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BLST educates and engages with students and faculty in topics related to Black culture, history, race, diaspora, class, gender and ethnic identities. #uicblst

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Join us April 18 at 3:30 PM CT as we honor Professor Grace Holt - the founder of the Black Studies Department - and students who are committed to the advancement of the lives of Black people and Black Studies. To register and get more information go to forms.uofi.uic.edu/sec/450160152.
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You are invited to the 2023 Grace Holt Annual Celebration! Join us Tuesday, April 18 at 3:30 PM at the SCE room 302 to honor Black Studies Founder, Professor Grace Holt, and celebrate our students, faculty, and staff. Learn more and register at GO.UIC.EDU/GraceHolt.
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Dr. Barbara Ransby was recently featured on Democracy Now! and shared her insights on the Chicago Mayoral Race. Congratulations, Dr. Ransby! Check out Dr. Ransby participation at democracynow.org/2023/2/21/chic….
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Join us for a conversation with Dr. Taís Machado about Black women working as cooks in Brazil and their activism as culinary domestic laborers. Register today at GO.UIC.EDU/TBT and share with your friends. When: Tuesday, April 4 at 11 AM CT Where: Zoom
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There still is time to submit your application to the Grace Holt and Black Studies Department Awards! Recipients will receive up to $1,000. Learn more at go.uic.edu/BLSTAwards.
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Join us on March 14 to meet with filmmaker Ebony Bailey, watch her documentary - Jamaica and Tamarindo - and engage in a great conversation about her work on Afro-Mexican foodways. When: March 14, 2023 at 2 PM CT via Zoom Register at go.uic.edu/TBT.
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Join us tomorrow, Feb 28 at 11 AM CT on zoom, for a great conversation with Dr. Doris Careaga Coleman about Afro-Mexican cuisine, foodways and their connections with the African Diaspora. Register at go.uic.edu/TBT and let your friends know about this great event.
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The Spring 23 TalkBack Tuesday Series centers culinary practices & culture of Black people across the African Diaspora. Join us Feb 28 at 11 am CT for a conversation with Dr. Doris Careaga Coleman about Afro-Mexican cuisine and foodways. More info at go.uic.edu/TBT.
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The BLST Departmental Award recognizes and supports for BLST majors and minors. Recipient will receive up to $1,000. For information and application go to go.uic.edu/BLSTAwards. Application due March 27, 2023.
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Join us on Tuesday, February 28 at 11 AM CT for TalkBack Tuesday Series. We are excited to host Dr. Doris Careaga Coleman and talk about Afro-Mexican Foodways and their connections within the African Diaspora. Register at go.uic.edu/TBT. @lalsatuic
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Shout out to our very own BLST faculty and director of the Social Justice Initiative, Professor Barbara Ransby for the history-rich, thought-provoking, and necessary article on Florida’s Governor ban on the new AP curriculum in African American Studies. truthout.org/articles/ron-d….
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Shout out to Sekodri Ojo - BLST concentrator and History PhD student on winning @AERA_EdResearch seed grant to continue her research. Congratulations, Sekordri!!!!
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Congrats to our PhD student Sekordri Ojo on winning an American Educational Research Association research seed grant to continue her research into the history of American education! Ojo studies the intellectual history of African American women educators of the 19th century.

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Join us as we honor Frederick Douglass & Mary Ann Shadd Cary. Help us create new and freely available resources for learning about Black history! Tuesday, Feb 14 from 11 AM to 2 PM at BSB Room 4133. Come and bring a friend! Register at go.uic.edu/DouglassDay. #douglassday
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Join us tomorrow Feb 7 at 11 am CT for Talkback Tuesday kickoff event. Featuring Angie Edell Campos -- researcher, activist, and PhD candidate -- we will learn about the construction of Afro-Peruvian identity and culture through gastronomy. Register at go.uic.edu/TBT
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SAVE THE DATE for our Fall 2022 Open House. Join BLST faculty, students, and staff on Wednesday, November 9 at noon for great conversations and yummy refreshments. We are meeting at the African American Cultural Center. Stop by to say hi and bring a friend. See you there!
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The Racial Contract at 25 Conference is almost here! Take advantage of this unique opportunity to engage with the work of professor Charles Mills and honor his legacy. Register today at go.uic.edu/Mills.
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Join the UIC Humanities Digital Initiative at the Recovery and Community: Multiethnic Digital Humanities in 2022 Conference. Featuring Historian and Black Studies scholar, Dr. Jessica Marie Johnson. Register today at go.uic.edu/dhiconf2022.
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In November 1960, Ms. Ruby Bridges became the first African-American student to integrate a segregated school in the South. She was only six. With the support of her family and community, Ms. Bridges showed us bravery, courage, and resilience. Happy Birthday, Ms. Bridges!
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