Highlights from Our June 12 Zoom Forum

Thank you to everyone who joined our Ida B. Wells Media Defense Network Zoom forum on Friday, June 12, 2026. Your participation, insights, and commitment to defending a free press and the right to dissent made the gathering powerful and necessary.

While the full recording of the forum is not online, the following highlights and resources offer highly informative insights from our discussion. First, if you haven’t seen it yet, we encourage you to watch the film, The Occupation of the American Mind, which is available on the Media Education Foundation’s YouTube channel.

Next, watch Mimi Rosenberg’s Intro to the forum and the film, and check out Dr. Emmaia Gelman’s Book Talk on The ADL and the Racial State which followed the film.

Purchase Resources & Supporting Materials

• Watch the film The Occupation of the American Mind for free on the Official Film Website or stream it on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Vimeo On Demand, or via Kanopy.
• Buy Dr. Gelman’s book The Anti-Defamation League and the Racial State on Bookshop.org, Middle East Books, Strand Books or through the University of California Press.

Support Our Work

Thank you for standing with us — for insisting on truth, for defending dissent, and for refusing to surrender the public square. Your advocacy keeps alive the mission and spirit of the Ida B. Wells Media Defense Network. If you are able, please consider making a contribution to our Fundraising Campaign to help us sustain this vital work.

* Poster artwork: Mimi Rosenberg