Blacks in ºÚÁϹÙÍø Conference
Blacks in ºÚÁϹÙÍø is a conference series conceived of by former ºÚÁϹÙÍø College Black Studies Director Amanda V. Houston. These conferences addressed subjects such as blacks in metropolitan ºÚÁϹÙÍø, the struggle for equal education, the relationships between Irish and black ºÚÁϹÙÍøians, and the role of immigrants of African descent in the development and evolution of ºÚÁϹÙ꿉۪s black communities.

2022 Blacks in ºÚÁϹÙÍø Conference
“Fifty Years of Black Studies in ºÚÁϹÙÍøâ€
April 9, 2022
ºÚÁϹÙÍø College, Gasson 100
FREE and open to the public. Deadline to register is April 4th.
Panel 1 Reflecting on Black Studies At and Beyond ºÚÁϹÙÍø College
10:00–11:30 a.m.
Aminah Fernandes Pilgrim, Faculty of Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies, Critical Ethnic & Community Studies, and Africana Studies, University of Massachusetts-ºÚÁϹÙÍø
Faith Smith, Associate Professor of African and African American Studies and English, Brandeis University
Cynthia Young, Associate Professor of African American Studies, English, and Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Pennsylvania State University
Moderator: Martin Summers, Professor of History and African and African Diaspora Studies and Director of AADS, ºÚÁϹÙÍø College
Virtual Walking Tour of Blacks at ºÚÁϹÙÍø College
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Professor Rhonda Frederick, Associate Professor of English and African and African Diaspora Studies, ºÚÁϹÙÍø College
Panel 2 Remembering Black Studies at ºÚÁϹÙÍø College
1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Ufuoma C. Abiola (’06), Executive Director, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Columbia Business School
Darcel Denise Clark ('83), Bronx County District Attorney, Member of ºÚÁϹÙÍø College Board of Trustees
Juan Concepcion (’96), Director, Senior Legal Counsel, ºÚÁϹÙÍø Scientific
Rui Gomes (’96), Operational Leader for Secondary School Regions, ºÚÁϹÙÍø Public Schools
Zebulon Miletsky (’06), Associate Professor of Africana Studies and History, Stony Brook University
Moderator: Karen Miller, Associate Professor of the Practice, History, ºÚÁϹÙÍø College
Keynote Address
3:30 – 5:00 p.m.
Régine Jean-Charles, Dean’s Professor of Culture and Social Justice, Director of Africana Studies, and Professor of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Northeastern University
"Black ºÚÁϹÙÍøians and the Media"
Friday, April 6, 2018
Corcoran Commons, Heights Room
10:45 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The 2018 theme is designed to encourage an examination of the media and ºÚÁϹÙ꿉۪s black communities from historical, contemporary, and prospective angles. At a time when the media as foundational sources of information are being buffeted by ideological and political assaults, new economic realities, and rapid technological change, it is important that we examine the effect of these changes on both traditional and cutting-edge forms of news delivery and the consequences for black ºÚÁϹÙÍøians.
This year's speakers include:
- Jamarhl Crawford, Editor and Publisher, Blackstonian
- Callie Crossley, Host and Commentator,WGBH
- Kimberly Foster, Cultural Critic and Editor-in-Chief, For Harriet
- Renee Graham, Associate Editor and Columnist, ºÚÁϹÙÍø Globe
- Martin Henson, Activist,Black Lives Matter ºÚÁϹÙÍø
- Yawu Miller, Senior Editor, Bay State Banner
"Black … and Immigrant"
Saturday, April 2, 2016
Gasson Hall 100
9:00 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The 2016 theme is designed to engage current issues in the US immigration debate, and to explore what black immigrants and immigration bring to this conversation.
This year's speakers include:
- D. Feraiya Williams, Trina Jackson, and Luz Zambrano, Network of Immigrant & African American Solidarity
- Dr. Violet M. Showers Johnson, Texas A&M UniversityÂ
- Dr. Chrystal George Mwangi, UMass Amherst
- Shelvia English, University of Maryland, College Park
- Ester Shapiro, University of Massachusetts
- Yvette Modestin, Encuentro Diaspora Afro
- Tyesha Maddox, New York University
- Tatiana M. F. Cruz, University of Michigan