WHY BLACK HISTORY MATTERS: LEGACY AND LEARNING

WHY BLACK HISTORY MATTERS: LEGACY AND LEARNING

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

5:30 PM

GEOLOGY READING ROOM
GEOLOGY BUILDING - 310

This Event is Free and Open to the Public

A roundtable discussion with Dr. Rebecca Reed (Department of Political Science and Public Administration), Dr. Irma Montelongo (Department of Chicano Studies, Languages and Linguistics), Dr. Selfa Chew (Asian Studies Program, African American Studies Program and Department of History), and Dr. Tawanda Chabikwa (African American Studies Program and Department of Theatre and Dance). This roundtable discussion will reflect on the relevance of the interdisciplinary field of Black Studies and its relevance in education today. Alongside the fields of Political Science, and Asian and Chicano Studies, educators, student leaders, and community voices will move toward transforming our understanding of black histories in a Human Ecological world—a world in which we understand all human enterprise as interconnected. The presenters will invite the audience into contemplation of how Black history influences, shapes, and informs our understanding of the realms of justice, culture, and identity.