Events By Quarter
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.
Welcome Week/Discovery Days
La Misa Negra
San Miguel Stage
La Misa Negra is a 9-piece band from Oakland, California that plays a unique blend of 1950's and 60's style cumbia and high energy Afro-Colombian dance music. Powered by horn and accordion-driven riffs, a fierce rhythm section, and a vintage Colombian sound, La Misa Negra delivers an electrifying performance that explodes with infectious dance grooves and punk rock energy.
Listen to their music: Misa de Medianoche
Cup of Culture
DOPE
MCC Theater
'“Dope” traces the rise—and steeper rise—of a geeky high-school senior who learns how to work the system.' –Wall Street Journal
A critical hit and audience favorite out of the Sundance Film Festival. In DOPE, Malcolm is carefully surviving life in a tough neighborhood while juggling college applications, academic interviews, and the SAT. A chance invitation to an underground party leads him into an adventure that could allow him to go from being a geek, to being dope, to ultimately being himself. (English, 2015, 121 min)
Watch the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L41xwM8tIRQ
Race Matters Series
PUSHOUT: The Criminalization of Black Girls in Schools
MCC Lounge
“A powerful indictment of the cultural beliefs, policies, and practices that criminalize and dehumanize Black girls in America, coupled with thoughtful analysis and critique of the justice work that must be done at the intersection of race and gender.” —Michelle Alexander
This discussion highlights the experiences of Black girls across the country whose intricate lives are misunderstood, highly judged--by teachers, administrators, and the justice system--and degraded by the very institutions charged with helping them flourish. Pushout shows how, despite obstacles, stigmas, stereotypes, and despair, Black girls still find ways to breathe remarkable dignity into their lives in classrooms, juvenile facilities, and beyond. Monique W. Morris, Ed.D. is an author and social justice scholar with more than 20 years of professional and volunteer experience in the areas of education, civil rights, juvenile and social justice advocate, in addition to Adjunct Faculty at University of San Francisco.
