Tag: Black History Month

Talk Today: “‘Let Me Loosen Up My Bra Strap’: Black Female Sexual Agency in Contemporary Film and Literature” – Dr. Kimberly Brown (7 pm)

In Honor of Black History Month Women’s and Gender Studies Presents Dr. Kimberly Brown Associate professor and chair of the Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University and author of Writing the Revolutionary Diva: Black Women’s Subjectivity and the Decolonized Text “Let Me Loosen Up My Bra Strap”: Black Female Sexual […]

Black History Month Lecture: Dr. Donna Murch, “A Time Before Crack” (2/18)

In honor of Black History Month, the Departments of History and American Studies and the Program in Women’s and Gender Studies present Dr. Donna Murch (Associate Professor of History, Rutgers University), who will offer a talk entitled “A Time Before Crack: The Destruction of the Southern California Black Panther Party and the Transformation of Black Youth Culture in […]

Black History Month Lecture – “The Slaves Gamble: Choosing Sides in the War of 1812”

Thursday, February 21: Black History Month Lecture, The Slaves’ Gamble: Choosing Sides in the War of 1812 by Gene Allan Smith Dr. Gene Allen Smith, professor of history and director of the Center for Texas Studies at Texas Christian University will discuss his most recent book,The Slaves’ Gamble:  Choosing Sides in the War of 1812. The book explores […]