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“Becoming Thurgood” Special Screening
November 18 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

West Virginia Public Broadcasting (WVPB) will host a public screening of “Becoming Thurgood: America’s Social Architect” — a 30-minute Maryland Public Television (MPT) documentary about the life and legacy of Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. The screening will be followed by a moderated panel discussion with Us & Them host, Trey Kay.
The event will take place at Marshall University at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025 at the Brad D. Smith Center for Business and Innovation (1425 4th Ave, Huntington, WV 25701).
PANELISTS INCLUDE:
Dr. Cicero Fain (historian of African American life and culture in Appalachia)
Patricia Proctor, JD (constitutional scholar; director, Amicus Curiae Lecture Series, Marshall University)
Dr. Clinton Arnold (professor at West Virginia State University and CEO of KISRA — Kanawha Institute for Social Research & Action, Inc.)
This event is free.
Learn more on our website, wvpublic.org/becomingthurgood.