This event is free and open to the public. Attend this virtual event on Google Meet.
This event is free and open to the public. Attend this virtual event on Google Meet.
This event is free and open to the public. Attend this virtual event on Google Meet.
This event is free and open to the public. Attend this virtual event on Google Meet.
This event is free and open to the public. Attend this virtual event on Google Meet.
Five years in the making and winner of more than 25 international awards and honors, "Brother Outsider" illuminates the life and work of Bayard Rustin, a visionary activist and strategist who has been called "the unknown hero" of the civil rights movement. A mentor to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a disciple of Gandhi, and chief organizer of the 1963 March on Washington, Rustin dared to live as an openly gay man during the fiercely homophobic 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s.
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Belk Observatory's "Daytime Sky Series" allows visitors to see the sun, moon, and the facility during the day. It's a more behind-the-scenes-type event, with no structure or flow. Visitors can view the sun through one of the 8-inch Celestron telescopes and the moon with the Gilbert telescope.
Participate in this virtual Q&A with Bennett Singer (director, producer) and Walter Naegle (Rustin Bayard's partner) after viewing "Brother Outsider: The Life of Bayard Rustin." Please submit questions for the Q&A to [email protected]. This virtual event is free and open to the public. This event is sponsored by the Center for Community Engagement and the […]
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Dr. Holly Anthony Pinheiro is assistant professor of history at Augusta University. His research focuses on the intersectionality of race, gender, and class in the military from 1850 through the 1910s.
This event begins with a "planet walk" and continues with night sky viewing from different outdoor stations at Belk Observatory. Visitors will view the night sky through astronomical equipment, talk with observatory docents, and learn about celestial objects and telescopes.
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Dr. Ana Lucia Araujo is a professor of history at Howard University. Based on her recent book, "Slavery in the Age of Memory: Engaging the Past," this lecture will explore how history and the memory of slavery have been concealed and exposed over the last three decades at Mount Vernon and Monticello, the homes of […]
This event is free and open to the public. Attend this virtual event on Google Meet.
This event is free and open to the public. Attend this virtual event on Google Meet.
This event is free and open to the public. Attend this virtual event on Google Meet.
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