Events
Black Community
Shakespeare and Black Life: Actor Jeremie Harris in Conversation with Jehbreal Jackson ’20 ♥ ★
ZoomKirk Davis Jr. Public Shakespeare Lecture In this public conversation, Jeremie Harris will discuss his role as Claudio in New York Public Theatre’s 2019 production of Much Ado About Nothing, which featured an all-Black cast and was set in Atlanta during Stacy Abrams’ campaign for governor of Georgia. We will share clips from the production. Mr.…
AICRE + PHILOSOPHY ♥ ★
ZoomAICRE + PHILOSOPHY Rather than remain silent on race, Western philosophy has often situated African and Black life particularly as degraded, an exception, or outside life itself. What genealogies have enabled and continue this history? What genealogies, both within the academy and without, offer us tools for resistance? Aiming to cultivate vocabularies at precisely this…
SQUASH THE BIASES presents the Black Lives Matter & Cultural Awareness Workshop ♥ ★
ZoomSQUASH THE BIASES presents the Black Lives Matter & Cultural Awareness Workshop UCI students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to engage with Pure Praxis Theater Group in a theatrical kinesthetic-based performance that challenges the way you think about unconscious and implicit biases. This performance will challenge, educate, and provide you with solutions that…
1st Annual BMA Conference: Empowered to Lead, Equipped to Succeed ♥ ★
1st Annual BMA Conference: Empowered to Lead, Equipped to Succeed May 1, 2021 9:00-3:00 p.m. Join us for the first annual Merage School Black Management Association Conference. This year’s conference theme is Empowered to Lead, Equipped to Succeed. There will be four focused sessions to bring this theme to life. Hear from industry leaders making an…
Fireside Chat with Brittany Packnett Cunningham ♥ ★
ZoomCross-Cultural Center | Fireside Chat with Brittany Packnett Cunningham Wednesday, May 12, 1:00-2:00PM Join the Cross-Cultural Center for a moderated conversation with activist, educator, writer, and leader Brittany Packnett Cunningham on Wednesday, May 12 from 1-2 p.m. (PST). This event is part of our center's spring signature program, Deconstruction Zone, which takes place May 10-14,…
Guest Artist Speaker Series: Adah Parris ★
ZoomCTSA International Initiatives Guest Artist Speaker Series: Global Perspectives and Artistic Practice Adah Parris In conversation with UCI Professor Lisa Naugle and Assistant Professor of Dance Ariyan Johnson Friday, May 14, 2021 10:00-11:20 a.m. Free and open to the public. Virtual Zoom Webinar Link CTSA International Initiative Director, Lisa Naugle, is pleased to announce the…
Am I My Brother’s Keeper: Improving the Educational Experiences and Outcomes of Black and Latinx Males ★
ZoomAm I My Brother's Keeper: Improving the Educational Experiences and Outcomes of Black and Latinx Males REGISTER NOW UCI School of Education Assistant Professor Adriana Villavicencio will present findings from her upcoming book, Am I My Brother’s Keeper?, which chronicles a four-year study focused on improving the educational outcomes of 15,000 Black and Latinx males…
SQUASH THE BIASES presents the Black Lives Matter & Cultural Awareness Workshop ♥ ★
ZoomSQUASH THE BIASES presents the Black Lives Matter & Cultural Awareness Workshop UCI students, faculty, staff and community members are invited to engage with Pure Praxis Theater Group in a theatrical kinesthetic-based performance that challenges the way you think about unconscious and implicit biases. This performance will challenge, educate, and provide you with solutions that…
Phantom Africa: A Discussion with Brent Hayes Edwards ♥ ★
Phantom Africa: A Discussion with Brent Hayes Edwards Date: Thursday, May 20, 2021 Time: TBA Brent Hayes Edwards is the Peng Family Professor of English and Comparative Literature at Columbia University, where he is also affiliated with the Center for Jazz Studies and the Institute for Comparative Literature and Society. He will present his recent…
Toward Racial Justice: A Conversation to Commemorate George Floyd ♥
ZoomToward Racial Justice Conversation - May 25, 2021 Last year’s murder of George Floyd focused attention on confronting systemic racism and promoting racial justice as a combined national imperative. To commemorate and reflect on these legacies as well as the strategies going forward, the Office of Inclusive Excellence will host a Toward Racial Justice conversation…