Please join us as Roosevelt House celebrates the artistry of the great Billie Holiday and the publication of Bitter Crop: The Heartache and Triumph of Billie Holiday’s Last Year by Hunter College Professor of English and Symposium Director Paul Alexander. To mark the occasion, The Billie Holiday Symposium at Hunter College will bring together prominent singers, musicians, scholars, and authors, […]
Schedule of Events: 5:30pm: Reception co-hosted by The History Channel 6:00pm: Screening 761st Tank Battalion (1hr 26min) 7:30pm: Post-screening discussion Roosevelt House is pleased to present a screening of the History Channel documentary 761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers. From executive producer Morgan Freeman, the film explores the powerful story of the heroic first black armored unit to […]
Please join us as Roosevelt House presents Shirley Chisholm: Unbossed & Unbowed, a solo show from writer-actor Ingrid Griffith about the iconic political leader who became the first African American woman in Congress, and the first woman and African American to seek a major party nomination for president. Some called her “the Black Joan of Arc,” but the […]
Over the past few years, challenges to books written by or about LGBTQ people—as well as those by or about racial and ethnic minorities—have been on the rise. This trend has especially impacted books that are intended for young audiences. In 2023 alone, more than 1,900 attempts were made to ban books from school libraries in the […]
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a lecture by legal scholar and president of the National Constitution Center Jeffrey Rosen on his new book The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America. In this philosophical exploration of early American political thought, Rosen examines what “the pursuit of happiness” meant to […]
Hunter College President Ann Kirschner and the Petrie Foundation Invite you to the Roosevelt House series: Mapping the Future of Higher Ed Featuring: John Mogulescu author of The Dean of New Things: Bringing Change to CUNY and New York City in conversation with Dara N. Byrne Dean of William E. Macaulay Honors College. Reception and […]
On Tuesday, March 19, from 2:30-3:30pm, we will be joined by former New York City Councilmember Robert E. Cornegy Jr. who will be discussing social and economic equity in the cannabis industry and the rollout of cannabis legislation in New York state. This live podcast will be moderated by Public Policy Program Director Dr. Basil A. Smikle Jr.
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion of two new histories that illuminate the enduring effect of FDR’s presidency on vital American institutions, one financial and the other legal. The groundbreaking books are Taming the Street: The Old Guard, the New Deal, and FDR’s Fight to Regulate American Capitalism by financial journalist Diana B. Henriques and; The Court at […]
Please join the Roosevelt House Human Rights Program for a film screening of Difret, a story of how two courageous women changed history. Followed by a discussion on the legal rights of women in Ethiopia, with our spring Fellow in Residence, Meaza Ashenafi — founder of the Ethiopian Women Lawyers Association — whose story inspired this film. Reception […]
Join the LGBTQ Policy Center and the Sorensen Center at CUNY Law for a “Know Your Rights” training session on gender identity/expression discrimination protections and self-guided Name Change trainings. This training will provide a holistic and approachable way to navigate the legal system. This “Know Your Rights” workshop was created as part of the TGNC Rights Incubation […]
