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DISRUPTING RACISM
Victoria Farris
mcc lounge
Professionals of color report pervasive experiences with racism at work. This interactive workshop will discuss workplace racism and explore what it means to be an ally or agent of change. Participants will 1) gain an appreciation for the pervasiveness of the racism that professionals of color experience from their colleagues and supervisors, and how it is upheld through everyday actions of many colleagues, 2) conceptualize an inclusive work environment, 3) leave with 3-5 tangible tools for disrupting racism.
Cup of Culture Series
THE BOI DOC
MCC Theater
Evolve Benton will host a poetry reading and film screening. Participants will hear poems from Evolve's poetry collection SIR: poetry dedicated to Boihood and Black Queer Love. Evolve will also screen their film the BOI DOC. THE BOI DOC is an artistic manifestation of our desire to add our honest, uniquely provocative, and eloquent narratives about gender and gender expression through the Masculine and Masculine of Center queer voice of the people of the African diaspora to the world. 33m
Race Matters Series
The Social Significance of Racialized Emotions in Today’s America Eduardo Bonilla-Silva
MCC Theater
Racialized emotions are part of modernity; once racism emerged and races were created, the racial edifice was suffused with emotions. In this talk, Professor Bonilla-Silva will illustrate his recent theorization on racialized emotions with the case of President Trump. Specifically, he will illustrate how he has used emotions as the fulcrum of his political appeal. He will outline some ideas to produce a “feeling of equality” and how to craft a radical counter-emotional plan to move us closer to the “beloved community” aspired by Martin Luther King. Eduardo Bonilla-Silva is a Professor of Sociology at Duke University.
Borderlands/La Frontera: The New Mestiza by Gloria E. Anzaldúa Facilitated by: Marisela Marquez
MCC Meeting Room
Last year the MultiCultural Center kicked off a new series to explore the issues of race and belonging through literature. This series is an interactive space for lively discussions on various theories about race, a safe space for articulating perspectives on identity and belonging which are contextualized by different authors, and an intentional time for centering the narratives of marginalized communities. Discussions will be facilitated by various faculty members, graduate students, and staff members. Reading the materials is suggested but are not required for attendance. This series hopes to cultivate open dialogue, and a spirit of appreciation and intellectual kinship. All are welcome.
