Karson Institute for Race, Peace & Social Justice partners with The Baltimore Sun to host Black History Month COMloquia
Ā鶹¾«Ń”ās Karson Institute for Race, Peace & Social Justice and
The Baltimore Sun have partnered to host āBlack History Month Conversations,ā a special COMloquium
series that will highlight some of The Baltimore Sunās . The COMloquium conversations will be held on Wednesdays, Feb. 2, 9, 16, and 23,
at noon.
Karsonya āKayeā 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 Instituteās three centers, the Center for Teaching and Learning, the Center for Research and Culture, and the Center for Public Engagement.
āAs we celebrate Black History Month and the theme āBlack Health and Wellness,ā 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,ā said Whitehead. āWe 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 criticalāand courageousāconversations.ā
The āBlack History Month Conversationsā COMloquium schedule includes:
Wednesday, Feb. 2, noonā1 p.m.
āPeace is the Presence of Justiceā with Erricka Bridgeford, co-founder, Baltimore Ceasefire, and executive director, Baltimore Community Mediation Center
Wednesday, Feb. 9, noonā1 p.m.
āThe Black Renaissance: Arts, Artists, and Artistryā with Jacqueline āJackieā Copeland, chair, Maryland State Arts Council
Wednesday, Feb. 16, noonā1 p.m.
āToward an Intellectual History of Black Womenā with Martha S. Jones, Ph.D., professor, The Johns Hopkins University
Wednesday, Feb. 23, noonā1 p.m.
āProviding Hope for the Black Community through Food and Faithā with Rev. Heber Brown III, D.Min., senior pastor, Pleasant Hope Baptist Church, and founder, Black Church Food Security Network
The āToward an Intellectual History of Black Womenā 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. āThis 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,ā 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.
āBlack History Month Conversationsā 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 āKayeā 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 Instituteās three centers, the Center for Teaching and Learning, the Center for Research and Culture, and the Center for Public Engagement.
āAs we celebrate Black History Month and the theme āBlack Health and Wellness,ā 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,ā said Whitehead. āWe 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 criticalāand courageousāconversations.ā
The āBlack History Month Conversationsā COMloquium schedule includes:
Wednesday, Feb. 2, noonā1 p.m.
āPeace is the Presence of Justiceā with Erricka Bridgeford, co-founder, Baltimore Ceasefire, and executive director, Baltimore Community Mediation Center
Wednesday, Feb. 9, noonā1 p.m.
āThe Black Renaissance: Arts, Artists, and Artistryā with Jacqueline āJackieā Copeland, chair, Maryland State Arts Council
Wednesday, Feb. 16, noonā1 p.m.
āToward an Intellectual History of Black Womenā with Martha S. Jones, Ph.D., professor, The Johns Hopkins University
Wednesday, Feb. 23, noonā1 p.m.
āProviding Hope for the Black Community through Food and Faithā with Rev. Heber Brown III, D.Min., senior pastor, Pleasant Hope Baptist Church, and founder, Black Church Food Security Network
The āToward an Intellectual History of Black Womenā 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. āThis 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,ā 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.
āBlack History Month Conversationsā 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.