On Thursday, June 3 at 7pm EST, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian, Annette Gordon-Reed comes to The Music Hall s virtual stage as part of the Innovation + Leadership series, now being presented in an intimate, online format. Gordon-Reed will discuss her new book, ON JUNETEENTH, the essential sweeping story of Juneteenth s integral importance to American history and the ongoing fight for equality. I m thrilled to be serving as the event s moderator, bridging my work in discussing the connections between black expressive culture and freedom movements and events with Gordon-Reed s research on these topics, says Dr. Reginald A. Wilburn, associate professor at UNH and the evening s moderator, I m looking forward to connecting with her virtually to discuss Juneteenth and the importance of racial justice in America today.
The Black Heritage Trail of N.H. presents a community dialogue ‘Claiming Our Place: Blacks in White Spaces’
Published: 2/14/2021 8:47:14 PM
The Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire has launched the 2021 Elinor Williams Hooker Tea Talk Series, a free virtual series, “Claiming Our Place: Blacks in ‘White Spaces.’ ”
As a way to rethink one’s assumptions about race and place, these Sunday Tea Talks explore how African Americans navigate various “white spaces,” spaces where Blacks and people of color are marginalized, typically absent, or simply unexpected. Presented by the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire and sponsored in part by a grant from New Hampshire Humanities, these winter Tea Talks are a series of participatory lectures related to New Hampshire’s Black history and African American culture.
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February 9, 2021
Portsmouth, NH: The Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire has launched the 2021 Elinor Williams Hooker Tea Talk Series, a free virtual series,
Claiming Our Place: Blacks in White Spaces. As a way to rethink one s assumptions about race and place, these six Sunday Tea Talks explore how African Americans navigate various white spaces, spaces where Blacks and People of Color are marginalized, typically absent, or simply unexpected. Through shared stories and dialogue, panel speakers will present ideas and offer opportunities for understanding and reconciliation. Presented by the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire and sponsored in part by a grant from New Hampshire Humanities, these winter Tea Talks are a series of participatory lectures related to New Hampshire s Black history and African American culture. The first Tea Talk discussed