The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) helps faculty and administrators compete for and win grants that strengthen the intellectual climate and improve the learning environment at City Tech. The office provides notices of grant opportunities and works with faculty and administrators over the life-cycle of a grant – from concept development through close-out.
Keynote event: LaShonda Katrice Barnett LaShonda Katrice Barnett was born in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1974, and grew up in Park Forest, Illinois. She is the author of the debut novel Jam on the Vine (Grove 2015; paperback 2/2016) and a story collection (1999). Designated a Stonewall Honor Award by the American Library Association (2016),
The Legacy of Storytelling: Celebrating 50 Years of African American Studies Student & video presentations and a community conversation with Kamila Forbes Executive Producer, The Apollo Theater Dr. Jonathan W. Gray Associate Professor, English John Jay College & CUNY Graduate Center The event is free and open to the public!
The Life of Zora Neale Hurston: A Curated Exhibit
City Tech students, faculty, and staff read excerpts from classic and contemporary Africana texts with special recognition of W. E. B. DuBois and Audre Lorde. Refreshments to follow.
National African American Read-In
City Tech students, faculty, and staff read excerpts from classic and contemporary Africana texts with special recognition of W. E. B. DuBois and Audre Lorde. Refreshments to follow.
Keynote Event
T.R. Simon, author of the Edgar Award –nominated children’s book Zora and Me: The Cursed Ground, and musician/composer Khuent Rose participate in a community conversation about storytelling in Africana communities.
The event also includes student presentations, a musical selection by Rose on the steel pan, a book signing by Simon, and a reception.
THE AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES DEPARTMENT at CITYTECH PRESENTS WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH! SLMDances is an all-women, New York City-based contemporary dance company that works in communities to organize for gender and racial justice through experiential dance performance.
The photographic portraits in BLACK CHRONICLES offer a distinct snapshot of black lives and migrant experiences during the decades following the birth of photography in 1839. 300 Jay Street, BrooklynGrace Gallery Exhibit, N1123: Thursday, Feb. 6th — Friday, Mar. 6thGrace Gallery Panel Discussion, N1123: Tuesday, Feb. 11th 11:30 am — 12:45 pm Library Exhibit, 4th
Blackness and the Spatial Politics of Performance for Black Americans under Jim Crow Segregation Public space in the 19th and 20th century was inaccessible most of the time, but there were moments such as expositions, pageants, parades and protests when public space was claimed. Marching On: The Politics of Performance explores the histories, driving forces,
Soul Steps’ performance illustrates the dynamic percussive dance movement called Stepping. Their often interactive presentation also includes an overview of the history and healing power of stepping throughout the African Diaspora.
African American Studies Department presents 2021 Black History Month Keynote Event: Black Lives Lead: We, Too, Sing America!
