Calendar of Events

Multi-Institutional Celebration of Gloria Rolando (Film Screenings and Panel Discussions this November)
Nov
11

Multi-Institutional Celebration of Gloria Rolando (Film Screenings and Panel Discussions this November)

Join us for a series of film screenings at Johns Hopkins University, Morgan State University, and Goucher College, celebrating the oeuvre of award-winning Afro-Cuban film maker Gloria Rolando. We welcome you to gather with us to screen and discuss Gloria’s films, intended to “plant a seed in the consciousness, mobilizing the minds of viewers within and outside of Cuba” and intervene in the continued erasure of Black histories. Events take place Nov. 11th (JHU), Nov. 13th (Morgan State) and Nov. 18th (Goucher College). The JHU screening will take place in Gilman 50, from 6 - 8:00 pm. You can register here. To register for the screening at Goucher College on Nov. 18th,  please use this form. You can register to attend the screening and reception at Morgan State University here.

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Water Proof/Olas de Memoria: The Black Puerto Rican Studies Special Issue of Centro: The Journal of Puerto Rican Studies
Sep
9

Water Proof/Olas de Memoria: The Black Puerto Rican Studies Special Issue of Centro: The Journal of Puerto Rican Studies

Join moderator Sarah Bruno, and panelists Daniel Morales-Armstrong, Milagros Denis-Rosario, and Isar Godreau, as they dive into the Spring 2025 CENTRO Journal Water Proof: Olas de Memoria, guest edited by members of the Black Puerto Rican collective Taller Entre Aguas,

Water Proof: Olas de Memoria elevates and invites scholars of Afro-Puerto Rican history and memory to remind readers that we are part of a Black intellectual tradition of cimarronaje (marronage) and world-making. Throughout this collection, we expand on “Black Rican studies” as a subfield that adjoins Puerto Rican studies to broader discourses in Africana (Black studies in the US and in the larger diaspora) and Caribbean studies.

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LifexCode Research Celebration
Apr
22

LifexCode Research Celebration

LifexCode Research Celebration with Marisa Parham and the African American Digital and Experimental Humanities (AADHum) Initiative

Advanced readings: “A Note on Wave-Particle Duality,” Andrea Ritchie, Practicing New Worlds: Abolition and Emergent Strategies (La Vergne: AK Press, 2023).

“Practice (A Conclusion),” Andrea Ritchie, Practicing New Worlds: Abolition and Emergent Strategies (La Vergne: AK Press, 2023).

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A Refutation (Theatre of War Productions)
Feb
21
to Feb 22

A Refutation (Theatre of War Productions)

A REFUTATION presents dramatic readings by acclaimed actors of excerpts from conflicting historic accounts of Philadelphia's 1793 yellow fever epidemic,as a catalyst for guided audience discussions about health inequities in America today, grounded in the perspectives of nurses,caregivers,and first responders. Featuring pamphlets,letters,and rebuttals by Absalom Jones,Richard Allen, Matthew Carey,and Benjamin Rush. Presented by Theater of War Productions with generous support from The Greenwall Foundation in celebration of Its 75th anniversary. In partnership with the DC Public Library and Ebenezer United Methodist Church- Capitol Hill. Directed,adapted,and facilitated by Bryan Doerries

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