In 1977, Lawanda Jackson and Darcelle XV got dressed up and went downtown. "My best girl, she let me borrow her Jefferson High School cheerleading costume. Darcelle had all her white hair, in her glory. We made the news but it wasn't easy." Jackson told the Mercury. "They called her all kinds of things, N-word-lover. Everything under the sun, but we had to do it. She wanted to show the East coast: 'We are with.
Bringing the history and art of drag to the northeast side of Portland, Race Talks: Uniting to Break the Chains of Racism hosted its second annual History of Black Drag event after a large success last year. The History of Black Drag in Portland is a two-night event featuring conversations and performances by local Black drag queens. The first night, BIPOC night, took place on Thursday, July .
This spring, the College of Liberal Arts at Texas A&M will be hosting Race Talks: An Interdisciplinary Virtual Colloquium Series. The program aims to invigorate campus wide conversation on anti-racist advocacy through pedagogy, performance and research.
Six different university units, Africana studies, the dance program, film studies, Latino/a and Mexican American studies, performance studies and religious studies, are partaking in Race Talks to convene Black, Indigenous and people of color, scholars, managers, art administrators, producers, film makers, musicians, dancers, choreographers, visual artists, faculty and students from across the country to speak on race relations. Events will be held virtually via Zoom on Thursdays throughout the spring semester at 2:00 p.m.
YWCA Lower Cape Fear hosts Race Talk the first Tuesday of the month, to help strengthen social justice efforts in Wilmington. (Port City Daily/Screenshot by Shea Carver)
WILMINGTON A pandemic, plus social and civil unrest, and the political ire fanning its flames, have affected communities nationwide over the last year. After the killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and others in 2020, YWCA Lower Cape Fear responded by reaching out and tackling the subject of racism head-on. Last summer the organization launched Talk on Race, as part of its mission and makeup which for 104 years has centered on eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting inclusion in communities nationwide.
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