THE DEPARTMENT OF AFRICANA STUDIES

BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2020 EVENTS

1.  Wednesday, February 12

 3:00 – 5:00 p.m.

Campus Center 375

“A Historical Interrogation of the “N” Word”

Lead Panelists:

Dr. Oscar Williams and Dr. Marcia E. Sutherland

2.  Wednesday, February 19

 2:00 – 4:00 p.m.

 Humanities (HU) 354

     Dr. Leonard A. Slade, Jr.

 Commentary, Film and Discussion

 “A Lesson Before Dying” 

3. Thursday, February 20

 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

 Humanities (HU) 354

 Mr. Marcus Mohalland, Co-Founder, Mohalland Lewis

 LLC Publishing Company and Members of Pan  

 Caribbean Student Association.

 “Conversations on Caribbean Realities” 

4. Wednesday, February 26

 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

 Humanities (HU) 290

Mr. Brian Keough, Head of the M. E. Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives at UAlbany

    “The Brothers: A History of the Civil Rights Movement in

    Albany, New York”

5. POSTPONED (Will be updated soon)

Dr. Oscar Williams

“William Monroe Trotter, Catalyst for Change"

6. CANCELLED: Thursday, March 12

     2:30 – 4:30 p.m.

     Humanities (HU) 290

     Panel Discussion:  “The Middle Continent and Its   

     Diaspora to Modern Civilization” 

     Lead Panelist:

     Dr. Marcel Kitissou

 7. CANCELLED Wednesday, March 25

 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.

 Humanities (HU) 290

 Dr. Annette Johnson

     “Levels of Racism:  A Theoretic Framework and a

     Gardener’s Tale”

     Discussion and Ted Talk  

8. CANCELLED Friday, April 10

 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

 Campus Center Assembly Hall

 –  A Celebration: Cultural Expressions

     (Poetry, Music and Dance)