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Catch up on what you've missed! Events hosted by the African and Black Studies Department are uploaded here to highlight the engaging discussions, speakers, and presentations brought by the department!
Past Events 2024-2025
Afro-Peruvian Sonic Experiments: The Music of Ale Hop & Laura Robles
November 1, 2024 | 6:30 P.M. - 8:30 P.M. CST
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Invisible Giants: Filmmaking & the Art of Historical Preservation
October 30, 2024 | 4:00 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. CST
Grad School 101
October 25, 2024 | 11:30 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. CST
STRC: Writing, Race, and Memory
October 22, 2024 | 9:40 A.M. - 5:30 P.M. CST
Past Events 2022-2023
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Foremothers of Social Theory: Examining the Contributions of Anna Julia Cooper and Ida B. Wells-Barnett
November 9, 2022 | 5:30 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. CST
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STRC: A Symposium on Racial and Social Justice
October 20, 2022 | 4:30 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. CST
October 21, 2022 | 9:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M. CST
Past Events 2021-2022
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ABD & CBD Spring 2022 Open House
May 26, 2022 | 2:30 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. CST
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An Evening with Poets Taylor Byas and Jason B. Crawford
April 25, 2022 | 6:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. CST
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bell hooks: an evening of remembrance
march 2 2022 | 6:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. CST
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Black DePaul History
February 16, 2022 | 5:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. CST
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Fall 2021 International Online Series: Roundtable "Black British Romance"
October 20, 2021 | 10:30 A.M. CST
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An Evening with Sesali Bowen, Author of
Memoir/Manifesto Bad Fat Black Girl: Notes from a Trap Feminist (2021)
October 19, 2021 | 6:00 P.M. - 7:30 P.M. CST
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Breaking Bread, Building Futures: The Power of the Black Kitchen
October 11, 2021 | 5:30 P.M. - 7:00 P.M. CST
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Antiracist Pedagogy Workshops with Dr. Whitney Peoples
September 30, 2021 & November 4, 2021
4:30 P.M. - 6 P.M. CST
Past Events 2020-2021
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A Discussion of the Film
Black Feminist and Its relevance to Theory, Culture, and Art
May 25, 2021 | 6 P.M. CST | View Webcast
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A Conversation with Ife Akinyela and Jennifer Gardner
May 18, 2021 | 6P.M. CST | View Webcast
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Being Black and Queer: Challenging Misconceptions and Making Room
May 13, 2021 | 6 P.M. CST | View Webcast
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A Conversation with Zakkiyyah Najeebah Dumas-O'neal
May 6, 2021 | 6 P.M. CST | View Webcast
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Stop the Violence: Pathways to Justice and Police Accountability in Chicago Communities of Color
May 6, 2021 | 5 P.M. CST
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A Conversation with Scholar Sarah Scriven: The Arrests of Pauli Murray
April 20, 2021 | 6:00 P.M. CST | View Webcast
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Black Diaspora Short Film Festival- Narrative Shorts
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Black Diaspora Short Film Festival- Animation Shorts
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An Evening With Rev. angel Kyodo williams
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Past Events (2018-2020)
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May 16, 2019 | 5:30-7:00 PM CST | View Webcast
A discussion with the legendary scholar-activist Timuel Black, and the noted historian Christopher Reed, about the enduring legacy of Ida B. Wells-Barnett and their own relationship to her legacy, what she means for today's youth, and the modeling of her example today and in the future. The event was moderated by ABD major, Michaela Clarke.
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Envisioning Abolition: Social Justice Organizing for Vulnerable Households, Communities, and Workers
October 21, 2019 | 5:30-7:00 PM CST | View Webcast
Dr. Gilmore explores how visions of abolition guide and connect organizing across a range of social justice struggles. Examples highlight: environmental justice, public sector labor unions, farmworkers, undocumented households, criminalized youth, and community-based approaches to prevent and resolve gender and interpersonal violence.
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Feb. 12, 2019 | 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM CST
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Black history is about the lived experiences of families and communities. Professor Alkalimat explores Black history from the perspective of everyday people such as his own ancestor, Free Frank McWorter, a freed slave who founded the town of New Philadelphia, an important stop on the Underground Railroad. Alkalimat will present cases that deal with Chicago and his family to explore the relationship between communal social experiences and individual self-realization.
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March 6, 2019 |
5:30 PM - 7:15 PM CST | View Webcast
Àrbol De Sombra: Bomba Chicago is a performance documentary celebrating the vibrant Chicago community of Bomba musicians. Bomba is an Afro-Puerto Rican form of music and dance, a beautiful and powerful conduit for the expression of identity, resistance, and pride from Puerto Rico and the African diaspora.
Join us for a film screening, performance, and discussion with the film’s director, Jamie Topper, and Tito Rodriguez from the cultural organization, AfriCaribe
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The Mediated Lynching of the Black Athlete: Fan Violence in Sports Spectatorship
October 25, 2018 | 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM CST
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Lecture Presented by Dr. Poe Johnson, 2018-2019 Ida B. Wells Post-Doctoral Fellow
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A Discussion About Race, Labor, Incarceration
January 28, 2019 | 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM CST
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Panelists: Antonio Lightfoot, Workers Center for Racial Justice; Barry Rose, Chicago Workers’ Collaborative; Jaquie Algee, SEIU-HCII; moderated by Jessica Cook-Qurayshi, DePaul Univ. Labor Education Center
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Every Day Seems Like a Murder Here: Why Ida B. Wells Matters Now
May 16, 2018 | 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM CST
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In the Wake: On Blackness and Being
April 19, 2018 | 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM CST