Trotter Review 2009
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Big Read : Working in conjunction with WUMB, the campus radio station, the Trotter is organizing outreach to local schools and prisons as well as doing cultural programming. The Big Read, which began in February 2009 and will last through May 2009, is funded by a NEA grant. Link to WUMB Big Read schedule Click Here |
Trotter Review 2009
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Change and Transition: Under a Creative Economies Grant, the Trotter, in cooperation with the Color of Film Collaborative, is presenting a staged reading series on the theme of Change and Transition. The last dramatic reading in the series will take place on Feb. 26 in the Harbor Art Gallery, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. |
Trotter Review 2009
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Mercy Panel: In collaboration with the Provost's Office and the Office of Human Resources, the Trotter is co-sponsoring a faculty/student panel to discuss the significance of Toni Morrison's novel, A Mercy, which probes the origins of American slavery. Feb. 25, Campus Center, Ballrooms A&B, 2 p.m.-4 p.m. |
Trotter Review 2009
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Tomorrow: A Time to Heal
Barbara Lewis, Director of the Trotter Institute, delivered the annual Martin Luther King address at UMASS Medical School on January 14, 2009. The title of her speech was "Tomorrow: A Time to Heal."
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Changing History: A panel Discussion on Election 2008
To see Dr.Winston Langley's opinion on change and Election 2008 Click here |
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Speech by Dr. Carol Johson Superintendent of Boston Public Schools
presented by William Monoroe Trotter Institute |
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Changing History On The Blackside: Yesterday and Tomorrow in Music, Photography, Art, and Drama.
As part of Black History month celebrations calender, 2008 |
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A Centennial Remembrance
The Trotter Institute is inviting papers on any aspect of the Springfield Riot of 1908 and its repercussions. |
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A Roundtable Discussion on Education of Black Youth in the Boston Area
The Trotter Institute presented a roundtable discussion on the education of black youth in the Boston Area on Monday, April 23, 2:30pm to 5pm, in Healey Library LL, Media Conference Room. |
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Fighting for Notice: A Hundred Years Later, Commemorating the 1907 Boston Meeting of the Niagara Movement
As part of the centennial celebration of the 1907 meeting of the Niagara Movement in Boston, the William Monroe Trotter Institute at UMASS Boston, along with the NAACP, is sponsoring a two-day, four-panel symposium (October 16-17), organized around the topic: Strong Men, Strong Women: Fighting for Their Rights. Click the link above for more details on research proposals. |
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HOUSING AFFORDABILITY FOR HOUSEHOLDS OF COLOR IN MASSACHUSETTS
A talk by Michael Stone, Professor of Community Planning and Public Policy, UMass Boston. Thursday, April 12, 2007, 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM. Cosponsored
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Now that a year has passed since Hurricane Katrina traumatized New Orleans and the Gulf Coast,horrifying so many of us in this country and around the world with images and narratives of intense suffering and deprivation,it is time to look back and assess.What have we learned? What do we do now? Has history repeated itself? Will there be a new surge in the arts to translate and transmit the emotions stirred up by this disaster? |
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DEEP ROUTES: NEGOTIATING RACIAL CHANGE BY SEA & RAIL. An Urban Cultural History Perspective
Please come join us at the Healey Library, on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 at 5:30pm, for a reception featuring our new Urban Cultural History Center and the William Monroe Trotter Institute for the study of Black History and Culture. |
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Black Women in Antiquity
Dr. Roslind Jefferies-Black Women in Antiquity with responses from Dr. Leonard Jefferies and Dr. Yosef Ben-Joachannan on Friday, October 11, 2002 at 2:20pm at the Umass Boston's Provost Conference Room. |
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"Working with EX-Offenders: Obstacules and Opportunities"
A Conference on June 18th, 2002 at 9:pm to 2:30pm at the Umass Boston's Science Building Ist Floor Auditorium. |
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Black Agenda Forum XIV
"Reparations...One more reason for..." June 8th, 2002 8:30am - 3:30pm at Roxbury Community College Student Center. |
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The Digital Inclusion Symposium
May 30th, 2002 in Orlando Florida - For more information click on the image |
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The Consequences of War on Black Men and Women's Health - Treatment access / Compensation / Health Issues.
Thursday March 21st, 2002 At William E. Carter Post 1531 Blue Hill Avenue, Mattapan, Ma from 6:00pm to 9:30pm |
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A Tribute to Playwright Ed Bullins
Wednesday, March 13th, 2002 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm at the Umass Boston's McCormack Theatre, 2nd floor McCormack Building. |
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"Using Education to challenge Racial Inequality"
Distinguished lecturer Dr. Pedro A Noguera Speaking on "Using Education to Challenge Racial Inequality", Wedneday, March 6th, 2002 from 1:00pm to 3:00pm at the student Lounge, 4th floor, Wheatley Building. |