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Dr. Phillipe Copeland and other panelists at the Spring 2015 student-led event, “50 Years Later: A Discussion on Voting Rights and Mass Incarceration.” Image courtesy of Oleg Teplyuk\/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Please note start times and locations on events!<\/h2>\n

Thu., Sep 29, 4 \u2013 6:30 pm<\/a><\/a><\/strong>
\nAlumni Weekend Event:“<\/em>African American Storytelling in Sequential Art<\/strong>“<\/strong><\/em><\/a> – <\/em>Lecture and Panel Discussion
\nFeaturing: Mr. Joel Gill (CFA ’04), Dr. Deborah Whaley, and Dr. Mary Anne Boelcskevy.<\/strong> Also, featuring a BU School of Visual Arts master class for BU students and alumni. Sponsored by the BU Center for the Humanities, BU School\u00a0of Visual Arts, Dept of History of Art and Architecture, the Women\u2019s, Gender, & Sexuality Studies Program, and the African American Studies Program. Supported in part by a grant from the BU Arts Initiative-Office of the Provost.<\/em>
\nLocation: <\/strong>2nd Floor Auditorium, George Sherman Union, 775 Comm Ave Boston, MA 02215<\/p>\n

Tue., Oct 11,\u00a04 \u2013 6:30 pm\u00a0<\/strong>
\n“The 350+ Year Evolution of Salsa” – <\/strong><\/span>Lecture and Workshop\"BUAI<\/a>
\nFeaturing: Mr. Jose Obando and band, guest appearances by the BU Salsa band Presencia<\/em>, the BU Salsa Student Dance Club, with remarks by Dr. John Thornton and Dr. Michael Birebaum-Quintero<\/strong>
\nSupported by the BU Center for the Humanities, as well as a grant from the BU Arts Initiative-Office of the Provost,\u00a0 the BU School of Music Center for Early Music, Department\u00a0of History, Latin American Studies Program, and the African American Studies\u00a0Program<\/em>
\nLocation: <\/strong>Colloquium Room PHO 906,\u00a08 Saint Mary\u2019s St., Boston, MA 02215<\/p>\n

Fri., Oct 28,\u00a011 am \u2013 5 pm\u00a0<\/strong>
\n“Blacks in the Bible” Workshop <\/span><\/strong>
\nFeaturing: Dr. Wendy Belcher, Dr. Jeremy Pope, Dr. Stephen Vinson, Dr. Edwin M. Yamauchi, and Dr. John Thornton. <\/strong>
\nSupported by the BU Center for the Humanities, the Jewish Cultural Endowment, History Department, and\u00a0the African American Studies Program<\/span><\/em>
\nLocation:<\/strong>\u00a0Trustee Lounge, 9th Floor, 1 Silber Way, Boston, MA 02215<\/p>\n

Tue., Nov 1, 5 \u2013 6:30 pm\u00a0<\/strong>
\n“Racing to the Top: Black Voters and the 2016 Election”\u00a0<\/strong>
\nFeaturing: Dr. Leah Wright Rigueur<\/strong>, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Malcolm Wiener Center for Social Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
\nSponsored by the BU History Department and part of the “Conversations on Race”<\/a> series sponsored by the BU Office of the President and the College of Arts and Sciences.\u00a0<\/em>
\nLocation:\u00a0<\/strong>African American Studies Program Building, 138 Mountfort St., Brookline, MA<\/p>\n

This event is free and open to the public. If you wish, you may register\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Wed., Nov 9, 5:30 pm\u00a0<\/strong>
\n“The Legacies of Jim Crow: Race, Recognition, and the Making of the Modern University<\/b>” <\/span><\/strong>
\nFeaturing:\u00a0Dr. Jonathan Holloway, <\/span><\/strong>Edmund S. Morgan Professor of African American Studies, History, and American Studies , Yale University
\nPart of the \u201cConversations on Race\u201d series sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences and the Office of the President at Boston University.<\/span><\/span><\/em>
\nLocation:<\/strong>\u00a0BU Sargent College, 635 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215 , Room 101\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This event is free and open to the public. If you wish, you may register\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Thu.,\u00a0To be rescheduled
“Burbs are the New Black” (CANCELED)<\/span><\/strong>
L\u2019HeureuxR. Lewis-McCoy<\/strong>, <\/a>Associate Professor of Sociology, City College of New York
Location: <\/strong>African American Studies Program Building, 138 Mountfort St., Brookline, MA<\/p>\n

Wed., Nov 16, 7:30 pm
BU Arts Initiative’s Theatre Now<\/em>:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>“The Scottsboro Boys”<\/a><\/strong>
Speakeasy Stage Company<\/strong> (BU AFAM student only event)
\nContact: Dr. Mary Anne Boelcskevy for information at mboelcsk@bu.edu.
Location: <\/strong>Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont Street Boston , MA 02116<\/p>\n

Tue., Nov 29, 5 pm <\/strong>
“Racial Spectrums: Distinction among the Multiethnic Black Middle Class” (CANCELED)<\/strong>
Orly Clerge<\/strong>, Associate Professor of Sociology, Tufts University<\/strong>
<\/strong><\/em>Location: <\/strong>African American Studies Program Building, 138 Mountfort St., Brookline, MA<\/p>\n

Fri., Dec 2, 8 pm
“Afro-Latin Music of the Americas (ALMA) Ensemble concert”
Michael Birenbaum Quintero:<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0 ALMA director and Assistant Professor of Ethnomusicology at Boston University<\/span>
The Afro-Latin Music of the Americas (ALMA) Ensemble studies and performs the musical forms of black populations in Latin America and the Caribbean and is dedicated to educating BU students and community about the cultural legacy and social realities of the descendants of Africans in Latin America. The group\u2019s repertoire has included Afro-Colombian currulao, chirim\u00eda, alabado, gaita, cumbia, and baile cantado, Puerto Rican plena, land\u00f3 from Peru, and Afro-Cuban bat\u00e1, g\u00fciro, and g\u00fcaguanc\u00f3. The Ensemble is the only collegiate group outside of Colombia to perform the music of Colombia’s Pacific coast.<\/span>
Location:<\/strong>\u00a0CFA Auditorium, 855 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA<\/span><\/p>\n

Mon., Dec 5, 5 pm – 6:30 pm
“Black Lives Matter: From Conflict to Healing”<\/strong><\/p>\n

We would like to encourage Boston University, as well as the community at large, in a discussion specific to Black Lives Matter in its relation to Human Rights issues worldwide. In what ways does the Black \u00a0Lives Matter movement engage all of us?<\/p>\n

Joining this discussion are<\/strong><\/span>:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Keith Magee<\/strong>, Director, Social Justice Institute and Visiting Researcher, Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies, panel moderator<\/p>\n

Hank Knight<\/strong>, Director, Cohen Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies, Keene State College<\/p>\n

Pamela Lightsey<\/strong>, Associate Dean, Boston University School of Theology<\/p>\n

Simon Payaslian<\/strong>, Kenosian Chair\u00a0in Modern Armenian History and Literature,\u00a0Department of History,\u00a0Boston University<\/p>\n

Desir\u00e9 Hinkson<\/strong>, (CFA \u201918), BU African American Studies Program minor<\/p>\n


Panel Discussion as<\/em>\u00a0Part of the \u201cConversations on Race\u201d<\/a> series sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences and the Office of the President at Boston University.
<\/span><\/span><\/em>Location:<\/strong>\u00a0GSU Auditorium, 735 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA<\/p>\n

Tue., Dec 13, 4 pm \u2013 5:30 pm\u00a0<\/strong>
\nAFAM Holiday Party<\/strong>
\nLocation: <\/strong>African American Studies Program Building, 138 Mountfort St., Brookline, MA<\/p>\n

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