ABC 7 Chicago presents: Do You Hear Me? A Discussion about Race, a virtual town hall with Windy City Live's Val Warner

CHICAGO (WLS) -- ABC 7 Chicago, Chicago's Number One station for news, presents the ninth installment in a series of virtual town halls, DO YOU HEAR ME? A DISCUSSION ABOUT RACE, Thursday, July 30 at 2 PM on abc7chicago.com. The hour-long town hall will be moderated by ABC 7 Windy City LIVE co-host, Val Warner. The virtual town hall will also exclusively stream live on ABC 7's Facebook Live, YouTube, ABC 7's app, and ABC 7's connected TV apps on Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Android TV and Roku.

Watch part one of the town hall in the player at the top of this story

PART TWO

The second part of our discussion, hosted by WCL's Val Warner, about race in education as the back to school time approaches.

PART THREE

Part Three of our discussion about race in education with Dr. Vinni Hall, Rufus Williams and Stacy Davis Gates, hosted by Windy CIty Live's Val Warner.

PART FOUR

Part Four of our discussion on race in education, hosted by WCL's Val Warner, in which the name of the game is innovation.

PART FIVE

The fifth and final part of WCL host Val Warner's discussion about race and education with a panel of experts.

With "back to school" time fast approaching and COVID-19 still a threat to health and safety, how will this impact in-person and e-learning? Will those students who have limited access to computers, the Internet and other resources be able to attain a quality education or will they fall behind? These are some of the questions Val and this week's panelists will explore.

In addition, they will take a look at the role of historically Black colleges and universities and how they are providing unique experiences for their students in this time of social activism.

Panelists included:

- Dr. Vinni Hall, Roosevelt University and COE, Art of Learning

- Rufus Williams, former President, Chicago Board of Education

- Stacy Davis Gates, Vice President, Chicago Teachers Union

The virtual town hall will also exclusively stream live on ABC 7's Facebook Live, YouTube, ABC 7's app, and ABC 7's connected TV apps on Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Android TV and Roku.

PREVIOUS TOWN HALLS:

Do You Hear Me? A Discussion about Race on June 4, 2020: Hosted by Cheryl Burton, on the aftermath of George Floyd's death

Do You Hear Me? A Discussion about Race on June 11, 2020: Hosted by Karen Jordan and Hosea Sanders, on organizational social change

Do You Hear Me? A Discussion about Race on June 18, 2020: Hosted by Evelyn Holmes and Will Jones,on youth movements

Do You Hear Me? A Discussion about Race on June 25, 2020: Hostel by Terrell Brown and Leah Hope, on racism in public education

Do You Hear Me? A Discussion about Race on July 2, 2020: Hosted by Hosea Sanders, on summer festivals

Do You Hear Me? A Discussion about Race on July 9, 2020: Hosted by Samantha Chatman, on Black Greek letter organizations

Do You Hear Me? A Discussion about Race on July 16, 2020: Hosted by Cheryl Burton, on violence

Do You Hear Me? ADiscussion about Race on July 23, 2020: Hosted by Jim Rose, on race and racism in sports

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ABC7/WLS-TV Chicago is the No. 1 local news source and most-watched television station in Chicago. With top-rated daily newscasts spanning decades and the largest social media presence in the market with more than 2.3 million Facebook followers, ABC7 Eyewitness News provides breaking news, investigative reporting, weather, politics, traffic and sports in the multiplatform space to Chicago, the suburbs and northwest Indiana. Named Best News Operation by the Associated Press for four consecutive years, the station produces 41 hours of local news weekly and Chicago's only local weekday entertainment talk show, "Windy City LIVE," as well as its highest-rated New Year's Eve special. ABC7's award-winning programs such as "Heart and Soul," "The Ñ Beat" and "Asian Influences" showcase the city's diversity, while being the only Chicago station producing and broadcasting parades representing Chicago's rich cultural history. In addition to producing town halls focused on current social issues, the station has a long and proud tradition of broadcasting political candidate debates keeping Chicago's electorate informed. ABC7's outreach efforts include annual partnerships with the Red Cross for life-saving blood drives and, most recently, spearheading an effort to raise more than $1.5 million for area food pantries.