UVA TODAY: OUT OF THE SHADOWS: EVENT TO COMMEMORATE KITTY FOSTER AND CANADA COMMUNITY
March 31, 2011 — A community of African-Americans who lived near the Grounds of the University of Virginia in the 19th and early 20th centuries will be remembered during "Celebrating Catherine Foster and the Canada Neighborhood" on April 8 from 5 to 7 p.m.
UVA TODAY: ‘FEARLESS’ POET CLAUDIA RANKINE TO READ, DISCUSS EVENTS IN FERGUSON
Claudia Rankine, one of the most innovative poets writing today, will visit the University of Virginia on Wednesday. She will read from her just-published book, “Citizen: An American Lyric,” and lead an open discussion focusing on recent events in Ferguson, Missouri.
UVA TODAY: FORUM EXAMINES LOWER NUMBERS OF BLACK STUDENTS AT U.VA.
Two panelists at a forum Monday night said a recent apparent decline in the number of African-American students coming to the University of Virginia is primarily due to financial conditions, along with related factors.
UVA TODAY: FEB. 10 TALK ON AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN AND THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
February 4, 2011 — The University of Virginia series, "Class Matters: Race, Labor and Public Policy in Contemporary America," will feature Cheryl D. Hicks from the University of North Carolina, Charlotte, speaking on "Engendering Justice: African-American Women, State Punishment and the Criminal Justice System." The forum, free and open to the public, will be held on Feb. 10 at 5:30 p.m. in Minor Hall Room 125
UVA TODAY: WOMEN'S THEATER COLLECTIVE, THE SAARTJIE PROJECT, TO PERFORM AT U.VA.
UVA TODAY: SYMPOSIUM ON NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE TO BE HELD AT U.VA.
January 11, 2012 — "Re-Imagining the Public Realm: The Design of the National Museum of African American History and Culture," a multidisciplinary symposium being organized as part of the University of Virginia's Martin Luther King Jr. observance, will be held Jan. 23 at U.Va.'s School of Architecture.
UVA TODAY: U.VA. TO MARK 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF KING’S ‘I HAVE A DREAM’ SPEECH AUG. 28
UVA TODAY: CARIBBEAN WRITER MARYSE CONDE TO VISIT UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
UVA TODAY: 30TH ANNIVERSARY SYMPOSIUM WILL EXPLORE 'AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND AFRICAN STUDIES: AT WORK IN THE WORLD'
March 30, 2011 — The Carter G. Woodson Institute for African-American and African Studies at the University of Virginia will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a symposium April 7-9 which will explore a range of topics, including education, labor and economics, migration, bio-genetics, sexuality, the African diaspora and ideas of kinship.
UVA TODAY: FILMMAKER TO DISCUSS HER DOCUMENTARY ON TANZANIA WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAM
October 19, 2011 — The documentary "Twiga Stars: Tanzania's Soccer Sisters," will be presented Oct. 24 by the Carter G. Woodson Institute for African-American and African Studies, part of the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Virginia.
