6th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Diversity Awareness Week
Celebrating Diversity: Keeping our Past, Present
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Ventria K. Patton
Black Purdue (55 mins) - Screening & Panel Discussion
Moderated by Ventria K. Patton, Professor and Head, School of Interdisciplinary Studies
Brown Bag Lunch Event
Pfendler Hall - Room 241: 12:00-1:30 PM
Black Purdue Flyer
Drawing on copious sources, including books on Purdue,
newspaper archives, yearbooks, and nearly 25 hours of
personal interviews with black alumni, the movie Black
Purdue begins at a time when black students were denied
campus food and housing, were barred from campus social
life, and banned from college sports. It records the subsequent
decades of struggle, the on-campus protests in the
1960s, and the steady progress over the years that accorded
black students equal rights.
Snacks and water provided. For more information on the Black Purdue documentary, visit: purdue.edu/blackpurdue.
Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Kai M. Green
Twitter Handle: @Kai_MG
#BlackHealingMatters : Cultivating Black Love in an
Anti-Black World
Kai M. Green, Assistant Professor of Queer Theory at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Pfendler Hall - Room 241: 12:00-1:30PM (Open to all)
#BlackHealingMatters: Cultivating Black Love in an Anti-Black World Flyer
Kai
M. Green is a shape-shifting Black Queer nerd Boi; An Afro-Future,
freedom-dreaming, rhyme slinging dragon slayer in search of a new world. A
scholar, poet, and filmmaker, Dr. Green earned his Ph.D. from the Department of
American Studies and Ethnicity with specializations in Gender Studies and
Visual Anthropology at the University of Southern California. He joined the
faculty of Feminist Studies at UC Santa Barbara as Assistant Professor of Queer
Theory in Fall 2016. Dr. Green has published in numerous scholarly journals
including GLQ, South Atlantic Quarterly, Black Camera, and TSQ: Transgender
Studies Quarterly. He is currently at work editing, along with C. Riley Snorton
and Treva Ellison, a special issue of TSQ on Black Studies/Trans* Studies, and,
as sole editor, a book collection entitled Black Trans Love is Black Wealth. He
is a proud member of BYP100 (Black Youth Project) where he sits on the healing
and safety council.
Thursday, January 19, 2017
David G. Lewis
Emotional Intelligence Workshops
David G. Lewis, Lewis Consulting Group, Inc.
(Open to all, RSVP required by Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017)
RSVP HERE
NLSN 1215: 9:30 – 10:30AM
NLSN 1215: 11:00 – 12:00PM
MTHW 304: 1:30 – 2:30PM
MTHW 304: 3:00 – 4:00PM
Emotional Intelligence Workshops Flyer
David G. Lewis uses his personal experience to teach people
how to make sense in a senseless world. He has spoken to
numerous association, corporate, and not-for-profi t audiences.
Friday, January 20, 2017
James Dekle
Songs of Freedom - Negro Spirituals and Their Meaning
James Dekle, Black Cultural Center Music Director
Pfendler Hall - Room 241: 12:00-1:30PM (Open to all)
Songs of Freedom Flyer
As a choral conductor, Dekle has prepared superior programs
with multiple schools. He brings sixteen years of experience as a
musician/director for several church choirs throughout Georgia,
Florida, and North Carolina. Dekle is a proud member of Phi Mu
Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity of America, the American Choral
Directors Association, National Association for Music Education,
and the Georgia Music Industry Association.
Snacks and water provided.
Comment at: #TakeActionMLK2017
Bring your lunch and participate in a week of celebration.
Proudly Funded By
College of Agriculture - College of Health & Human Sciences - College of Liberal Arts - College of Science
"These events not only celebrate the great contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., but demonstrate our college's commitment to building an inclusive environment."
- Dr. Pamala Morris, Assistant Dean & Director, Office of Multicultural Programs, COA