The Carter G. Woodson Institute

for African-American and African Studies at the University of Virginia

TALITHA LEFLOURIA WINS PRESTIGIOUS CARNEGIE FELLOWSHIP

CGWI PROJECT "ILLUSION OF PROGRESS" FEATURES AT WORKSHOP WITH SPLC

"FEBRUARY ARTS WORKSHOPS ENVISION CREATIVE RESPONSES TO AUGUST 11TH AND 12TH"

SYMPOSIUM SEEKS NEW NARRATIVES OF HAITI FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

THREE NEW AAS CLASSES JUST ADDED!

THE REV. DR. CALVIN O. BUTTS III, CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST, TO SPEAK AT U.VA. SEPT. 16

UVA TODAY: THE REV. DR. CALVIN O. BUTTS III, CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST, TO SPEAK AT U.VA. SEPT. 16

September 3, 2008 — The Rev. Dr. Calvin O. Butts III, civil rights activist and pastor of the nationally renowned Abyssinian Baptist Church in New York City, will visit the University of Virginia Sept. 16 and 17 to participate in the Explorations in Black Leadership series. He will speak on "Integrity and Leadership" Sept. 16 at 6 p.m. in the Newcomb Hall Art Gallery.

U.VA. HOLDS FORUM ON BARACK OBAMA'S RACE RELATIONS SPEECH

UVA TODAY: U.VA. HOLDS FORUM ON BARACK OBAMA'S RACE RELATIONS SPEECH

March 26, 2008 — "What would be needed … to narrow the gap between the promise of our ideals and the reality of our time?"

VALERIE COOPER'S NEW BOOK LOOKS AT PIONEER ABOLITIONIST'S USE OF THE BIBLE

UVA TODAY: VALERIE COOPER'S NEW BOOK LOOKS AT PIONEER ABOLITIONIST'S USE OF THE BIBLE

March 1, 2012 — Maria Stewart, a free black woman born in Hartford, Conn., in 1803, is thought to be the first American woman to give a political speech before a "promiscuous" audience, in 1832.

MEDIA ADVISORY: U.VA. TO SPONSOR EVENT IN HONOR OF JULIAN BOND SATURDAY

UVA TODAY: MEDIA ADVISORY: U.VA. TO SPONSOR EVENT IN HONOR OF JULIAN BOND SATURDAY

Members of the University of Virginia and local communities are invited to gather at Darden Towe Park Saturday at 2:30 p.m. to honor and reflect on the life and legacy of former U.Va. history professor and civil rights leader. Across the nation, friends and admirers of Bond will organize similar gatherings and, at 3 p.m., release flowers into the water in his honor (see more information here).

ET IN BRAZIL? FRIDAY TALK TO FOCUS ON NEW ‘THIRD MILLENNIUM’ RELIGION

UVA TODAY: E.T. IN BRAZIL? FRIDAY TALK TO FOCUS ON NEW ‘THIRD MILLENNIUM’ RELIGION

Descendants of a race of extraterrestrials, sent to Earth to advance humanity’s spiritual evolution in preparation for a Third Millennium, are living in Brazil.

ELLA BAKER DAY SYMPOSIUM AT U.VA. TO CELEBRATE 'MOTHER OF CIVIL RIGHTS' MOVEMENT

UVA TODAY: ELLA BAKER DAY SYMPOSIUM AT U.VA. TO CELEBRATE 'MOTHER OF CIVIL RIGHTS' MOVEMENT

March 28, 2011 — A list of the titans of the Civil Rights Movement includes Thurgood Marshall, A. Philip Randolph and Martin Luther King Jr. But the list should include Ella Baker, an unsung heroine of the movement who worked closely, but quietly, with those titans over her long career.

SYMPOSIUM TRACES HISTORY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY

UVA TODAY: SYMPOSIUM TRACES HISTORY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY

HOW DO WE INTERPRET OBAMA'S VICTORY?

UVA TODAY: HOW DO WE INTERPRET OBAMA'S VICTORY?

November 7, 2008 — In the days since Barack Obama's election, arguing over how to interpret the victory and what it means has become a national pastime. On Thursday evening, an "Election Post-Mortem" panel sponsored by the University of Virginia’s Carter G. Woodson Institute joined the debate that has filled countless hours of news and talk shows.

ART ISN'T JUST THE PURSUIT OF BEAUTY, ACCORDING TO BILL T. JONES

UVA TODAY: ART ISN'T JUST THE PURSUIT OF BEAUTY, ACCORDING TO BILL T. JONES

November 13, 2008 — In the artistic projects he takes on, award-winning choreographer Bill T. Jones said he wants his dance company to become an engine of change, both in the creative process and in the resulting performance.

NATIONAL PROGRAM BRINGS DIVERSE FACULTY FELLOWS TO ARTS & SCIENCES

October 10, 2011 — A specialist on African women writers and an interdisciplinary scholar of literature, music and history are new faculty members in the University of Virginia's College of Arts & Sciences, thanks to a program sponsored by the American Council of Learned Societies.