Date: Sunday, October 12, 2025
Location: Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, 801 Chase Street
Time: 6:00 pm (EDT)
Historic Annapolis, Inc., Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum, and Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts are pleased to present “A Conversation with Abby Phillip” at Maryland Hall on October 12, 2025 at 6 pm.
Anchor of CNN’s NewsNight with Abby Phillip, Ms. Phillip will share her thoughts on her lived experience, from her Maryland childhood to her noteworthy career as a journalist.
The conversation will be led by WHUR radio news host Harold T. Fisher and will touch on a number of subjects from Phillip’s exciting life and career. Phillip’s visit comes just ahead of the release of her highly anticipated debut book, A Dream Deferred: Jesse Jackson and the Fight for Black Political Power, arriving October 28, 2025.
Cost: FREE – Advance registration is REQUIRED through Maryland Hall’s website.
This presentation is produced through the generosity of Carroll Hynson, Jr. and his best friend, Todd Pattison. The event is brought to you by partners Historic Annapolis, Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum, and Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts.