Author and Activist Barbara Smith Serving as Brooklyn College’s Hess Scholar-in-Residence for 2022-23

The independent scholar has opened up a national cultural and political dialogue about the intersections of race, class, gender, and sexuality. On November 29, Smith will be part of a conversation on campus with Jeanne Theoharis to discuss selected clips from the newly released documentary, “The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks,” which features Smith and is also based on Theoharis’ research and book of the same name.

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LGBTQ+ Resource Center Resource Center Awarded $40,000 for Programming

The CUNY LGBTQIA+ Consortium has awarded the Brooklyn College’s LGBTQ+ Resource Center $40,000 for the 2022-23 academic year for events and other support programming initiatives. The funding has already helped

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Brooklyn College Welcomes Back Alumnus and Television/Broadway Performer Damon Evans

Member of Class of 2019 will share his experiences of being at the Stonewall Riot, being a performer in theater and on TV, navigating Brooklyn College as an older student.

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Brooklyn College Marks Transgender Awareness Week

Student leaders Kyle Reese and Nicholas Cevoli discuss the importance of the annual observance.

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Brooklyn College LGBTQ Activist to be Published in National Literary Journal

LGBTQ advocate Kyle Reese to be published by Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society.

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Retooling for a More Remote World

Reflections on transitioning many of the college’s services to the virtual environment.

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Prom Redux: Pride Edition

Brooklyn College’s first queer prom offers a do-over of the high school ritual for members of the campus LGBTQIA community.

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Co-creator of #SAYHERNAME Spotlights Police Violence Against Black Women and LGBTQ People at Brooklyn College Event

Activist, attorney, and author Andrea J. Ritchie led a talk about the daunting challenges faced in the quest to center women of color, and queer and transgender people as victims in discussions of state violence.

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Signs of Change: Brooklyn College Implements Gender-Inclusive and Gender-Neutral Restrooms

In a gathering held in Ingersoll Hall, the college stressed the need to embrace its tradition of inclusion and ensure the transgender, genderqueer, and gender non-conforming communities full access to its facilities.

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Noted Kenyan Artist Brings his Work to Brooklyn College in a Bold New Exhibit

“Value” on display at the Brooklyn College Library Art Gallery through September.

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06.27.2016
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Susan Landers