Past Events




10th Annual Graduate Student Symposium

Exploring Africana Methods (Moderated by Grace Sanders Johnson)
Mar 23, 2023 at -

Join us for our 10th Annual Graduate Student Symposium!

Symposium Title: Exploring Africana Methods

Meet the Speakers:

Celina Davidson de Sà, Ph.D.…



2nd Annual Distinguished Lecture in African Studies

featuring His Excellency Dr. Mokgweetsi E. K. Masisi
Mar 20, 2023 at -

VIRTUAL SEATING ONLY NOW AVAILABLE - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2nd-annual-distinguished-…



The Inaugural W.E.B. Du Bois Lecture in Public Social Science

A Conversation Dr.Brent Staples. Moderated by Dr.Tukufu Zuberi
Feb 23, 2023 at -

The Inaugural W.E.B. Lecture in Public Social Science: A Conversation with Dr. Brent Staples, New York Times. Moderated by Dr. Tukufu Zuberi,…



Black Reconstructions: Archival Assembly and Histories of American Education

A Book Talk with Dr. Jarvis R. Givens
Feb 22, 2023 at -

Jarvis R. Givens is an associate professor of education and African & African American studies at Harvard University. He is the author of Fugitive Pedagogy: Carter G. Woodson and the Art of…



Beyond America’s Racial Fault Line – A dialogue with Ben Jealous

A conversation about his new book "Never Forget Our People Were Always Free: A Parable of American Healing"
Feb 1, 2023 at -

Ben Jealous has spent his professional life at the nexus of social change, media, and emerging technologies.

He is a former Democratic Nominee for Governor of Maryland, former National President & CEO of…



MLK Jr. Lecture in Social Justice

Featuring Nikole Hannah-Jones
Jan 25, 2023 at -

NIKOLE HANNAH-JONES is the Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of the 1619 Project and a staff writer at The New York Times Magazine. The book version of The 1619 Project was an instant #1 New York Times bestseller.…



Tara Bynum Book Launch

Jan 20, 2023 at -

Tara A. Bynum is an assistant professor of English and African American Studies at the University of Iowa and a Barra Sabbatical Fellow at the McNeil Center for Early American Studies.

 

Book…



Digital Humanities & Black Digital Heritage

Featuring Dorothy Berry
Jan 19, 2023 at -

Dorothy Berry is a Digital Curator at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture and she is a leading voice in Black Digital Humanities and Black Cultural Heritage. Her talk will address…



2022 A. Leon Higginbotham Jr. Memorial Lecture

Feat. Dean Linda Sheryl Greene
Dec 6, 2022 at -

Linda Sheryl Greene is Dean and MSU Foundation Professor of Law at Michigan State University College of Law and an elected life member of The American Law Institute. 



Penn Alumni Reading Club with Akira Drake Rodriguez

Diverging Space for Deviants: The Politics of Atlanta's Public Housing
Dec 1, 2022 at -

Join author and Weitzman School of Design Professor Akira Drake Rodriguez for an interactive online discussion of her new book Diverging Space for Deviants: The Politics of Atlanta's Public Housing…