Title

Black Humanity Matters: A Teach-In on the Crisis of Race in America

Authors

Center for Humanities in an Urban Environment, Florida International University

Streaming Media

Date of this Version

6-11-2020

Document Type

Video

Identifier

FIDC008929

Abstract

We hosted renowned scholars to reflect on the long history of anti-black violence in the United States, the Black Lives Matter movement and the anti-racism protests currently taking place.

This event is hosted by FIU’s Center for the Humanities in an Urban Environment and co-sponsored by African and African Diaspora Studies; Department of English; College of Arts, Sciences & Education; and Office for the Advancement of Women, Equity and Diversity.

Speakers and performers included:

• Donna Aza Weir-Soley, associate professor of English, FIU
• Andrea Queeley, associate professor of anthropology and African and African Diaspora Studies, FIU
• Valerie Patterson, clinical associate professor of public administration, FIU
• Ana Luszczynska, associate professor and chair of the English department, FIU
• Shawn Christian, associate professor of English, Wheaton College
• Renée Blake, associate professor of Linguistics and Social & Cultural Analysis, NYU
• Kimberly Moffitt, associate professor and affiliate associate professor of Africana Studies, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
• Ryan Russell, NFL player, advocate and writer
• Omar Thomas, assistant professor of music at the Peabody Institute

Recommended Citation

Center for Humanities in an Urban Environment, Florida International University, "Black Humanity Matters: A Teach-In on the Crisis of Race in America" (2020). Center for Humanities in an Urban Environment Archives. 16.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/chue_archive/16