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Iowa City Jazz Festival
Iowa City Jazz Festival July 3, 2020 - July 5, 2020
Downtown Iowa City https://summerofthearts.org/sota-events/iowa-city-jazz-festival/ Come down for a three-day weekend of live jazz performances and delicious dishes. On Friday evening at 9:30pm, enjoy a fireworks display over the University of Iowa Pentacrest. You’re sure to enjoy the music from all four stages, which showcase a variety of well-known jazz musicians and up-and-coming talent alongside national and international artists to encourage and educate a jazz audience of all ages. Bring a blanket, chair, or come sit in our beverage garden and get ready for a weekend jazz extravaganza! See more details
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Iowa City Jazz Festival
Iowa City Jazz Festival July 3, 2020 - July 5, 2020
Downtown Iowa City https://summerofthearts.org/sota-events/iowa-city-jazz-festival/ Come down for a three-day weekend of live jazz performances and delicious dishes. On Friday evening at 9:30pm, enjoy a fireworks display over the University of Iowa Pentacrest. You’re sure to enjoy the music from all four stages, which showcase a variety of well-known jazz musicians and up-and-coming talent alongside national and international artists to encourage and educate a jazz audience of all ages. Bring a blanket, chair, or come sit in our beverage garden and get ready for a weekend jazz extravaganza! See more details
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Iowa City Jazz Festival
Iowa City Jazz Festival July 3, 2020 - July 5, 2020
Downtown Iowa City https://summerofthearts.org/sota-events/iowa-city-jazz-festival/ Come down for a three-day weekend of live jazz performances and delicious dishes. On Friday evening at 9:30pm, enjoy a fireworks display over the University of Iowa Pentacrest. You’re sure to enjoy the music from all four stages, which showcase a variety of well-known jazz musicians and up-and-coming talent alongside national and international artists to encourage and educate a jazz audience of all ages. Bring a blanket, chair, or come sit in our beverage garden and get ready for a weekend jazz extravaganza! See more details
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Unveiling the Mask of Racism as It Relates to Mental Health - Free Webinar
Unveiling the Mask of Racism as It Relates to Mental Health - Free Webinar July 7, 2020 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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We are in crisis, yet with the crisis comes the greatest opportunity for growth and healing. Let us seize this moment! Please join us. About this Free EventAs professionals, we have always championed for mental health. However, many of us are recognizing that there is more - much more- learning to do around the impact of racism on mental health and mental health treatment. We can no longer ignore the fact that racism affects us, our patients and their families, our institutions, and our society. With the convergence of a pandemic (and the racial health disparities it has unveiled), financial loss and insecurity (skewing along racial lines), and the murder of George Floyd (and the centuries of racial injustice his death has come to symbolize), the time is now for us to being to unpack and address the impact of racism on micro- and macro- levels. Our panelists will explore topics, such as: Becoming more culturally aware Holding conversations about accountability Challenging the status quo Leveraging privilege Committing to ensure that history does not repeat itself Hearing, acknowledging and holding space for our clients' lived experience of racism See more details -
So You Want to do ABAR (Anti-Racist/Anti-Bias) Work?
So You Want to do ABAR (Anti-Racist/Anti-Bias) Work? July 7, 2020 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
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Ticket Prices: $20-$35 A conversation about discerning and engaging in anti-racist/anti-bias (ABAR) professional development, organizing, and structural change. About this EventRecent events of police brutality in the United States have resulted in an increase in conversations and activism regarding antiracist and abolitionist education. These movements, along with anti-racist/anti-bias (ABAR) education, have a longstanding tradition within BIPOC communities. While seeking knowledge and insight into how to shift pedagogy, school cultures, and mindset to reflect an antiracist lens, it is imperative to do so with intentionality and understanding of the terminology, guiding principles, and history of the work done for years by BIPOC and white allies. In this 90-minute webinar, four experienced educator-consultants have an honest conversation about the nuance and diversity of thought within ABAR pedagogies. The live webinar will provide guiding questions, resources, and ideas to consider when seeking to further your own development, shift the culture in an organization/school, or partner with consultants in the field. All who register for the webinar will have access to the live recording at least 48 hours after the event. This webinar is rooted in our desire as a collective to ensure that changemakers in schools and communities are asking the right questions and seeking the right people as they work to shift to dismantle white supremacy in schools and build something liberatory. Join shea martin, Kelly Hurst, Liz Kleinrock, and Kass Minor for a 90 minute webinar that encompasses conversation, camaraderie, and most importantly, insight and resources on: - Delineating ABAR terminology when seeking and engaging in professional development
- Accessing quality ABAR professional development
- Investing in ABAR consultancy and programming
A portion of the webinar will be reserved for responding to the audience's questions and answers. For panelist bios, visit the Liberate and Chill website. See more details
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All of Us. Together. Part One: Combating Racism - Free Virtual Event
All of Us. Together. Part One: Combating Racism - Free Virtual Event July 8, 2020 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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The New Beginnings Center presents a two-part webinar series, "All of Us. Together." addressing systemic racism and finding steps forward. About this EventCombating Racism: How To Be An Active Ally In A Society Plagued By Systemic Racism with Miaya Wright Allen & Emem BrownWe, at The New Beginnings Center, are grateful for the thousands of people from every facet of society who have marched in the streets and called for an end to the scourge of institutional racism. We join our voices with other justice seekers in demanding that those in power recognize in real, visible and demonstrable ways, that Black Lives Matter. It is our deep hope that the current voices of protest will not fade with the news cycle and that meaningful and lasting change results from this overdue national dialogue. It is in a time such as this, that each of us are called to use our voices, resourcefulness and creativity in order to create a more just and equitable world. None of us alone have the knowledge, experience and resources to end centuries of racism or heal the pain and trauma that has resulted from the hate, prejudice and white privilege woven through our governmental and societal structures. It is going to take all of us speaking out, listening up, advocating, creating and joining together to pave a future that closes the racial divide and heals the wounds of oppression. We are presenting a two-part series entitled "All of Us. Together.” in order to learn about the origins of systemic racism and steps that can be taken to advocate for change. GOALS OF WEBINAR Discuss racism, its institutionalized and systemic manifestations and action steps to take in becoming well-informed as an ally in supporting African Americans Actively listen & participate Leave webinar inspired & ready to take actionable steps in moving the needle TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION Difference between being a non-racist versus an anti-racist How racism shows up in everyday life Systemic/Institutionalized Racial injustices and oppression of African Americans Importance of recognizing privilege that stems from systemic/institutionalized racist practices/education Significance of having open conversations with family/friends/peers Action Step What does it mean to be an active ally? Meet Our SpeakersMiaya Wright Allen, M.A, CCC-SLP-Certified Speech-Language Pathologist Miaya Allen received her Master of Arts in Communication Disorders at the University of Houston in 2006. She is a licensed speech-language pathologist (SLP) who specializes in pediatrics and has worked over 14 years in a variety of settings including Early Childhood Intervention (ECI), private practice and local public-school districts. Currently, Miaya is the lead SLP at an outpatient pediatric rehabilitation clinic where she works with children with developmental delays, speech and language disorders, feeding disorders, autism and other disabilities. Emem Brown, MSPAS, MPH, PA-C-Certified Physician Assistant, Certified Health Coach, Wellness Advocate Emem E. Brown is a licensed physician assistant and certified health coach & has practiced at an underserved primary care clinic in Ventura County for the past 13 years providing comprehensive care to the community. When not clinically involved, she is a creative who loves learning and exploring new passions forming her company EmEmpowered Health & Wellness to continue engaging and empowering all. You can find additional information on www.emempowered.org, on Instagram and Twitter @emempowered. Please note: The webinar will be recorded. Even if you can't attend at the time of the live webinar, we encourage you to register anyway. You will get a follow-up email containing a link to the recording. See more details -
Policing Without the Police: Race, Technology and the New Jim Code
Policing Without the Police: Race, Technology and the New Jim Code July 8, 2020 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
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Join Dorothy Roberts and Ruha Benjamin for a conversation exploring a range of discriminatory designs that encode inequity and racism. About this EventHaymarket Books is an independent, radical, non-profit publisher. Every dollar we take in from book sales and donations goes directly to support our project of publishing books for changing the world—a project has never been more necessary or more urgent. We need your help to continue to do the work. While all of our events are freely available, we ask that those who are able make a solidarity donation in support of our continuing to do this important work. ***Register through Eventbrite to receive a link to the video conference on the day of the event. This event will also be recorded.*** ---------------------------------------------------- With calls for “defunding police” on the rise, invisible, tech-mediated surveillance continues to penetrate every area of our lives – workplaces, schools, hospitals, and of course policing itself. How does this relate to a longer history of surveilling Black life and how are people mobilizing against this New Jim Code? From everyday apps to complex algorithms, technology has the potential to hide, speed, and deepen discrimination, while appearing neutral and even benevolent when compared to racist practices of a previous era. In this conversation, Dorothy Roberts and Ruha Benjamin explore a range of discriminatory designs that encode inequity: by explicitly amplifying racial hierarchies, by ignoring but thereby replicating social divisions, or by aiming to fix racial bias but ultimately doing quite the opposite. They take us into the world of biased bots, altruistic algorithms, and their many entanglements, and provide conceptual tools to resist the New Jim Code with historically and sociologically-informed skepticism. In doing so, they challenge us to question not only the technologies we are sold, but also the ones we manufacture ourselves. ---------------------------------------------------- Ruha Benjamin is Associate Professor of African American Studies at Princeton University, founder of the Just Data Lab, and author of People’s Science: Bodies and Rights on the Stem Cell Frontier (2013) and Race After Technology: Abolitionist Tools for the New Jim Code (2019) among other publications. Her work investigates the social dimensions of science, medicine, and technology with a focus on the relationship between innovation and inequity, health and justice, knowledge and power. Professor Benjamin is the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships including from the American Council of Learned Societies, National Science Foundation, Institute for Advanced Study, and the President’s Award for Distinguished Teaching at Princeton. For more info visit www.ruhabenjamin.com Dorothy Roberts, an acclaimed scholar of race, gender and the law, joined the University of Pennsylvania as its 14th Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor with joint appointments in the Departments of Africana Studies and Sociology and the Law School where she holds the inaugural Raymond Pace and Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander chair. She is also founding director of the Penn Program on Race, Science & Society in the Center for Africana Studies. Her path breaking work in law and public policy focuses on urgent social justice issues in policing, family regulation, science, medicine, and biopolitics. Her major books include Fatal Invention: How Science, Politics, and Big Business Re-create Race in the Twenty-first Century; Shattered Bonds: The Color of Child Welfare, and Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty. See more details -
The Legacy and Power of Audre Lorde - Free Virtual Event
The Legacy and Power of Audre Lorde - Free Virtual Event July 8, 2020 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Join a conversation with filmmakers about Audre Lorde and the power of the written word and action. About this EventJoin us in considering the legacy and power of Audre Lorde and her writings on the 25th anniversary of the seminal film about her life, A Litany for Survival: The Life and Work of Audre Lorde. A Litany for Survival (90 min) will be free streamed to those who RSVP for this event for 24 hours before and after the panel. At the beginning of this event, we will also feature the short documentary Unspoken by TWN Workshop graduate Patrick G. Lee on Asian Americans writing coming out letters to immigrant parents. Please note: while everyone who RSVPs will get a link to the film, not all will be able to attend the panel, as there is a 300 person limit. We may livestream on FB however, and will record the panel for posting on vimeo afterwards. Filmmakers Ada Gay Griffin, Michelle Parkerson, and Patrick G. Lee will talk with filmmaker and TWN Board member Dorothy Thigpen in a conversation about the making of A Litany for Survival: The Life and Work of Audre Lorde, the film's meaning, and Audre Lorde's impact on writers, artists, and activists now. This event cosponsors include NewFest, New York’s LGBTQ Film Festival, and the New York Public Library and the Documentary Forum at CCNY. About the Films: A Litany for Survival is an epic portrait of the award-winning Black, lesbian, poet, mother, teacher, and activist, Audre Lorde, whose writings articulated some of the most important social and political visions of the century. From Lorde's childhood roots in Harlem to her battle with breast cancer, this moving film explores a life and a body of work that embodied the connections between the Civil Rights movement, the Women's movement, and the struggle for LGBTQ rights. At the heart of this documentary is Lorde's own challenge to "envision what has not been and work with every fiber of who we are to make the reality and pursuit of that vision irresistible." (60 min, US, twn.org/catalog/pages/responsive/cpage.aspx?rec=1499&card=price) Unspoken: Asian Americans on Coming Out to Immigrant Parents explores the challenges of talking with immigrant parents about queerness, gender identity, and sexuality. In the film, six LGBTQ Asian Americans read coming out letters that they wrote to their parents—sharing what they would say if they didn't face language and cultural barriers in communicating with family. (2007, 7 min, US, twn.org/catalog/pages/responsive/cpage.aspx?rec=1497&card=price) About the Filmmakers Ada Gay Griffin The executive director of Third World Newsreel from 1988 to 1998, Ada Gay Griffin directed the award-winning documentary film, A Litany for Survival: the Life and Work of Audre Lorde with Michelle Parkerson for Third World Newsreel. The full-length documentary film was released in 1995 with exclusive interviews of the warrior poet, and her contemporaries, revealing one of the most powerful voices for the inclusion of LGBT liberation in the self-determination goals of Africa's diaspora. Griffin is currently a nonprofit sector management specialist working in the areas of arts programming, organization and fund management, and strategic planning supporting cultural and educational institutions, community and economic development, human services, and social justice. Michelle Parkerson Writer, filmmaker and educator Michelle Parkerson is from Washington, DC. Her creative career gained impetus in the late 1970s and early 80s, when she became a major contributor to a new Black gay and lesbian renaissance of artists, musicians, activists, writers and dramatists in the city – among them, her close friend, poet Essex Hemphill. Michelle’s award-winning films include Gotta Make This Journey: Sweet Honey in the Rock, A Litany For Survival: The Life and Work of Audre Lorde (co-directed with Ada Gay Griffin) and Stormé: The Lady of the Jewel Box, screening at festivals like Sundance, Berlin and more. She has received numerous grants and awards, from NEA, Rockefeller Foundation, a D.C. Mayor’s Art Award, consecutive grants from the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities and a Community Pioneer Award from the Rainbow History Project. In 2010, she completed her first feature screenplay, Loving Eunice, a coming-of-age story sparked by lesbian love during the Harlem Renaissance. She is currently developing “Lifted”, a 1920’s action-adventure feature film about the first African American woman pilot, Bessie Coleman. Ms. Parkerson has served on the faculties of the University of Delaware, Northwestern University, Howard University and Temple University’s Dept. of Film and Media Arts and is a Commissioner on the Advisory Board of the DC Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs. She is also a Board Member of Mary’s House For Older Adults, Inc., serving as Chair of the Film and Media Committee. Patrick G. Lee Patrick (he/they) is a queer Korean American filmmaker and community organizer focused on telling stories for and about LGBTQ people of color. He's currently working on films about queer Asian history, LGBTQ self-representation, and Asian American coming out stories. In 2018, he helped organize KQTcon, the first national Korean queer and trans conference in the US. He’s also worked as a reporting fellow at ProPublica, where he analyzed hate crime trends in the US and the UK, investigated anti-protester bias expressed by a New York cop, and wrote about the systemic hurdles faced by poor immigrants of color in detention. Before that, he spent two years reporting investigative legal stories for Bloomberg News. His writing has appeared in The Atlantic, Mother Jones, Bloomberg Businessweek magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The Boston Globe, The Minneapolis Star Tribune, and CNN.com. About the Exhibition Series: Organizing and Filmmaking: Then and Now, a series of free public film screenings followed by conversations with filmmakers and current activists, will pair classic Third World Newsreel films with recent films on related topics. The series will explore the rich history of media arts made by and in collaboration with historically marginalized communities while highlighting the constancy of issues and changes in community response over different generations. Past events include Liberation/Decarceration, the Fight for Our Barrios, The War Against Gentrification, The Battle For Our Chinatown, and The End of Policing? Organizing and Filmmaking: Then and Now is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City Council, as well as individual donors. Questions to workshop@twn.org See more details -
For the Culture Trivia: Home Edition - Free Virtual Event
For the Culture Trivia: Home Edition - Free Virtual Event July 8, 2020 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
EventBrite Link Join us for Virtual Black Culture Trivia! About this EventWe know yall are bored, stuck in the house, waiting on your stimulus check , and looking for something to do besides watch TikTok dance videos and read your cousins passive aggressive FB posts... So join us every Friday for live trivia @ 8PM on IG Live until the Rona is GONE! This isn't your ordinary trivia event. Our Trivia Night is... Martin, not Seinfeld. Different World, not 90210. and The Temptations, not The Beatles. Log on and show your knowledge of all things BLACKITY BLACK! TO PLAY: - 1. Follow us on Instagram: ItsBlackademic
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Trivia starts at 8pm Free to play but DONATIONS are welcome! Play on your cell phones or computer ALL ARE WELCOME!!! RSVP to this event to receive the game code directly to your email every week!Subscribe to the Its Blackademic! Trivia YouTube Channel Follow us on Facebook and Instagram See more details
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Activating Black Artists & Allies for Racial Justice Free Virtual Event
Activating Black Artists & Allies for Racial Justice Free Virtual Event July 9, 2020 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Links to this live streaming event will be sent before the date. EventBrite Link About this Free EventJoin BTU founding member and moderator Audra McDonald and Sherrilyn Ifill, President of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, in conversation for Black Theatre United’s Inaugural event “Activating Black Artists and Allies for Racial Justice”. Links to this live streaming event will be sent before the date. Thank you for your interest and passion. Together we will harness the power of our collective voice to bring about change. We look forward to seeing you all there. In solidarity, The Founding Members Of Black Theatre United Lisa Dawn Cave, Darius de Haas, Brandon Victor Dixon, Carin Ford, Capathia Jenkins, LaChanze, Kenny Leon, Norm Lewis, Audra McDonald, Michael McElroy, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Wendell Pierce, Billy Porter, Phylicia Rashad, Allyson Tucker, Tamara Tunie, Lillias White, NaTasha Yvette Williams, Schele Williams and Vanessa Williams. See more details -
1619 Project Series: (Topic TBA)
1619 Project Series: (Topic TBA) July 9, 2020 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
African American Museum Of Iowa, 55 12th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401, USA Stay tuned for more details about the topic of this presentation. Free to attend. The 1619 Project is an ongoing initiative from The New York Times Magazine that began in August 2019, the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery. It aims to reframe the country’s history by placing the consequences of slavery and the contributions of Black Americans at the very center of our national narrative. The AAMI will participate in this project with panel discussions that will feature a variety of community voices, in many cases Cedar Rapids/Eastern Iowa’s own experts on topics being discussed – topics like incarceration, music, democracy, and more. See more details
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Who Was? A Story Time - Venus and Serena Williams
Who Was? A Story Time - Venus and Serena Williams July 11, 2020 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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COTAD Ignite Series - The Value of Voices: Interdisciplinary Perspectives - Free Virtual Event
COTAD Ignite Series - The Value of Voices: Interdisciplinary Perspectives - Free Virtual Event July 11, 2020 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm
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For the third session in the COTAD IGNITE Series we will feature interdisciplinary perspectives on diversity, equity, & inclusion. About this EventIndividuals from varied professional backgrounds will share their perspectives on topics related to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The panel conversation will be hosted by COTAD Vice-Chair, Dr. Arameh Anvarizadeh OTD, OTR/L. Panelists: - Andy Daniel PhD/C in Biomedical Engineering and Vice President of DEI for Sling Health at Washington University School of Medicine
- Dr. Juli Grigsby PhD, MA Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Haverford College
- Dr. Kelly Harris PhD, SLP, Speech Therapist, Instructor and Implementation Science Researcher at Washington University School of Medicine
- Ms. Jackie Provost COO of Saban Community Clinic
- Dr. Terry Richardson II PT, DPT Instructor of Clinical Physical Therapy, Keck Hospital of USC, University of Southern California
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Brenda Jones & Krishan Trotman | QUEENS OF THE RESISTANCE w/ Tamika Mallory - Free Virtual Event
Brenda Jones & Krishan Trotman | QUEENS OF THE RESISTANCE w/ Tamika Mallory - Free Virtual Event July 11, 2020 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Link will be emailed after register EventBrite Link This event is presented in partnership with Brightest Young Things. Queens of the Resistance is a four-book series celebrating the life and accomplishments of a different influential woman of Congress, with volumes on Nancy Pelosi, Maxine Waters, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Elizabeth Warren. Each books features fun illustrations throughout along with deeply researched biographies that shine a light on their leadership, which is more important than ever in these challenging times. Brenda Jones is best known for her fifteen-year tenure as communications director for Rep. John Lewis. All of his published opinions, statements, and speeches were penned by Brenda Jones during that time. Krishan Trotman is an executive editor at Hachette Books, recently profiled in Essence magazine as one of the few African American publishing executives. Throughout her career as an editor she has proudly worked with leaders and trailblazers on this frontier such as John Lewis, Malcolm Nance, Zerlina Maxwell, Mika Brzezinski, and Lindy West. The conversation will be moderated by social justice leader, advocate, and activist Tamika Mallory. She is the Co-Founder of Until Freedom, and one of four co-chairs for the 2017 Women’s March on Washington. See more details
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Cultural Equity Learning Community
Cultural Equity Learning Community July 13, 2020 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
EventBrite Link Video Link Join us for a 2 Unit go-at-your-own-pace anti-racism learning community with wrap-around supports for arts & culture leaders. About this EventWhen addressing equity within the United States landscape, including, but not limited to, equity within the arts, it is impossible to escape the nation’s history of slavery, genocide, and oppression, leading to systemic and institutionalized racism, sexism, classism, xenophobia, ableism, and, more directly, the rise and valuation of patriarchal white supremacy as the founding blocks of this nation. The arts and culture sector reproduces institutional and systemic oppression through upholding and centering white supremacist structures, often unconsciously. Boston is not unique in this, nor is the arts and culture sector. This manifests in predominantly white-founded, white-led and white-funded arts and culture organizations and institutions in Boston. If you are a white leader in the arts and culture sector, and/or work with a predominately white institution, we invite you to join us for a Cultural Equity Learning Community (CELC), including a go-at-your-own pace learning course with 2 units and complimentary wrap-around learning support. You can learn more about the format and timeline via: www.culturalequitylc.org The CELC is offered via a pay-what-you-can registration structure. Funds raised through registration will be granted to BIPOC | QTPOC* artists and arts organizations. The CELC team recognizes that many arts organizations and individuals are facing challenging economic realities in light of COVID-19. With this, we ask you (and your team) to register with a ticket that feels fair and accessible. We honor and appreciate all support, and above all else, your participation in this work is the most important thing. All donations made with registration are tax-deductible to the full extent offered by law. Tickets available include: Comped [Free] Open donation [any amount] Suggested Donation for Arts Admins [$250] Suggested Donation for Board Members [$500] Equity Champion [$1,000] *BIPOC = Black, Indigenous, Person of Color | QTPOC = Queer, Trans, Person of Color CELC is presented by Arts Connect International in partnership with the Anti-Racism Collaborative, Deidra Montgomery Consulting, Quisol Consulting, Meena Malik Consulting, Marian Taylor Brown Consulting, Alyssa Liles-Amponsah Consulting, ArtsBoston, the Mayor's Office of Arts & Culture, The Boston Foundation, MassHumanities, Artists Thrive, an initiative supported by the Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation, Cambridge Community Foundation and the Cambridge Arts Council. Please email Marian Taylor Brown for all accommodation requests: marian@artsconnectinternational.org See more details
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Building Racial Stamina
Building Racial Stamina July 14, 2020 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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This 6-week facilitated discussion group will provide space to develop what author Robin DiAngelo calls “racial stamina." About this EventTalking about race is both difficult and necessary in our Jewish community and in society. This 6-week facilitated discussion group will provide space to develop what author Robin DiAngelo calls “racial stamina,” the ability to think and talk about race effectively. Over six sessions, the group will help each person explore their own racial identity, increase awareness of the impact of race and better understand how to affirm and embrace all people at Temple Sinai. We ask that participants are able to attend each session. Please purchase a copy of White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo prior to the first session on July 14. Space is limited; you may add your name to the waitlist for priority access to our next group. See more details
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Understanding the Roots of Racism - A Free Four-Part Series
Understanding the Roots of Racism - A Free Four-Part Series July 15, 2020 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Each registrant will be emailed a personalized link to join the discussion 48 hours prior to the event. EventBrite Link To better understand the history of racial injustice in policies and how it affects communities of color today, United Way of Central Indiana is presenting a new four-part virtual learning series, “Understanding the Roots of Racism in Food, Housing, Transportation and Health.” These discussions will feature community experts in the fields of health, housing, food insecurity, and transportation – all focus areas within United Way’s Basic Needs strategy. Because racial disparities persist and result in disproportionate impacts for people of color, the goal of the series is to educate on inequalities and injustices in policy and action that create and perpetuate barriers to services, resources, and opportunities for Black Americans. Each registrant will be emailed a personalized link to join the discussion 48 hours prior to the event. Wednesday, July 15 5-6 p.m. Topic: Health In June, the Indianapolis City-County Council unanimously declared racism a public health crisis. The data is well documented: Black people are more likely to die from cancer and suffer from chronic pain. Black mothers are more likely to die in childbirth. Black children report higher levels of stress. Panelists in this discussion, moderated by United Way’s Vice President of Impact Research & Analytics Denise Luster, will highlight the history of unethical health treatment and how discrimination drives health outcomes – infant mortality, life expectancy, and deadly diseases like COVID-19 – among Black adults and children. The discussion will include ways in which the public and private sectors are working together to improve health outcomes in communities of color. Wednesday, Aug. 19 5-6 p.m. Topic: Housing Even though it has been more than 50 years since the passage of the landmark federal Fair Housing Act that abolished redlining, recent reports from the Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana indicate significant levels of discrimination against African Americans. Speakers will help educate on the history of discriminatory practices as they relate to purchasing, renting and buying homes in our community, how historically city planning often displaced Black neighbors, the laws created over the years to protect people of color, and what effort still remains to create equal opportunities for all homeowners. Wednesday, Sept. 16 5-6 p.m. Topic: Food African Americans are more than twice as likely to experience hunger and only 8% have a grocery store in their census tract. The USDA defines food insecurity as a “household-level economic and social condition of limited or uncertain access to adequate food.” Food insecurity in households with children causes adverse physical, social and psychological outcomes for the whole family, including greater risk for diabetes, hypertension, depression, stress and behavioral problems. And in Black populations, food insecurity is significantly higher than for whites. Learn more from our panelists about the work that needs to be done to continue dismantling racism in community food efforts. Wednesday, Oct. 21 5-6 p.m. Topic: Transportation The struggle for people of color to access public transportation has a long history – from Frederick Douglass entering a train car reserved for white passengers in 1841 to the 20th century bus boycotts in the South which lead to landmark civil rights legislation. Transportation affects where we live, work, play and go to school, and it serves as a key issue in addressing poverty, unemployment, health care, and education. Join an important discussion about transportation and why it remains a civil rights issue in many communities. See more details -
Netflix Watch Party: 13th - Free Virtual Event
Netflix Watch Party: 13th - Free Virtual Event July 15, 2020 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Install Netflix Party in Chrome. Other instruction sent after register EventBrite Link Watch the Ava DuVernay-directed documentary "13th" together with other Indivisibles, using Netflix Party. About this EventJoin us for a virtual screening of Ava DuVernay's astonishing documentary "13th," examining the direct connections between slavery and modern-day mass incarceration. We'll be watching using Netflix Party, allowing us to sync up the experience and "chat" during the movie. It's easy! You'll just need to install Netflix Party in your Chrome browser on your laptop or desktop (sorry, tablets and phones won't work). Sign up and we'll send you the simple instructions to get set up! See more details
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The Black Student Experience: PWI Edition - Free Virtual Event
The Black Student Experience: PWI Edition - Free Virtual Event July 16, 2020 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Interested in life is like as a Black student at a predominately white college (PWI)? Hear directly from students enrolled in PWIs! About this EventA few weeks ago we heard from current HBCU students about their experience and now we're talking to Black students who attend PWIs. Join us as we discuss what it’s like to be a flourishing Black student in 2020. Hear from 5 students who will discuss their academic and extracurricular experiences at predominately white colleges (PWIs) across the country. You will hear from students from: - Princeton University - Princeton, NJ
- The University of North Carolina @ Chapel Hill - Chapel Hill, NC
- Texas Christian University - Fort Worth, TX
- Duke University - Durham, NC
- Old Dominion University - Norfolk, VA
Who is this for? This virtual student panel is for high school students and families of color who are considering applying to predominately white colleges. Hosts: >Shamelle Yemofio, Founder of Keys to College provides expert private coaching to students and families by educating and empowering them to take proactive steps in the college preparation & application process. Keys to College LLC: Facebook | Instagram | YouTube | Twitter | Web >Danielle Marshall, Founder + Author, The College Visit Journal: Campus Visits Demystified, a guided note-taking resource for visits. Features include a tracker for college admission, various methods to evaluate a visit or recruitment activity and resources section. The College Visit Journal: Facebook | Instagram | Web See more details -
Jazz in Historical Context – Discussion and Performance - Free Virtual Event
Jazz in Historical Context – Discussion and Performance - Free Virtual Event July 16, 2020 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Link sent after register EventBrite Link Join Professor Scott DeVeaux and trumpeter/composer John D’earth for a timely and informative discussion of American Jazz. About this EventJazz in Historical Context – Discussion and Performance Scott DeVeaux has revolutionized jazz scholarship over a decades-long career celebrating and analyzing this American-and-now-World art form, created in, and by, Black America. His book, Jazz (with critic Gary Giddins; Norton, 2009), was nominated for the 2010 Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Award for Best Book about Jazz. He has also written The Birth of Bebop: A Social and Musical History (University of California, 1997, Macmillan U.K. 1999), which won the American Musicological Society’s Kinkeldey Award for Best Book, The American Book Award, and an ASCAP-Deems Taylor Award. John D’earth, director of the UVA Jazz Ensemble, has been a professional jazz trumpet player since the age of fourteen. At sixteen, he heard his first composition performed when his area youth band opened for Duke Ellington at the Globe Jazz Festival in Boston. D'earth has performed internationally and has appeared on over one hundred recordings spanning the analog and digital eras on vinyl, CDs, film, and video. Lifelong experience making music with such legends like Buddy Rich, Lionel Hampton, Miles Davis/Quincy Jones, Tito Puente, Bruce Hornsby, Pat Metheny, among others, has called upon his ability to feel at home, creatively, in many genres. John D’earth and Scott DeVeaux are old friends and have played many local gigs together with Scott on piano and John on trumpet. The evening promises a lively exchange about American Jazz, why it is so relevant now, and what it’s all about—from scholarly and artistic perspectives. This #faculty #digitalevent is #open to all alumni, parents, and friends. See more details
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Is This The Moment? A Conversation With Resmaa Menakem & Dr. Robin DiAngelo
Is This The Moment? A Conversation With Resmaa Menakem & Dr. Robin DiAngelo July 17, 2020 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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What is needed to effect lasting systemic change as it relates to systemic racism? Join us in exploring this in this 90 min. conversation About this EventThe confluence of several recent events ranging from covid -19 to the killings of Ahmaud Arbery , Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd have ignited a worldwide conversation on Race. Will that conversation be sustained? Will the activism we see have a lasting impact? What are the similarities and differences between this moment and previous moments? Please join us for an cross racial dialogue between two best selling authors and racial justice thought leaders, from each end of the racial continuum, Resmaa Menakem, author of My Grandmother's Hands and Dr. Robin DiAngelo, author of White Fragility. This is a 2 hour event-- doors will open 15 mins before start time This will be a 90 minute fireside chat style conversation with time for some questions from the audience towards the end. See more details
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Seeing The Racial Water: A Virtual Half Day With Dr. Robin DiAngelo
Seeing The Racial Water: A Virtual Half Day With Dr. Robin DiAngelo July 18, 2020 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
EventBrite Link A 3.5-hour workshop with Dr. Robin DiAngelo, author of White Fragility About this EventOur original half - day offering with Dr. DiAngelo is a 3.5 hour workshop that offers the bulk of her research, systemic analysis of White Supremacy, and work around Whiteness and White Fragility. Dr. DiAngelo takes participants through topics including white socialization, systemic racism and the specific ways racism manifests for white progressives. This will be a combination of lecture, structured reflection, and small group discussion designed to provide a comprehensive system analysis and identify personal complicity. It is an excellent and powerful foundational training that presents an undeniable perspective on the systemic nature of Racism, internalized white supremacy and the need for a systemic remedy that begins with individual and collective transformation. REGISTRATION CLOSES JULY 11th at 10 am PST Refunds available until JULY 11th 10 am PST All requests for refunds after JULY 11th will be issued at a credit for future events only. See more details
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Tools for AntiRacist Teaching:Deepening Your Understanding of Race & Racism - Free Virtual Event
Tools for AntiRacist Teaching:Deepening Your Understanding of Race & Racism - Free Virtual Event July 21, 2020 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Link will be emailed after register EventBrite Link As educators, we have a deep responsibility to confront racial injustice, and ensure that we create anti-racist classroom environments. This includes our own ongoing reflection and learning. In this one hour event, we will explore the role media plays in our collective understanding of race and racism, and how educators can use media to disrupt white supremacy and systematic oppression of Black people in America. This is a live event, so you will have the opportunity to ask our guests questions. Come prepared for a rich, deep, and honest conversation that will not only help you gain a deeper understanding of the roots of systemic racism, and how anti-Black racism impacts our daily lives, but also guide you as you reflect on your own role and responsibilities as an educator. PBS will provide a certificate of attendance for each one hour virtual professional learning event. Sign up for the rest of the series, Tools for Anti-Racist Teaching ! Episode 2: Using Media to Know Better, Teach Better - July 23 @12PM ET Episode 3: Amplify Student Voice - July 28 @12PM ET Episode 4: Focusing on Young Learners - July 30 @12PM ET See more details -
Building Racial Stamina
Building Racial Stamina July 21, 2020 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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This 6-week facilitated discussion group will provide space to develop what author Robin DiAngelo calls “racial stamina." About this EventTalking about race is both difficult and necessary in our Jewish community and in society. This 6-week facilitated discussion group will provide space to develop what author Robin DiAngelo calls “racial stamina,” the ability to think and talk about race effectively. Over six sessions, the group will help each person explore their own racial identity, increase awareness of the impact of race and better understand how to affirm and embrace all people at Temple Sinai. We ask that participants are able to attend each session. Please purchase a copy of White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo prior to the first session was on July 14. Space is limited; you may add your name to the waitlist for priority access to our next group. See more details
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White Urgency is Violence:A lecture by EbonyJanice
White Urgency is Violence:A lecture by EbonyJanice July 22, 2020 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
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White Urgency Is Violence: A Lecture By EbonyJanice About this EventIn May of 2020 when the country was initially thwarted into unrest after the murders of Georgia Floyd, Ahmad Arbery, and Breonna Taylor, white people and people with white privilege were incensed, dismayed, and finally shocked into action. They took to the streets. They opened their pockets and their pocketbooks, they wrote to their local representatives, and they hashtagged #BlackLivesMatter in every post. About 10 days later, when they had not solved systematic racism - they went back to their regularly scheduled program and black people were still left to the devices of fantastical hegemony. White Urgency says, "I just realized this was a problem. I have to fix it now." White Urgency, then, is violent because there is no sustainability in that kind of activism or organizing. On July 22nd, 2020, EbonyJanice will launch the first installment of a lecture series on White Supremacy Culture. This lecture, "White Urgency Is Violence" will delve deep into the harmful nature of white privilege - especially as it pertains to so-called allies. We will discuss: - White Supremacy - White Shame As A Distraction - I Want It Fixed Now (or I'm going back to my regular life of privilege) - And very specific ways to incorporate anti-racism work into your everyday life. *For POC attending: This workshop will give some language on how to acknowledge and address this "urgency" when it shows up. ****WILL BE RECORDED AND AVAILABLE FOR 72 HOURS AFTER LIVE LECTURE. ALL PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE A LINK TO WATCH THE REPLAY AFTER THE EVENT IS OVER. THE LINK WILL BE LIVE FOR 72 HOURS. THIS IS A GREAT OPTION FOR IF YOU ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO WATCH THE LECTURE LIVE. AS THIS IS AN ONLINE EVENT WITH 72 HOURS FLEXIBLE WATCH TIME AVAILABLE - THERE ARE NO REFUNDS. THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT. See more details
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StudentBuild Summit 2020 - Free Virtual Event
StudentBuild Summit 2020 - Free Virtual Event July 23, 2020 3:00 pm - July 25, 2020 4:00 pm
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The foremost virtual gathering of African most ambitious students across the world. About this EventStudentBuild Summit is the foremost ONLINE gathering of African most ambitious students all over the world. A gathering with the sole purpose to learn from and connect with world-class experts, obtain direct access to resources and opportunities in leadership, technology, innovation, entrepreneurship, and personal development. - 3 days
- 50 speakers
- 5000 students
- 100% Online
- General conference, career workshops, training, games and competitions
- Build Badge recognition
The event is organized by StudentBuild Africa, a human capital development platform that partners with the most ambitious students in building an African future, helping them explore real-world learning opportunities. See more details -
Race, Integration, and the Future of America - Free Virtual Event
Race, Integration, and the Future of America - Free Virtual Event July 23, 2020 10:00 pm - 12:00 am
EventBrite Link Race, Integration, and the Future of America: A Live Online Conversation with Calvin Baker About this EventPLEASE NOTE: This event will be hosted live online. Instructions on how to join the webinar will be included in your event confirmation email. If you need additional assistance finding or joining the event, please email publicprograms@ciis.edu. As Americans we pride ourselves on how far we've come from slavery, lynching, and legal segregation. We measure ourselves by incremental change, instead of long-term progress, and how far we have to go. Fifty years after meaningful efforts toward civil rights, the U.S. remains overwhelmingly unjust. Our current solutions to make the world more equitable and just—from desegregation to diversity and representation—are not enough. Acclaimed writer Calvin Baker argues that we first need to envision a society no longer defined by the structures of race in order to create a truly equitable and just world, that the only meaningful remedy is integration: the full self-determination and participation of all African Americans, and all other oppressed groups, in every facet of national life. This is the deepest threat to the racial order and the real goal of civil rights. Calvin’s latest book, A More Perfect Reunion, is a profound, masterful reading of U.S. history from the colonial era forward, and a trenchant critique of the obstacles in our current political and cultural moment. It is also a timely call to action. Join Sherri Taylor, CIIS Somatic Psychology Assistant Professor, for a conversation with Calvin as he reminds us that we live in a revolutionary democracy and that we are at a crucial moment to finish the revolution. Calvin Baker is the author of four novels, including Grace and Dominion which was a finalist for the Hurston-Wright Award. He teaches in Columbia University's Graduate School of the Arts, and has also taught in the English Department at Yale University, the University of Leipzig, where he held the Picador Chair in American Studies, Long Island University, Graduate Department of English where he was a Distinguished Visiting Professor, Bard College, and Middlebury College. His nonfiction work has appeared in Harper's and the New York Times Magazine. He lives in New York City. Sherri Taylor, Psy.D. is a contemplative, scholar, consultant, and facilitator. She completed her undergraduate education in Feminist Studies at Stanford University and earned her master’s and doctoral degrees from the Wright Institute in Berkeley, California. Her scholarship and research interests include the intergenerational transmission of benevolence and resilience, psycho-spiritual trauma theories, attachment theory, human development, and processes of embodiment/incarnation. Dr. Taylor is also the founder of the soulstudiolab. The soulstudiolab offers relevant and meaningful programming for individuals, groups, and organizations that integrates innovative approaches and practices from the expressive arts and psychology, with a special focus on the psycho-spiritual importance of creativity and compassionate embodiment to inspire and enact personal growth, interpersonal understanding, and social justice. Dr. Taylor also teaches in the clinical psychology doctoral program at The Wright Institute. She curates group trainings, playshops, and workshops for community and professional audiences in the areas of anti-racism, diversity and inclusion, cultural humility, the cultivation of joy and creativity, dream work, and spirituality. Sherri aspires each day to appreciate the fullness and complexity of the human experience. See more details
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StudentBuild Summit 2020 - Free Virtual Event
StudentBuild Summit 2020 - Free Virtual Event July 23, 2020 3:00 pm - July 25, 2020 4:00 pm
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The foremost virtual gathering of African most ambitious students across the world. About this EventStudentBuild Summit is the foremost ONLINE gathering of African most ambitious students all over the world. A gathering with the sole purpose to learn from and connect with world-class experts, obtain direct access to resources and opportunities in leadership, technology, innovation, entrepreneurship, and personal development. - 3 days
- 50 speakers
- 5000 students
- 100% Online
- General conference, career workshops, training, games and competitions
- Build Badge recognition
The event is organized by StudentBuild Africa, a human capital development platform that partners with the most ambitious students in building an African future, helping them explore real-world learning opportunities. See more details
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Reclaiming our Birthright: An Embodied Gathering for Black Men ( PART 1)
Reclaiming our Birthright: An Embodied Gathering for Black Men ( PART 1) July 25, 2020 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
EventBrite Link We will share our embodied experiences as Black men & the ways we have come to understand these experiences in this society. About this EventAs Black men we have a wealth of resources innate to our embodied experience. These are resources we need for our own life and our peoples’ lives to thrive. Embodied wisdom, and an internally driven, emergent authority is our birthright. A birthright that the legacy of white body supremacy and racialization has threatened and attempted to eradicate. This legacy lives on in our bodies, impacting our physical, mental and spiritual health and well-being. Our birthright is wholeness and health. Let’s reclaim it. Description: In these two sessions we will share our embodied experience as Black men and the ways we have come to understand our experience in this society. We will hold a space for truth to be spoken and felt, embodiment work to be practiced together, in community, and space for healing among brothers. This is a time for us to come together, to feel our collective strength and resilience, to connect with our ancestors and to walk a path forward together. Details: This is a two part event- July 25th and August 1-- you must register seperately to attend both. July 25th --Session one: This first session will have Resmaa and Ken speak from their experience, share their work and join in a discussion together on these topics. The time will include lecture, embodiment practices, free flow conversation, and some time for questions and answers with Resmaa and Ken. This first session we will focus on setting a cultural container and holding this cultural container together so we can begin to explore a healing and embodied living philosophy. This is not just about strategy, but about having a clear understanding of what we have been through and what are the embodied resources that are available to us, to help us move forward in our resilience. These embodied resources will allow you to be more flexible and to be able to move with what’s being presented to you in this racialized society. As a result of this time you will have ways of managing the impact of daily life in a racialized society because you will have a new philosophy helping you navigate it; Fight, flight, freeze are not the only options for our survival. White Body Supremacy is a philosophical paradigm and it has a deeply rooted infrastructure; in order to deal with that, we have to have our own philosophical structure where we are rooted in other sources of strength and dignity. From this approach White Body Supremacy is rendered powerless. The body of black men have an innate intelligence, there is a knowing that we all have and we are going to put a voice and language to what we already know. We will give language to what is what has been and what’s coming. August 1st, Session two: (Please Register on the other ticket page for this event) In this second session, from the ground and container we created in session 1, we will then focus on application: the detailed application of how this works. What does this look like in our lives? Things are going to show up and seem unnerving; we will place the philosophy into this context and explore the application together. We will also put your experiences into this context , so session two will offer more space for participants to engage with Resmaa and Ken directly. It will also be a time to laugh, enjoy, joke, cry, talk, rib, and connect as brothers. While anyone can attend PART 1 of this two part series, one request is that you must have attended PART 1 to be able to attend PART 2. Both events must be registered for separately. Cost: We are currently fundraising for this event to hopefully be able to cover most of the costs of facilitation and production. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. Our intention is to make this accessible to any and all black men who want to join us. Each part must be registered for separately -- Sliding scale registration fee for each is $50- $100. If you have financial barriers and cannot purchase a ticket, please email educationforracialequity@gmail.com for scholarship opportunities. See more details -
StudentBuild Summit 2020 - Free Virtual Event
StudentBuild Summit 2020 - Free Virtual Event July 23, 2020 3:00 pm - July 25, 2020 4:00 pm
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The foremost virtual gathering of African most ambitious students across the world. About this EventStudentBuild Summit is the foremost ONLINE gathering of African most ambitious students all over the world. A gathering with the sole purpose to learn from and connect with world-class experts, obtain direct access to resources and opportunities in leadership, technology, innovation, entrepreneurship, and personal development. - 3 days
- 50 speakers
- 5000 students
- 100% Online
- General conference, career workshops, training, games and competitions
- Build Badge recognition
The event is organized by StudentBuild Africa, a human capital development platform that partners with the most ambitious students in building an African future, helping them explore real-world learning opportunities. See more details -
Free HBCU Facebook Live Back to School College Fair
Free HBCU Facebook Live Back to School College Fair July 25, 2020 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm
@Common Black College Application Facebook Group Page THE FREE HBCU BACK TO SCHOOL FACEBOOK LIVE COLLEGE FAIR
2:00PM - 5:00PM CST
Students from around the world interested in attending an HBCU: 2PM - The general session featuring a celebrity performance & guest speakers
(2:00 HBCU Live hosts open, 2:10 Keynote Speaker, 2:20 Celebrities, Professional Athletes, Elected Officials, CEOs will give special messages to students and parents, 2:55 HBCU Live hosts will give closing remarks and direct parents & students to sessions). 3PM - Breakout sessions with over 50 HBCU Representatives Apply to 55 HBCUs with the Common Black College Application for only $20 Some HBCUs will offer admissions and award scholarships on site. Financial Aid Workshops will be conducted by HBCU Financial Aid Professionals. Register Now on the CBCA website www.commonblackcollegeapp.com. Not able to make it to this event? There will be more:
Sept 19, 2020 / Oct 17, 2020 / Nov 14, 2020 /
Feb 13, 2021 / Mar 20, 2021 / April 17, 2021 See more details
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Monthly Board Meeting
Monthly Board Meeting July 27, 2020 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Mount Mercy University, 1330 Elmhurst Dr NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402, USA University Center Board Room
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Building Racial Stamina
Building Racial Stamina July 28, 2020 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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This 6-week facilitated discussion group will provide space to develop what author Robin DiAngelo calls “racial stamina." About this EventTalking about race is both difficult and necessary in our Jewish community and in society. This 6-week facilitated discussion group will provide space to develop what author Robin DiAngelo calls “racial stamina,” the ability to think and talk about race effectively. Over six sessions, the group will help each person explore their own racial identity, increase awareness of the impact of race and better understand how to affirm and embrace all people at Temple Sinai. We ask that participants are able to attend each session. Please purchase a copy of White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo prior to the first session was on July 14. Space is limited; you may add your name to the waitlist for priority access to our next group. See more details -
A Black & British History: the Jamaican slaves who... - Free Virtual Event
A Black & British History: the Jamaican slaves who... - Free Virtual Event July 28, 2020 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Links to the 30-minute online live cast will be provided via an email from the library a day before the event. EventBrite Link Was it WILBERFORCE or WILL-BY-FORCE? Genealogist Paul Crooks presents an alternative perspective of slavery and abolition in the Caribbean. About this EventTrailblazing family historian and author Paul Crooks captivates his audience with his account of how he traced two of his African forebears. They were captured of the West Coast of Africa and enslaved on a sugar plantation in Jamaica, 200 years ago. When researching his ancestry, Paul Crooks discovered his great-great-great grandfather walked free from a sugar plantation in Jamaica in 1838. Paul wanted to know what lay behind the decision to free the enslaved people of the Caribbean. Paul will implicate his ancestors in Jamaica’s Baptist War - which ultimately brought the British system of slavery to its knees. Paul will reveal what he researched about the forgotten history of 'The Jamaican slaves who abolished slavery'.Join us for this online evening seminar/talk. WHO IS THIS TALK FOR? The tutorial is suitable for anyone new to exploring family history & Black History with some experience of searching for your ancestors, who would like to develop skills and knowledge of Black history further. HOW TO GET THE EVENT LINK Links to the 30-minute online live cast will be provided via an email from the library a day before the event. See more details
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Iowa Soul & Blues Festival
Iowa Soul & Blues Festival July 31, 2020 - August 1, 2020
Downtown Iowa City https://summerofthearts.org/sota-events/soul-and-blues-festival/ The Soul & Blues Festival is a reworking of the former Iowa Soul Festival. The change in focus celebrates the Black experience through the local and global reach of Soul & Blues music. Like its predecessor, the Soul & Blues Festival celebrates the music, dance, food, and art of the African and African-American communities that have influenced the culture of the United States. See more details
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