Virtual Artist Talks Series: Who Is Hippy Potter?
Thaddeus Coates, a recent FIT alumnus, will join us in celebrating all his recent success Thursday, January 28, at 1 pm! Thaddeus Coates is the founder of Hippy Potter, a […]
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Online Exhibition: Back to the Present — Opens
Powered by the Black Student Union (BSU) at FIT, the Back to the Present virtual exhibition conveys comparisons between activism, police brutality, and racism from the 1960s to 2020 through […]
FIT Board of Trustees Meeting
The FIT Board of Trustees' next meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 2, 2021. Public session: 10:35 am Executive session: 10:45 am* Live public access available: fitnyc.edu/boardmeetings *This special […]
Black History Month Opening Program and Keynote Address: Piper Anderson
Piper Anderson, founder and president of Create Forward, will be the keynote speaker for the opening of Black History Month. The national theme for Black History Month is The Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity. The program will begin with opening remarks from FIT President Joyce F. Brown at 12:30. Anderson's talk will begin at […]
Black History Month: Racism and Structural Change
Structural racism—the normalized and legitimized range of policies, practices, and attitudes that routinely produce cumulative chronic adverse outcomes for people of color—is the main driver of racial inequality in America today. This presentation will present information on the origins of systematic racism in this country and what we can do to change it both short […]