| Black Table Talks: The Natural Environment and the Black World | 16 | Black Table Talks: The Natural Environment and the Black World | | ​Join the Department of Africana Studies for an engaging conversation about urgent issues in Black study and life. Professors W.O. Maloba, Jeffrey Richardson, and Kathryn B. Golden will discuss the relationships between the natural environment and Black communities, past and present. An exploration of Black eco-critical and environmental thought, this talk will expand upon Black environmental experiences of vulnerability, harm, and exploitation, as well as Black world making and resistance.​​<br><br><img src="/content-sub-site/PublishingImages/The%20Natural%20Environment%20and%20the%20Black%20World-4.jpg" alt="" /> <br>Image: Aaron Douglas, "Aspects of Negro Life: An Idyll of the Deep South," 1934<br><br> | 11/17/2021 5:00:00 PM | 11/17/2021 6:00:00 PM | | |
| Explore Africana Studies at the University of Delaware at our Virtual Recruitment Event | 17 | Explore Africana Studies at the University of Delaware at our Virtual Recruitment Event | | <h2 class="opSubTitle" style="margin-top:25px;margin-bottom:10px;font-weight:700;font-family:"segoe ui semilight", "segoe ui", segoe, tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;color:#000000;font-size:24px;background-color:#ffffff;">Sharing Africana Studies with the World<br></h2><div class="opMedia opMediaRight opMediaR14" style="float:right;color:#000000;font-family:opensans, arial, sans-serif;font-size:15px;background-color:#ffffff;"><div class="webPartWrapper"><div class="webPartContainer"><br><br></div></div><div class="mediaAlert"></div><div class="opMediaImg"><div aria-labelledby="ctl00_ctl00_PlaceHolderMain_PlaceHolderMain_ctl07_label" style="display:inline;"><div><br><br></div></div></div><div class="webPartWrapper"><div class="webPartContainer"></div></div></div><div><div aria-labelledby="ctl00_ctl00_PlaceHolderMain_PlaceHolderMain_ctl10_label" style="display:inline;"><p>​Wednesday, November 10, 2021​​<br>4 - 5:30 p.m. EST </p><p>4 - 5:00 - Presentation by Dr. Kamasi C. Hill<br>5 - 5:30 - Learn about graduate programs at UD & Meet UD Department Faculty in Africana Studies </p><p><img src="/news/PublishingImages/Kamasi%20Hill_event%20crop.png" alt="" style="margin:5px;vertical-align:baseline;" /> </p><p>Kamasi C. Hill is a public scholar with connections to Black Studies, English, Art and History. He’s a historian, theologian, educator, art curator and filmmaker. He has been a public school educator for 25 years and is also an adjunct lecturer in history and religion. He has curated over 250 pieces of original African and African American art and work from his collection has been in several museums, including but not limited to the Museum of Science and Industry, DuSable Museum and the University of C​hicago. His collection has also appeared on the television show Empire. <br><br>Dr. Hill has contributed to several publications, in the field of popular culture, history, and religion. He currently teaches History at Evanston Township High School, and is working on a graphic novel on African American History. He is the filmmaker of the documentary <em>Born in the Struggle</em>, a film that explores the personal accounts of children born to 1960s and 70s radical activists. The film examines their reflections and ruminations on their childhood, the influences of their parents and how the activism of their parents affected their life. Notable subjects include Ras J. Baraka, Tupac Shakur, Ayanna Gregory, Fred Hampton Jr., Ta-Nehisi Coates and Dave Chappelle. <br><br>Hosted by Monica A. Coleman, PhD Professor of Africana Studies & Director of Graduate Studies<br>Questions? Email Dr. Coleman at <a href="mailto:%20colemanm@udel.edu" target="_blank">colemanm@udel.edu</a> <br><br></p><p>Pre-Registration is REQUIRED by November 9, 2021, at 6 p.m.​</p><p><br></p></div></div> | 11/10/2021 9:00:00 PM | 11/10/2021 10:30:00 PM | | |
| Black Table Talks: Mental Health and Strategies for Black Survival | 15 | Black Table Talks: Mental Health and Strategies for Black Survival | | Join the Department of Africana Studies for an engaging conversation about urgent issues in Black study and life. Professor Monica Coleman and Dr. Clifton Berwise, Psychologist at the Center for Counseling & Student Development, will discuss faith, spirituality, and everyday strategies for coping with loss, exclusion, and racial trauma. Audience Q&A will follow.​<br><br><p>​<img src="/content-sub-site/PublishingImages/Mental%20Health%20and%20Strategies%20for%20Black%20Survival-4.jpg" alt="" style="margin:5px;" />​<span style="color:#0072c6;font-family:"segoe ui semilight", "segoe ui semilight", "segoe ui", segoe, tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:1.46em;">​</span></p><br>​<br> | 10/25/2021 6:00:00 PM | 10/25/2021 7:00:00 PM | | |
| POSTPONED: AFRA 2020 Black History Month Speaker | 10 | POSTPONED: AFRA 2020 Black History Month Speaker | Trabant Theatre | In compliance with University of Delaware guidelines regarding the coronavirus, the Department of Africana Studies is postponing its Black Lives Matter lecture, scheduled for Thursday, March 12, 2020. The Department is in the process of scheduling a new event date for Fall 2020. We are sorry for this inconvenience. Please keep checking our website and the UD Events Calendar for the new date. | 3/12/2020 9:30:00 PM | 3/12/2020 11:00:00 PM | | |
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