professor Gates](/sites/g/files/omnuum10831/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/hutchins/files/mv09.jpg?itok=WxD5a7-K) [### Vineyard Gazette: Forum on Race Relations Draws Full-House Crowd Into Old Whaling Church ](https://vineyardgazette.com/news/2004/08/27/forum-race-relations-draws-full-house-crowed-old-whaling-church) August 27, 2004 ![news](/sites/g/files/omnuum10831/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/hutchins/files/ml_civil_rights_barack_obama.jpg?itok=xMvseRUa) [### Vineyard Gazette: Panel on Race Defines Issues ](https://vineyardgazette.com/news/1997/09/02/panel-race-defines-issues) September 02, 1997 ![news](/sites/g/files/omnuum10831/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/hutchins/files/1997-09-02_raceforum_headline.jpg?itok=4W5F6L97)