"Activism and Black Life" is a yearlong series sponsored by W&L's Africana Studies program. The series includes participants from multiple disciplines and various academic and civic institutions and explores how the struggle for freedom shapes black identity. Events include lectures, panels, roundtables, debates, and the Looking at Blackness (LAB) initiative, which features film screenings and listening sessions focused on The Music and Movies of Black Social Movements. During these programs, we will invite directors and artists to join us for conversations about creative process and artistic purpose. The Student Association for Black Unity (SABU), will provide student facilitators for the post-screening/listening portion of these events.
"Activism and Black Life" shows the complex legacies that created our current racial reality and, by studying the intersection between then and now, equips our community to chart a productive path forward.
Wednesday, Aug. 26, 6-7 p.m.
Thursday, Aug. 27, 9-10 p.m.
in partnership with the Office of Student Affairs and the Student Association for Black Unity
September 16, 2020, 6:00 p.m.
in partnership with the History Department and the Director of Institutional History
September 25, 2020 7:30p.m.
in partnership with the Office of Student Affairs and the Student Association for Black Unity
October 14, 2020, 6:00-7:15 p.m.
In partnership with the History Department and the School of Law
Friday, October 30, 8 - 9 p.m.
in partnership with the Office of Student Affairs
November 11, 2020
in partnership with the departments of Journalism and Athletics
January 26, 2021, 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
in partnership with the Office of Student Affairs and the Student Association for Black Unity
January 27, 2020, 6 – 7:15 p.m.
in partnership with the Politics Department
February 17, 2021, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
in partnership with the Office of Student Affairs and the Student Association for Black Unity
February 24, 2021 6:30-8:00 p.m.
in partnership with the Connolly Center for Entrepreneurship, the Office of Inclusion and Engagement, & Main Street Lexington
March 24, 2021 6-7:15p.m.
in partnership with the Center for International Education and the African Student Association
Wednesday, March 31, 5:30-6:30p.m.
in partnership with the Office of Student Affairs, the Student Association for Black Unity, and the Office of Community-Based Learning
Wednesday, April 14, 5:30-6:30p.m.
in partnership with the Office of Student Affairs and the Student Association for Black Unity
May 4, 2021 6-7PM
in partnership with Law, Justice, and Society, the Office of Student Affairs, and the Student Association for Black Unity
June 17, 5:30-6:30PM
in partnership with Spotlighting Black Rockbridge and SABU