At September's Continuing Conversation, on TUESDAY, September 6, We hold being racial beings in our bodies and that gets passed down through the generations. White people as a collective tend not to see themselves as racial beings so when invited in or called out about whiteness they don’t have the capacity or haven’t built the […]
Drawing inspiration from her life, Rose B. Simpson creates figural sculptures that evoke common human experiences—insomnia, aspiration, gender stereotypes, and more—and encourage an empathic response from the viewer. Join us for a virtual conversation with Simpson, facilitated by curator Bryan R. Just. Simpson will discuss specific works included in Witness as well as her artistic practice […]
A Very Special Community Conversation Featuring Nikole Hannah-Jones, The New York Times Magazine and Creator of The 1619 Project, "The 1619 Project: Reckoning With The Truth." Moderated by: Khalil Gibran Muhammad, Ford Foundation Professor of History, Race, and Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School, 1619 Project Contributor. Click here to register. 1:30pm - 2:30pm: Performances Produced […]
Dr. Marc Dollinger, who holds the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Endowed Chair in Jewish Studies and Social Responsibility at San Francisco State University, will explore historical documents about Jews and racism to consider how racism has informed what is means to “become American” over time and place. The talk is being held in conjunction with […]
Talk by artist Mario Moore to celebrate the installation of his painting The Great Reckoning, now on view in the atrium of the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. The work depicts Moore’s ancestor, a Black Union Army soldier who fought in the Civil War, and invites us to consider the contested histories that […]
Adina Langer, curator at the Kennesaw Museum of History and Holocausat Education (GA), who guided the creation of the exhibit “Black + Jewish: Connection, Courage, Community,” which will be on display at The Jewish Center of Princeton from September 17 – October 31, 2022, will speak about the decisions and the process that went into […]
October's presenter is Jessica C. Kim, a licensed clinical social worker, mental health advocate, and current PhD candidate in social welfare at the University of Pennsylvania, who will talk about Asian Americans being racialized as perpetual foreigners, model minorities, and as yellow peril. This conversation will help us think about how Asian Americans as well […]
Jessica C. Kim will present at November's Continuing Conversation on Race and White Privilege. When we are faced with stressors beyond their capacity to successfully overcome, we can experience myriad physical, emotional, and cognitive reactions. Some effects are short-lived while others can have a lasting impact on how we perceive and interact with the world […]
Join Cherry Oakley, Passage Staff, and a diverse panel of speakers discussing the history of the Blues in honor of Passage Theatre's upcoming Mainstage Production "Blues in My Soul: The Legend and Legacy of Lonnie Johnson." Click here to join the Zoom program.
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Holding the Line for your Neighbor - The Story of George Floyd Square - Jeanelle Austin, Executive Director and co-founder of the George Floyd Global Memorial and Lead Caretaker of the memorials at George Floyd Square, will join us to share the story of George Floyd Square at 38th St & Chicago Ave in Minneapolis, […]
Watch the forgotten story of New Jersey's enslaved people in the two-part documentary that aired on NJ PBS this summer: The Price of Silence: The Forgotten Story of New Jersey’s Enslaved People. The film will be followed by dessert and a panel discussion with filmmaker Ridgley Hutchinson, co-authors Beverly Mills and Elaine Buck (If These Stones Could […]