Past Events




Notes Toward Naked Agency as Open Reading

Presented by The Center for Africana Studies Africa Program
Professor Naminata Diabate
Feb 14, 2024 at

Join us to hear from Professor Naminata Diabate about the intriguing topic of “Notes Toward Naked Agency as Open Reading”.



Eating in Public: Race, Caste, and Food Practices Across Differences

Department of South Asia Studies Colloquium Spring 2024
Dr. Psyche Williams-Forson, Dr. Gaurav Pathania
Feb 7, 2024 at -

Join the Department of South Asia Studies for Eating in Public: Race, Caste, and Food Practices Across Differences, a discussion with Dr. Psyche Williams-Forson and Dr. Gaurav Pathania.

This event is…



Lorene Cary’s "Ladysitting": Monologue, Dialogue, and Discussion

Presented by Kelly Writers House in collaboration with the Arden Theatre Company
Lorene Cary
Feb 5, 2024 at -

Join us at the Kelly Writers House (3805 Locust Walk) for a scene reading and discussion of Lorene Cary’s play Ladysitting, currently in its world premiere at the Arden Theatre.…



Kaysha Corinealdi - “Panama in Black: Diasporic Lives in the Afro Américas”

Latinx Lecture Series
Kaysha Corinealdi
Feb 5, 2024 at -

Explore the lives of the afro-descendants in Panama with this lecture based on the work of Kaysha Corinealdi, author of



Contemporary Black Excellence in Leadership Workshop Session 1

Damon T. Hewitt
Feb 2, 2024 at -

Excellence doesn’t happen by accident, 



Race to the Future? Reimagining the Default Settings of Technology & Society

African-American Lecture Series
Ruha Benjamin
Jan 31, 2024 at -

Reimagine the default settings of technology & society with Professor and acclaimed author Ruha Benjamin. Hosted by Professor Dorothy Roberts.



Professor Barbara D. Savage - "Merze Tate: The Global Odyssey of a Black Woman Scholar"

Book Talk
Barbara Savage
Jan 29, 2024 at -

Professor Barbara D. Savage’s discussion of her book, “Merze Tate: The Global Odyssey of a Black Woman Scholar”, has ended. She delivered an invigorating talk about the exciting…



23rd Annual MLK Social Justice Lecture & Award

"Are Civil Rights Enough?"
Dorothy Roberts
Jan 24, 2024 at -

Join us as we celebrate Professor Roberts as she reflects on the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with Professor Marcia Chatelain. This event took place on Wednesday, January 24th of 2024 at 5:30pm, at the Zellerbach theater…



Events at a Glance

2024
Jan 24, 2024 - Feb 28, 2024 (All Day)



Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts - "Unveiling The Intersections of Human Rights and Child Removal from a First Nations Perspective: Family Policing and the Ongoing Impact on Sovereignty in Australia"

PRSS Racism in The Child Welfare System Lecture Series
Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts
Nov 29, 2023 at -

This talk aims to explore the profound impact of First Nations child removal, family policing, and intergenerational trauma on the sovereignty of Indigenous communities within the Australian context.