All Events
Race Matters Series
The Importance of Black Radical Imagination
MCC Theater
Over the last decade, we have witnessed an all-out assault on the black radical tradition. What stands as legitimate forms of black political dissent now seem to be limited to some form of black liberalism (or neoliberalism). As the material conditions of black life continue to deteriorate, the battleground of the imagination becomes all the more important. How might we open up space to imagine black politics differently—to reactivate a black radical imagination in the aftermath of the Obama years? Eddie S. Glaude, Jr. is the Chair of the Department for African American Studies and Professor of Religion and African American Studies at Princeton University.
Art Exhibition
50 Years Strong and Counting: The Revolutionary Art of the Black Panther Party
MCC Lounge
Fifty years after the formation of the Black Panther Party (BPP), the cultural work of Panther artists continues to inform and inspire the activism of today’s freedom movements. This exhibit showcases the work of revolutionary artists, Emory Douglas, former Minister of Culture of the BPP, and Akinsanya Kambon, author of the Black Panther Coloring Book. This exhibit explores the origins of their art, and reflects upon their ongoing contributions to the liberation of Black communities across the globe.
CONVERSATION WITH THE ARTISTS: Emory Douglas and Akinsanya Kambon, in conversation with Professors Felice Blake and Diane Fujino, will deliver a presentation on the role of art in cultivating a radical imagination and developing activist practices on Mon, Nov 14, at 6-8pm in the MCC Theater. Conversation to be followed by reception honoring the artists’ work in the MCC Lounge at 8 pm. Light refreshments will be served.
Cup of Culture
Cracking the Code: The System of Racial Inequity
MCC Theater
From director and educator Shakti Butler, comes a new film that asks America to talk about the causes and consequences of systemic inequity. Cracking the Codes: The System of Racial Inequity features moving stories from racial justice leaders, including Amer Ahmed (hip-hop activist, spoken word poet, diversity consultant and college administrator) and Michael Benitez (national social justice educator and activist-scholar). (English, 2014, 75 min)
Watch the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37pbtz46FSU
Resilient Love in a Time of Hate Series + Diversity Lecture
Out of Our Constrictions: Love, Justice, and Imagination for a Broken World
Corwin Pavilion
Tricia Rose, Associate Dean of the Faculty for Special Initiatives, Chancellor’s Professor of Africana Studies, and Director of the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America at Brown University, will touch upon the current climate of the US and how love, justice, and imagination all play a part of the current times. Author of, The Hip Hop Wars, Longing to Tell, and Black Noise, Rose has brought to life much needed conversations around race, gender, sexuality, and culture. Hip hop, a foundation in Rose’s work, allows for dialogue to be grounded in culture and identity. Tricia Rose received a BA in Sociology from Yale University and PhD in American Studies from Brown University.
Co-sponsored by: Division of Student Affairs
