Fall 08 Events

Thursday, Sep 11
The Time is Nigh: Organize, Mobilize, Radicalize
Hitchcock Multipurpose Room

Olympian Tommie Smith will discuss his black-gloved fist salute at the '68 Summer Olympic Games and its impact on the world

Tuesday, Sep 16
Chisholm ’72: Unbought and Unbossed
Hitchcock Multipurpose Room

Documentary film that chronicles Shirley Chisholm's 1972 U.S. presidential bid

Thursday, Sep 18
Diaspora Festival of Black and Independent Film
Hitchcock Multipurpose Room

Diaspora Festival of Black and Independent Film -Triple film feature exploring the interactions between African-Americans and Asian-Americans

Thursday, Sep 25
Book Reading & Discussion - Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South
Wilson Library| Pleasants Family Assembly Room

An oral history of black gay men of the South by E. Patrick Johnson

Thursday, Sep 25
Pouring Tea: Black Gay Men of the South Tell Their Tales
Stone Center Theatre

E. Patrick Johnson performs Pouring Tea, a one-man show based on stories collected for his book, Sweet Tea: Black Gay Men of the South

Thursday, Oct 09
Black Dreams and Silver Screens: Black Film Posters, 1921-2004
The Robert and Sallie Brown Gallery and Musuem

On display through December 5, 2008

Wednesday, Oct 22
Diaspora Festival of Black and Independent Film
Hitchcock Multipurpose Room

Triple film feature exploring skin whitening within Mexican and South Asian cultures

Thursday, Oct 30
The 16th Annual Sonja Haynes Stone Memorial Lecture
Hitchcock Multipurpose Room

Judy Richardson, Civil Rights Historian and documentarian will deliver, "Will the Circle be Unbroken: The Relevance of the Civil Rights Movement"

Tuesday, Nov 11
African Diaspora Lecture
Hitchcock Multipurpose Room

Adbul Alkalimat will discuss eBlack Studies: The Revolution in the Revolution

Thursday, Nov 20
The Order of Myths
Hitchcock Multipurpose Room

Documentary film that follows racially segregated Mardi Gras celebrations in Mobile, Alabama