Black History Month

FIT Soul Club Panel

The FIT Soul Club was created after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in 1968, and lasted until

New Curating: Justice, Museums, and the Power of the Grand Narrative

Three panelists engage in a conversation on innovative aspects and new ways of curating histories and art. Learn about exciting

Commemorating the Triangular Slave Trade: Billy Gerard Frank Venice Biennale 2022

In recognition of Black History Month, the UCE of FIT holds a virtual talk with multimedia artist Billy Gerard Frank.

Reading of the Maafa

Maafa—the Kiswahili word for “calamity” or “catastrophe”—is the term used for the African holocaust of 10 million slaves who were

Black History Month: Body, Spirit, and Reflection: Embracing and Metabolizing Otherness

Host: Steven Johnson, adjunct faculty, Fine Arts A guided cross-cultural and cross-generational drawing and connecting activity. This event is part

Black History Month: Body and Vision: Dream Mapping, Envisioning, and Decolonizing the Imagination

Host: Steven Johnson, adjunct faculty, Fine Arts A guided cross-cultural and cross-generational drawing and listening activity. This event is part

Black History Month: Body and Language: Invoking Remembering and Embracing Ourselves

Host: Steven Johnson, adjunct faculty, Fine Arts A guided cross-cultural and cross-generational drawing activity. This event is part of the

Black History Month: Talking Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity in African American Lives and Families

Students from History 201: Classics in African American History present a Black History Month video in which they talk with

Black History Month: The Rich Legacy of the Black Extended Family From Slavery to the Present

Presenters: Shawn Grain Carter, associate professor, Fashion Business Management Laticha Brown, assistant professor and assistant chair, Fashion Business Management The

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