The claims of the Negro, ethnologically considered : an address before the literary societies of Western Reserve College, at commencement, July 12, 1854
The great orator, statesman, and abolitionist Frederick Douglass gave the Commencement Address at Western Reserve College and Academy in 1854 to an all white gathering of faculty, students, and guests. The speech was truly remarkable then and continues to be so today for the humility of the speaker, the audience, the time in our history, the argument made, and the charge to the individual and society at the conclusion of the speech. Everything about the speech has relevance today.~ thanks to Dr. Mike Gross for this description/suggestion
Ujima Institute – The Ujima Institute, are people and organizations from all walks of life committed to improving our communities. We represent patients, caregivers, health care providers, elected officials, clinics, organizations, and others. We are focused on improving the wellness of Black communities. We respect and engage the voices and expertise of all. We truly believe in collective work and responsibility.
H.E.R. Village – a space for women to recharge so they can care for themselves, their families, and their communities
H.E.A.L. Villages – community members to seek out rehab professionals who provide holistic care and education
C.A.R.E. Villages – all persons to participate and promote community based participatory service and research
Off the Shelf: Author Talk with Jessica Ingram -In her book “Road Through Midnight: A Civil Rights Memorial,” images of those places are interspersed with oral histories from victims’ families and investigative journalists, as well as pages from newspapers and FBI files and other ephemera. Ingram unlocks powerful and complex histories to reframe these commonplace landscapes as sites of both remembrance and resistance. She transforms the way we regard both what has happened and what’s happening now—as the fight for civil rights goes on and memorialization has become the literal subject of contested cultural and societal ground.
Off the Shelf: Author Talk with Tanya Harmer and Katherine Marino
Tanya Harmer, author of “Beatriz Allende: A Revolutionary Life in Cold War Latin America.”
Katherine Marino, author of “Feminism for the Americas: The Making of an International Human Rights Movement”
Off the Shelf: Author Talk with Tyler D. Parry, Scheduled for November 19, 2020
Tyler D. Parry discusses his book “Jumping the Broom: The Surprising Multicultural Origins of a Black Wedding Ritual”
