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A Conversation with Cornel West: Culture, Race, and Democracy

Philosopher, Political Activist, Social Critic, Author, and Public Intellectual

March 9, 2021

Introduced by Martha Nadell, Associate Professor, English Department

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The Author’s Reading of The Prophets with Robert Jones Jr. ’06, M.F.A. ’08

February 18, 2021

Robert Jones Jr. reads from his critically acclaimed debut novel, The Prophets. He will be introduced by Wadzanai Mhute, an M.F.A. student in creative writing at Brooklyn College.

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1619, Racism, and Science

November 18, 2020

MODERATOR

  • Peter Lipke, Professor and Chair, Department of Biology

PANELISTS

  • Sophia N. Suarez, Department of Physics: “Opposition to Improving the Position of Underrepresented Groups in Physics Departments”
  • Yana Kuchirko, Department of Psychology: “Racial Biases in Experimental Psychology”
  • Simanique Moody, Department of English: “African American Language and Perceptions of Intelligence in Educational Settings”
  • Linda Villarosa, Assistant Professor of Journalism and Black Studies, CCNY; contributing writer at the New York Times Magazine: “Race, Racism, and Physiology: The Legacy of Slavery Continues”

Faculty Panel Discussion

October 28, 2020

MODERATOR

PANELISTS

  • Colleen Bradley-Sanders, Brooklyn College Library archivist: “What’s Not in the Archives: Documenting African American History”
  • Gunja SenGupta, Department of History: “Slavery and Empire: The Long Shadow of 1619”
  • Peter Lipke, Chair, Department of Biology : “The Legacy of 1619 at Brooklyn College and My 40 Years of Trying to Diversify Science”
  • Benjamin L. Carp, Department of History: “Slavery and Freedom in 1619 and 1776: Tough Questions about American Origins”

Sponsors

Co-sponsored by the Department of English, the Department of History, the Ethyle R. Wolfe Institute for the Humanities, the Office of Diversity and Equity Programs, and We Stand Against Hate.

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