Shattering the Silences: Social Media: Expanding the African Diaspora Student Panel, Missouri State University Friday, October 21, 2016 3:30 – 5:00 PM PSU 313 Students discuss how they use social media to make connections across the African Diaspora. This panel offers insights about how social media changes their worldviews. They will discuss its benefits and … [Read more...] about Shattering the Silences Series: Social Media: Expanding the African Diaspora
Meyer Library, Room 101 April 28, 2016, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Opening Speaker: Dr. Marlin Barber, History Department Moderator: Dr. Jamaine Abidogun, Diversity Fellow, Division for Diversity & Inclusion Shattering the Silences invites campus and community members to this roundtable to discuss past civil rights coalitions and why coalition building is necessary to meet … [Read more...] about Shattering the silences: Civil rights roundtable: Then & now
Dancing Trees Entertainment in association with Shattering Paradigms Entertainment presents The Miracle a film by Jeffrey Jon Smith starring Tekki Lominicki You are invited to a showing of this award-winning independent film April 27, 2016 6:00-7:00 p.m. Glass Hall Room 345 Seeing is believing "The Miracle" tells the story of Tekki Lominicki, a little … [Read more...] about Shattering the silences: The miracle with Tekki Lominicki, Actress and Director
African American Studies Speaker Series Contain, Crush & Incorporate: A Historical View of Policing the African American Community Dr. Sundiata Keita Cha-Jua teaches in the departments of African American Studies and History at the University of Illinois. He does research on black community formation, racial violence and African American social movements. He is the … [Read more...] about African American Studies Speaker Series: Contain, Crush & Incorporate
Dutchman A play by Amiri Baraka Directed by Darryl Clark Tuesday, February 9, 2016 PSU Theater 6:00 PM-9:30PM A powerful one-act drama, Dutchman by Amiri Baraka. The play is a searing two-character confrontation that begins playfully but builds rapidly in suspense and symbolic resonance. Written in the 1960s, it continues to reflect the turbulence of race and gender … [Read more...] about Shattering the silences: Dutchman