Catch up on what you've missed! Events hosted by the Department of African and Black Diaspora Studies are uploaded here to highlight the engaging discussions, speakers, and presentations brought by the department!
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.
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.
You, Me, All of Us: Rethinking Black History from a Personal Perspective
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.
Àrbol De Sombra : Bomba Chicago
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
The Mediated Lynching of the Black Athlete: Fan Violence in Sports Spectatorship
October 25, 2018 | 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM CST View Webcast Lecture Presented by Dr. Poe Johnson, 2018-2019 Ida B. Wells Post-Doctoral Fellow
A Discussion About Race, Labor, Incarceration
January 28, 2019 | 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM CST
View Webcast 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
Every Day Seems Like a Murder Here: Why Ida B. Wells Matters Now
Ye Shall Inherit the Earth: A Portrait Ballad to Black-Palestine
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