We Are Worth Fighting For: A History of the HU Student Protest of 1989
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About this event
We Are Worth Fighting For: A History of the Howard University Student Protest of 1989 (New York University Press, 2019) examines the historic three-day takeover of the main administration building at Howard University in 1989.
The discussion will focus on the history of student activism at Howard University, the events leading up to The Protest, and The Protest’s connection to today’s social justice movements.
Speakers include the book's author and historian Dr. Joshua M. Myers; Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka and cultural arts advocate April R. Silver (the Howard University students who co-lead the 1989 protest); and award-winning writer asha bandele. CBL Founder and Executive Director Dr. Brenda M. Greene will moderate the discussion.
This special Black History Month event is presented in partnership with the CUNY Association of Black Faculty and Staff and the Center for Law and Social Justice at Medgar Evers College, CUNY. AKILA WORKSONGS is the event sponsor.
Organizer Center for Black Literature | Medgar Evers College
Organizer of We Are Worth Fighting For: A History of the HU Student Protest of 1989
Founded in 2002, the mission of the Center for Black Literature at Medgar Evers College (CBL) is to expand, broaden, and enrich the public’s knowledge and aesthetic appreciation of Black literature. The Center is a nationally respected resource for Black writers and the general public to study the literature of people from the African Diaspora. It is the only center devoted to this in the country. The Center was also established to institutionalize the National Black Writers Conference (NBWC), founded by John Oliver Killens in 1986 at Medgar Evers College.
To achieve its core mission, CBL partners with local high schools, Medgar Evers College, as well as with literary, community, and cultural arts organizations nationwide. With our partners, we present public and academic programs to youth, high school students, college students, and the public. Our offerings include author readings, literary workshops, writer retreats, conferences, symposia, and a biennial journal.
Dr. Brenda M. Greene is the founder and executive director of the Center for Black Literature.
