Karson Institute for Race, Peace & Social Justice partners with The Baltimore Sun to host Black History Month COMloquia
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The Baltimore Sun have partnered to host âBlack History Month Conversations,â a special COMloquium
series that will highlight some of The Baltimore Sunâs . The COMloquium conversations will be held on Wednesdays, Feb. 2, 9, 16, and 23,
at noon.
Karsonya âKayeâ Wise Whitehead, Ph.D., founding executive director of the Karson Institute for Race, Peace & Social Justice and professor of communication and African and African American studies, will lead the discussions in collaboration with Kamau High, The Baltimore Sun editor in education and diversity, equity & inclusion.
The series will cover each of the Karson Instituteâs three centers, the Center for Teaching and Learning, the Center for Research and Culture, and the Center for Public Engagement.
âAs we celebrate Black History Month and the theme âBlack Health and Wellness,â this series will provide us with multiple opportunities to discuss that state of the Black community with scholars from history, the arts, and the faith community,â said Whitehead. âWe are at a critical moment within the Black community and in this country as we wrestle with the importance of teaching critical race consciousness. Now more than ever, we need to create spaces to have these criticalâand courageousâconversations.â
The âBlack History Month Conversationsâ COMloquium schedule includes:
Wednesday, Feb. 2, noonâ1 p.m.
âPeace is the Presence of Justiceâ with Erricka Bridgeford, co-founder, Baltimore Ceasefire, and executive director, Baltimore Community Mediation Center
Wednesday, Feb. 9, noonâ1 p.m.
âThe Black Renaissance: Arts, Artists, and Artistryâ with Jacqueline âJackieâ Copeland, chair, Maryland State Arts Council
Wednesday, Feb. 16, noonâ1 p.m.
âToward an Intellectual History of Black Womenâ with Martha S. Jones, Ph.D., professor, The Johns Hopkins University
Wednesday, Feb. 23, noonâ1 p.m.
âProviding Hope for the Black Community through Food and Faithâ with Rev. Heber Brown III, D.Min., senior pastor, Pleasant Hope Baptist Church, and founder, Black Church Food Security Network
The âToward an Intellectual History of Black Womenâ event is a collaboration between the Karson Institute for Race, Peace & Social Justice, The Baltimore Sun, the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), and City Neighbors High School. âThis is a unique opportunity to connect Baltimore City high school students with Loyola University Maryland and Morgan State University college students as well as the greater Baltimore City community in an in-depth discussion about the contributions that Black women have made to America,â said Whitehead, who will facilitate the Feb. 16 virtual discussion at City Neighbors. This has been made possible through the 2022 SREB Bob Belle Service Grant the Karson Institute recently received.
âBlack History Month Conversationsâ marks the second year the Karson Institute has partnered with The Baltimore Sun for a COMloquium series.
The events are free and open to the public.
Karsonya âKayeâ Wise Whitehead, Ph.D., founding executive director of the Karson Institute for Race, Peace & Social Justice and professor of communication and African and African American studies, will lead the discussions in collaboration with Kamau High, The Baltimore Sun editor in education and diversity, equity & inclusion.
The series will cover each of the Karson Instituteâs three centers, the Center for Teaching and Learning, the Center for Research and Culture, and the Center for Public Engagement.
âAs we celebrate Black History Month and the theme âBlack Health and Wellness,â this series will provide us with multiple opportunities to discuss that state of the Black community with scholars from history, the arts, and the faith community,â said Whitehead. âWe are at a critical moment within the Black community and in this country as we wrestle with the importance of teaching critical race consciousness. Now more than ever, we need to create spaces to have these criticalâand courageousâconversations.â
The âBlack History Month Conversationsâ COMloquium schedule includes:
Wednesday, Feb. 2, noonâ1 p.m.
âPeace is the Presence of Justiceâ with Erricka Bridgeford, co-founder, Baltimore Ceasefire, and executive director, Baltimore Community Mediation Center
Wednesday, Feb. 9, noonâ1 p.m.
âThe Black Renaissance: Arts, Artists, and Artistryâ with Jacqueline âJackieâ Copeland, chair, Maryland State Arts Council
Wednesday, Feb. 16, noonâ1 p.m.
âToward an Intellectual History of Black Womenâ with Martha S. Jones, Ph.D., professor, The Johns Hopkins University
Wednesday, Feb. 23, noonâ1 p.m.
âProviding Hope for the Black Community through Food and Faithâ with Rev. Heber Brown III, D.Min., senior pastor, Pleasant Hope Baptist Church, and founder, Black Church Food Security Network
The âToward an Intellectual History of Black Womenâ event is a collaboration between the Karson Institute for Race, Peace & Social Justice, The Baltimore Sun, the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), and City Neighbors High School. âThis is a unique opportunity to connect Baltimore City high school students with Loyola University Maryland and Morgan State University college students as well as the greater Baltimore City community in an in-depth discussion about the contributions that Black women have made to America,â said Whitehead, who will facilitate the Feb. 16 virtual discussion at City Neighbors. This has been made possible through the 2022 SREB Bob Belle Service Grant the Karson Institute recently received.
âBlack History Month Conversationsâ marks the second year the Karson Institute has partnered with The Baltimore Sun for a COMloquium series.
The events are free and open to the public.