Join us as Luis A. Miranda, Jr. gives us an intimate view of the man behind the recent HBO documentary, Siempre, Luis, which documents Miranda’s fascinating life as an accomplished strategist, philanthropist and relentless activist. With four decades of experience as a leader in the public, private, political, and advocacy sectors, Luis has dedicated his […]
The Jewish Studies Center at Hunter College presents: Talia Lavin, Author of Culture Warlords: My Journey into the Dark Web of White Supremacy in Conversation with Jessie Daniels Co-Sponsored by the departments of Africana & Puerto Rican/Latino Studies, Sociology, Women and Gender Studies and Political Science Talia Lavin is a freelance writer focusing on the […]
The Department of Africana & Puerto Rican/Latino Studies at Hunter College, CUNY, will host two events celebrating Latinx Heritage Month. This year the program focuses on how educational attainment, economic success and social mobility impact Latinx students and their communities. Event 1: Roundtable Discussion of Latina/o/x Education in Chicago: Roots, Resistance, and Transformation Date: September […]
Join us for Hunter College's Black History Month Convocation, featuring Professor Christina Greer from Fordham University as the keynote speaker. Professor Greer’s keynote address will be on the topic Race, […]
The Department of Africana, Puerto Rican and Latino Studies received a Black, Race and Ethnic Studies Initiative (BRESI) grant to reimagine and support curricular transformation and inclusive excellence. The grant, “Black and Latinx Practices of Freedom: Archives, Methods and Pedagogies,” is supported by the Mellon Foundation and represents a CUNY-wide initiative that seeks to support […]
In honor of Black History Month, the Department of Africana and Puerto Rican/Latino Studies at Hunter College presents a special workshop on "Global Black Experience Archiving" with Professor Benjamin Talton (Howard University) and Professor James Cantres (Hunter College). What constitutes a "Black" archive? How do the politics of Blackness animate collecting practicing, archival methods, and […]
In honor of Black History Month, the Department of Africana and Puerto Rican/Latino Studies at Hunter College presents The Bresi Lecture Series with Professor Benjamin Talton, with a special topic "on nonviolence and its limits for the African Revolution." Dr. Talton is a historian, teacher, and award-winning author. His research and writing explore histories of […]
Please join us in the Roosevelt House Auditorium Wednesday, February 8 at 2:30PM – 3:30PM for our event, “Memphis, Police Accountability, and How We Can Advocate for Change!” as we bring together our Hunter community with human rights and public policy experts for an open forum to discuss the tragic and senseless murder of Tyre Nichols at the hands […]
Black, Race, and Ethnic Studies Initiative Revisiting the Village Scene: Lorraine Hansberry the Organizer Presented by Professor Soyica Colbert (Georgetown University). Soyica Diggs Colbert is the Idol Family Professor of African American Studies and Performing Arts at Georgetown University. Colbert’s publications include Theory for Theatre Studies: Bodies (2021), and Black Movements: Performance and Cultural Politics […]
This public lecture focuses on Dr. Rachel Afi Quinn's recent book Being La Dominicana: Race and Identity in the Visual Culture of Santo Domingo. The lecture investigates the ways Dominican visual culture portrays Dominican women and how women represent themselves in their own creative endeavors in response to existing stereotypes. Delving into the dynamic realities […]
