Host: Steven Johnson, adjunct faculty, Fine Arts A guided cross-cultural and cross-generational drawing activity. This event is part of the FIT Diversity Council’s Black History Month activities; for a full schedule of activities, visit fitnyc.edu/blackhistory. This virtual event is for the FIT community only; RSVP here to receive a link to the event. 

Host: Steven Johnson, adjunct faculty, Fine Arts A guided cross-cultural and cross-generational drawing and listening activity. This event is part of the FIT Diversity Council’s Black History Month activities; for a full schedule of activities, visit fitnyc.edu/blackhistory. This virtual event is for the FIT community only; RSVP here to receive a link to the event. 

The UCE of FIT invites you to a Black History Month event titled "Racial Justice, Activism, and Jim Crow Imagery" with keynote speakers: Dr. Michael Jeffries, dean of Academic Affairs, Wellesley College Dr. David Pilgrim, founder and curator of the Jim Crow Museum This virtual event is free and open to the public; REGISTER HERE. 

Host: Steven Johnson, adjunct faculty, Fine Arts A guided cross-cultural and cross-generational drawing and connecting activity. This event is part of the FIT Diversity Council’s Black History Month activities; for a full schedule of activities, visit fitnyc.edu/blackhistory. This virtual event is for the FIT community only; RSVP here to receive a link to the event. 

This event has been canceled. Maafa—the Kiswahili word for "calamity" or "catastrophe"—is the term used for the African holocaust of 10 million slaves who were killed in the transatlantic slave trade in America. Please join us for a virtual commemoration to honor those who lost their lives. This event is part of the FIT Diversity […]

Presidential Scholars Program in collaboration with the African American and Africana Studies Minor present a virtual performance by the Harlem Opera Theater. They will be presenting a concert titled "Black in Opera," and then doing a talk-back with the director, Professor Gregory Hopkins, and selected performers. This virtual event is for the FIT community only; […]

Students from History 201: Classics in African American History present a Black History Month video in which they talk with their family members about representation, identity, and diversity and read quotes from classic works in African American history about the Black family. Student participants: Akili Dzwill, Alegra Gibbs, Jayda Perkins, Kerry Ely, Kirsten Williams, Luna […]

Presenters: Shawn Grain Carter, associate professor, Fashion Business Management Laticha Brown, assistant professor and assistant chair, Fashion Business Management The depictions of the extended family structure among Blacks in America will be presented through Art, Poetry, and Historical Narratives highlighting the contributions of extended kinships as an asset to the Black community and society-at-large in […]

Stella Jean, the Italian-Haitian fashion designer, will join Dr. Valerie Steele, director of MFIT, for a discussion on how to expand diversity in the Italian fashion system. Stella Jean, whose clients include Rihanna and Beyoncé, collaborates with artisans in Africa and Haiti, and has been an advocate for Black designers in Italy. About Fashion Culture […]

Panelists: Shara McHayle and Jade Everett, founders of Hoop 88 Dreams Moderator: Elena Romero, assistant professor, Advertising and Marketing Communications Meet the mother-daughter team behind the new jewelry brand Hoop 88 Dreams launched August 2019. They’ll discuss Black entrepreneurship, family and business, and brand-building strategies necessary to develop and sustain a successful jewelry business. This […]

This event has been canceled. This online lecture will share archaeological and archival research into early African American family life, and both historic and recent efforts to expand awareness of this history. This event is part of the FIT Diversity Council’s Black History Month activities; for a full schedule of activities, visit fitnyc.edu/blackhistory.

Join Cultural Fellow Anya Swapp as she introduces Black Student Union Vice President Ashleigh Simpson in an interview with Jo-Well Paupaw, senior writer and producer for Black Entertainment Television and Advertising and Marketing Communications alum. While exploring some concepts within the BSU’s Back to the Present exhibition, parallels are drawn to Jo-Well Paupaw's career journey. Through this […]

Join the Black History Month Committee along with the FIT community for a virtual soul food cooking session with Essence K. White. Check her out on Instagram @essentialeats.experience and on her website, Essential Eats Experience. Ingredients can be found by clicking here. Join the Webex event here Meeting Number: 132 959 1136 Password: NpppzFTd266 This event is part of […]