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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 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!
SAVE THE DATE KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Alejandro de la Fuente, Harvard University SPECIAL GUEST:José Luis Cruz, Executive Vice Chancellor and University Provost, CUNY HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL! – We are celebrating new beginnings with a virtual symposium on the present and future of Latin American/Latinx studies at LaGuardia Community College, CUNY and beyond.The symposium, co-sponsored
Mamie Till Mobley said it best after the murder of her son Emmett Till: "What happens to any of us, anywhere in the world, had better be the business of all of us."In keeping with this sentiment and in a continuation of our BRESI theme on Black and Latinx Girlhood, for this Black History Month we
This presentation analyzes a nineteenth-century image of a white man shooting black civil rights activist Octavius Catto, and discusses the complications related to researching and writing about black people in US history. Geoff Zylstra is a historian of technology who focuses on the industrialization of the built environment in the nineteenth century. His research includes
To combat the continued assault on Black history and culture, and especially books by Black authors, AFR and the Library are hosting a Banned Black Book Month for Black History Month 2024. We are soliciting the names and titles of books by Black authors that have been banned in any capacity (regionally, educationally, etc.). Selected works will
