Reading and Discussion: Engaging "The Sisterhood" with Courtney Thorsson Courtney Thorsson is an associate professor in the English department and Clark Honors College at the University of Oregon, where she teaches, studies, and writes about African American literature from its beginnings to the present using Black feminist methods. Read more about Reading and Discussion: Engaging "The Sisterhood" with Courtney Thorsson
Black Women’s Wellness in Practice: Talk and Tea with Dr. Stephanie Evans We invite you to join us between 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM on Monday, Feb. 19th in Adinkra Hall on the 4th floor of Memorial Hall. Read more about Black Women’s Wellness in Practice: Talk and Tea with Dr. Stephanie Evans
Black Women’s Historical Wellness: Yoga, Tea, and Traditions of Collective Self-Care Monday, Feb. 19th from 5:30 - 7:00 PM Location: 204 Caldwell Hall Read more about Black Women’s Historical Wellness: Yoga, Tea, and Traditions of Collective Self-Care
Opening Reception - Amiri Geuka Farris: The Land in Us The York W. Bailey Museum at Penn Center in St. Helena, SC, is currently hosting The Land in Us, an exhibition by Bluffton, SC, interdisciplinary artist Amiri Geuka Farris, through April 6, 2024. The opening reception for the exhibition is free and open to the public. Read more about Opening Reception - Amiri Geuka Farris: The Land in Us
What Should I do with my African American Studies Degree? This event offers space for a wide range of students to hear from humanities alumni regarding their degrees and careers. AFAM alumna, Conrhonda Baker ( Sociology and African American Studies Degree), is among the speakers. Baker currently works in philanthropy at Howard Gilman Foundation. This panel conversation is presented by: The Humanities Council, The Willson Center for Humanities and Arts, The UGA Mentors Program, Career Center, Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities (CURO), and Franklin College of Arts & Sciences. Read more about What Should I do with my African American Studies Degree?
2024 Susette M. Talarico Lecture with Dr. Reuben Jonathan Miller 2024 Susette M. Talarico Lecture Dr. Reuben Jonathan Miller April 11, 2024 2:30 pm Memorial Hall Ballroom, 101 Sanford Drive The Criminal Justice Studies Program and the Criminal Justice Society present the 2024 Susette M. Talarico Lecture by Dr. Reuben Jonathan Miller, MacArthur “Genius Grant” Fellow and University of Chicago sociologist. Read more about 2024 Susette M. Talarico Lecture with Dr. Reuben Jonathan Miller
SAGA: Celebrating Black History through Performance Directed by Jason Aryeh and hosted by the Department of Dance, SAGA explores and celebrates Black history through performance and dance. The concert will be held on Friday, February 16th at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, February 17th at 2:30 p.m. in the New Dance Theatre at the Dance Building on Green Street off of Sanford Drive. Read more about SAGA: Celebrating Black History through Performance
Global Georgia: Robert Adams – “Telling Stories Across the Water: The Challenge of Reconstructing Race and History at the Penn Center” “Either the United States will destroy ignorance or ignorance will destroy the United States.”W.E.B. DuBois “Any historical narrative is a bundle of silences.”Michel-Rolph Trouillot Read more about Global Georgia: Robert Adams – “Telling Stories Across the Water: The Challenge of Reconstructing Race and History at the Penn Center”