Black Feminist Futures Series: Black Women Organizing for the Future
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Online event
The Schomburg Center's Black Feminist Futures series features programs highlighting the relationship between Afrofuturism & Black feminism.
About this event
VIRTUAL PROGRAM
WATCH LIVE:
https://youtu.be/pOiteSM7pjE
Join us for Black Women Organizing for the Future, a virtual conversation on Black women’s organizing through art, freedom dreaming, and collective politics to fundamentally transform the lives of all people, but especially the lives of Black women and MaGes (marginalized genders). The program features activist and artivists Ziggy ZaggerZ, Dacia Polk, Schetauna Powell, Zaika Dos Santos, and Queen Kukoyi, and will be moderated by LaWana Richmond.
Black Feminist Futures Series
The Black Feminist Futures Series features programs highlighting the powerful and long-standing relationship between Afrofuturism and Black feminism in genres ranging from literature, film, art, fashion, and community organizing. Our programs include Dr. Kinitra Brooks, Sheree Renee Thomas, Tananarive Due, Andrea Hairston, Dacia Polk, Tanya Fields, Dr. Lawana Richmond, and many more! The series is presented by the Schomburg Center's 10th Annual Black Comic Book Festival.
SCHEDULE:
Black Woman and Theories of the Future | Saturday, February 19 at 12:00 - 1:30
Black Women Planting for the Future | Wednesday, March 9 at 12:00 - 1:30
Black Women Organizing for the Future | Thursday, March 24 at 12:00 - 1:30
VIRTUAL PROGRAM | This program will be streamed on YouTube. You must register with your email address in order to receive the link to participate. Please check your email shortly before the discussion to receive the link.
PRESS | Please send all press inquiries (photo, video, interviews, audio-recording, etc) at least 24-hours before the day of the program to Leah Drayton at leahdrayton@nypl.org.
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