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The UTC Africana Studies Program<\/a> invites you to participate in this semester\u2019s upcoming events including a Speaker Series<\/b>\u00a0with leading experts on Black women\u2019s global activism,\u00a0student-led discussions\u00a0<\/b>featuring prominent Chattanooga community leaders, and a\u00a0Lunch Talk Series<\/b>\u00a0highlighting exciting and new UTC faculty research.\u00a0 You can find the full program schedule below.<\/span><\/p>\n

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February<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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\"\"<\/a>\u201cSlimming Down Soul Food: A Study of African American Cookbooks\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Mark Johnson, UTC Department of History and Africana Studies<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Monday, February 8, 2021, 12:00 PM EST<\/span><\/p>\n

Zoom:<\/span>\u00a0https:\/\/tennessee.zoom.us\/j\/98430764266<\/a><\/p>\n

Password: 165214<\/span><\/p>\n

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UTC Student-Led Discussion with Councilwoman\u00a0Demetrus Coonrod<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Tuesday, February 23, 2021, 1:40 PM EST<\/span><\/p>\n

Zoom:<\/span>\u00a0https:\/\/tennessee.zoom.us\/j\/95639939502<\/a><\/p>\n

A collaboration with RISE (Responsive Initiatives\u00a0for Social Empowerment)<\/span><\/p>\n

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UTC Art Virtual Speaker Series: Dr. Lyneise Williams (Wednesday, Feb. 24 @ 3:30-4:40pm)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Please join us for this semester’s first guest speaker in Art History: Dr. Lyneise Williams.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Williams\u2019 talk will be on\u00a0Wednesday, Feb. 24, at 3:30pm<\/strong>\u00a0as part of \u201cART4190r: African American Art.\u201d All are welcome to join via Zoom:<\/span>\u00a0https:\/\/tennessee.zoom.us\/j\/92898349834<\/a><\/p>\n

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March<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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\"\"<\/a>\u201cBuilding a Movement: Black Women Organizing in the (Global) South\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>Keisha Blain<\/strong><\/a>, Associate Professor of History at the University of Pittsburgh and the President of the African American Intellectual History Society<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Monday, March 15, 2021, 4:00 PM EST<\/span><\/p>\n

Zoom:<\/span>\u00a0https:\/\/tennessee.zoom.us\/j\/96394815303<\/a> \/ Password: 037413<\/span><\/p>\n

This lecture is sponsored\u00a0by the UTC Africana Studies Program, Women\u2019s Studies Program, and Departments of History, English, and Political Science and Public Service.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>UTC Student-Led Interview with School Board Member<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>Karitsa Mosley-Jones<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Tuesday, March 16, 2021, 1:40 PM EST<\/span><\/p>\n

Zoom:\u00a0<\/span>https:\/\/tennessee.zoom.us\/j\/95639939502<\/a><\/p>\n

In collaboration with RISE (Responsive Initiatives\u00a0for Social Empowerment)<\/span><\/p>\n

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April<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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\"\"<\/a>\u201cAfro-Diasporic Kinships: Audre Lorde and Black German Women\u201d<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>Tiffany Florvil<\/strong><\/a>, Associate Professor of 20th-century European Women\u2019s and Gender History at the University of New Mexico<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Monday, April 5, 2021, 7:30 PM EST<\/span><\/p>\n

Zoom:<\/span>\u00a0https:\/\/tennessee.zoom.us\/j\/94441736101<\/a><\/p>\n

Password: Password: 342445<\/span><\/p>\n

This lecture is sponsored\u00a0by the UTC Africana Studies Program, Women\u2019s Studies Program, and Departments of History, English, and Political Science and Public Service.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>Student-Led Interview with Executive Director and Co-Founder of RISE Shane Morrow<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tuesday, April 13, 2021, 10:50 AM EST<\/span><\/p>\n

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Zoom:\u00a0https:\/\/tennessee.zoom.us\/j\/5348150118<\/a><\/p>\n

In collaboration with RISE (Responsive Initiatives\u00a0for Social Empowerment)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\"\"<\/a>From Slave Cabin to Monument to the Slave Past<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Wed., Apr. 14, 3:30<\/span><\/p>\n

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Discussion about Race and Health<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Shewanee Howard Baptiste,\u00a0Associate Professor and Interim Program Director, MPH<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Monday, April 19, 2021, 12:00 PM EST<\/span><\/p>\n

Zoom:<\/span>\u00a0https:\/\/tennessee.zoom.us\/j\/98430764266<\/a><\/p>\n

Password: 165214<\/span><\/p>\n

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