Category Archives: lecture

Student Spotlight

The African American Studies Program would like to congradulate and share with you the 2020-2021 recipient of the Bernard E. Powers Writing Award in African American Studies as well as the African American Studies Rising Scholar Award.

Zinnia Harris is a rising junior pursuing a degree in African American Studies. She is passionate about social justice and mutual aid. “I’m not sure what my future holds, but hopefully I can make a difference” – Zinnia Harris.

Spring 2021 Conseula Francis Emerging Scholar Lecture

Mark your calendars now! The African American Studies Program presents the 2021Conseula Francis Emerging Scholar Lecture: a conversation with Dr. Danielle Fuentes Morgan about her book, Laughing to Keep from Dying: African American Satire in the Twenty-First Century (2020).
Wednesday, February 24th at 4:30pm
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Book Talk with Roberto Strongman

If you missed the BOOK TALK WITH ROBERTO STRONGMAN
hosted by The Carolina Lowcountry & Atlantic World Program at CofC, don’t worry you can watch it here https://bit.ly/3nvjJXG
 
Author of Queering Black Atlantic Religions: Transcorporeality in Candomblé, Santería, and Vodou
 
Roberto Strongman is Associate Professor of Comparative Caribbean Cultural Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
 
Discussion was lead by Dr. Lenny Lowe, Assistant Professor in Religious Studies at CofC.

LCWA Signature Series: History of Violence Toward the Black Church

Did you miss the LCWA Signature Series: History of Violence Toward the Black Church: From16th Street Baptist to Mother Emanuel on October 29, 2020? Don’t worry, you can watch it here!

Dr. Anthony Greene, Associate Professor in African American Studies presented with an interview following by Rev. Kylon Middleton.

 

Mark your calendars

Join AAST for these two exciting virtual events!

Mark your calendars for OCTOBER 29th!
Join AAST as our very own Dr. Anthony Greene presents History of Violence Toward the Black Church: From 16th Street Baptist to Mother Emanuel.
6pm
Click Link to join event: https://bit.ly/2TaRVKP

 

 

 

 


And join us on November 10th as we welcome Dr. Jason Shelton as he presents Distinctive Divide: African American Religious Diversity.
6pm
Click link to join event: https://bit.ly/3o4cwim

Teach-In: Tools for Navigating Post-Election America

December 5th at 5pm
Arnold Hall

A brief panel for contexualizing the election will be followed by break-out sessions on a wide range of topics such as transphobia, voting rights, sexism, anti-semitism, homophobia, white supremacy, and engaging with family across political divides.

Sponsored by African American Studies, History, International Studies, Office of Institutional Diversity, Philosophy, Religious Studies, Sociology and Anthropology, Teacher Education, and Women and Gender Studies.

PANELISTS:
TANNER CRUNELLE ‘20
RACHEL MCKINNON, PHILOSOPHY
TRISANI MUKHOPADHYAY ‘19
MARI N. CRABTREE, AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES
NOAH JONES ‘20
MATTHEW CRESSLER, RELIGIOUS STUDIES

Teach-In: Police Brutality

September 10th at 7:00pm
Robert Scott Small 235

Roots. Causes. Consequences. Solutions.
The murder of Walter Scott in North Charleston last April sparked outrage locally and nationally about the problem of police brutality. Learn more about the public policies and social forces that have caused and exacerbated police brutality as well as consequences and solutions from a panel of experts. This event is open to the public.

 

Panelists:
Dr. Mari N. Crabtree College of Charleston
Muhiyidin D’Baha Black Lives Matter
Pastor Thomas Dixon The Coalition: People United to Take Back Our Community
Susan Dunn American Civil Liberties Union