#  Lectures and Presentations 

 



Bobo, Lawrence D. April 23, 2024. "Why Afro-Pessimism Fails: Du bois and the Structure vs. Culture Debate". [Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Lecture.](https://youtu.be/r6vm2uv2rnY?si=yUkBQZWrbRt9y22o) Yale University, New Haven, CT.

American Institutes for Research. December 28, 2021. [Celebrating 75 Years](https://youtu.be/h_HsCbC9FyY).

Microsoft Inclusion Journey. December 17, 2021. [Race & ethnicity: Black and African American community](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/inclusion-journey/engage).

Bobo, Lawrence D. November 10, 2021. [2021 Warren J. Mitofsky Award Ceremony and Event](https://youtu.be/sQYFrW4q-0Q). Roper Center for Public Opinion Research. New York, NY.

Bobo, Lawrence D. November 9, 2021. [Public Opinion, Racism and American Democracy](https://youtu.be/8_YFDb76WoM). A Roper Center for Public Opinion and NYAAPOR co-sponsored event. New York, NY.

Bobo, Lawrence D. May 13, 2021. [2020 AAPOR Award for Exceptionally Distinguished Achievement](https://www.aapor.org/Conference-Events/Awards/2021-Award-Winners.aspx). AAPOR 76th Annual Conference.

Bobo, Lawrence D., Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and Claude Steele. March 18, 2021. "America's Black-White Divide: Looking Back, Looking Around, Looking Forward". [Online panel discussion](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fChLhr8RNA&t=19s). Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences. Stanford University, CA.

Bobo, Lawrence D., and Cathy J. Cohen. February 2, 2021. "Protest as Politics: African American Young Adults, Reimagining Democracy". [Kim and Judy Davis Dean's Lecture in the Social Sciences](/www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/event/2021-cathy-j-cohen-lecture-virtual) (discussant). Harvard Radcliffe Institute. Cambridge, MA.

Bobo, Lawrence D. November 11, 2020. "A Failure to Heal: Race and Politics in the United States". [Keynote address](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49ip-Xa0U58). General Meeting of the American Philosophical Society.

Bobo, Lawrence D. January 23, 2020. "What Does the Resurgence of White Supremacy Mean for the Future of Race Relations?". [Interview](https://vimeo.com/386904927). Zócalo Public Square. Los Angeles, CA.

Bobo, Lawrence D. October 18, 2018. Hutchins Center Honors Du Bois Medal Event. [Introduction of Dave Chappelle](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwUXR_E3n6U). Harvard University. Cambridge, MA.

Bobo, Lawrence D. November 11, 2017. "A Tribute to Howard Schuman". [Remarks](https://youtu.be/jz_TYV87I9g?t=1156). 2017 Warren J. Mitofsky Award Presentation. Roper Center for Public Opinion Research. New York, NY.

Bobo, Lawrence D. November 10, 2016. "Populism & the Future of American Politics". [Presentation](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYEMJLU0MGk). American Academy of Arts & Sciences 2045th Stated Meeting. Cambridge, MA.

Bobo, Lawrence D. September 7, 2012. [Comments](/files/bobo/files/boboyaleinequalityremarksfinal_0.pdf) on William Julius Wilson's "Reflections on America's Great and Growing Disparity". Yale Symposium on Inequality. New Haven, CT.

Bobo, Lawrence D. June 20, 2011. "On De-Coupling Race, Crime and Punishment" [Remarks](/file_url/214) and [Presentation](/file_url/215). National Institute of Justice Annual Conference. Arlington, VA.