Summary: <p>Deborah Willis, the newly appointed director of the Institute of African-American Affairs at NYU discusses the program's fall 2018 programming, <a href="http://www.blackportraitures.info/" target="_blank">The Black Portraiture conference</a>, and the growth of black representation in the media. </p> <p>Deborah Willis' exhibition, '<a href="https://www.shineportrait.com/featured-projects" target="_blank">In Pursuit of Beauty: Imaging Closets in Newark and Beyond</a>' at Rutgers University runs through December 21, 2018. </p> <p><em>This segment is guest hosted by Jenna Flanagan.</em> </p>
