Multicultural
Joe Feagin - Diversity Lecture Series - Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008Joe Feagin currently McFadden Professor at Texas A&M University, acquired his Ph. D. in sociology at Harvard University in 1966. He has written 53 books, one of which (Ghetto Revolts) was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. He is the 2006 recipient of a Harvard Alumni Association achievement award and was the 1999-2000 president of the American Sociological Association. Join us for this compelling presentation and discussion on the continuing significance and costs of racism.
Raymond A. Winbush - Diversity Lecture Series - Wednesday, October 8th, 2008
Saturday, September 27th, 2008Ray Winbush is the Director of the Institute for Urban Research at Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland. He is a former Benjamin Hooks Professor of Social Justice at Fisk University and Director of the University’s Race Relations Institute.
Diversity Lecture Series - Thursday, April 17th - John Palmer
Friday, March 28th, 2008DECONSTRUCTING THE IMAGE OF THE “MODEL” MINORITY
John Palmer
Thursday, April 17, 2008
12:30 PM - 2 PM
Baxter Events Center
Asian-Americans have been depicted by the popular media and leading politicians as the “model minority” due primarily to stereotypical beliefs concerning their economic and educational achievements and reluctance to speak out against racism and discrimination. Moreover, the [...]
Diversity Lecture Series - Spring 2008 - Dr. Eddie Moore Jr. and J.W. Wiley
Thursday, March 20th, 2008 the “N” word
A Historical Message of Madness, an Important Method of Polarization Across American Society and Within Education
Thursday, February 14
North Seattle Community College, Baxter Event’s Center
Doors open / refreshments served 12:30p
Workshop 1pm - 4pm
The session will take a look at the history of the “N” word. The session [...]
Diversity Lecture Series - Winter 2008 - Shakti Butler
Monday, March 10th, 2008Mirrors of Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible
Shakti Butler
Thurs, January 17, 2008
12:30pm – 4pm
Baxter Events Center
Mirrors of Privilege features the experiences of white women and men who have worked to gain insight into what it means to challenge notions of racism and white supremacy in the United States. They reveal what is often required to expose [...]
Diversity Lecture Series - Fall 2007 - Cornel Pewewardy
Saturday, March 1st, 2008
Hail to the Honkies!
“Indian” Mascots as White Privilege
in American Sports Culture
Cornel Pewewardy
Thursday, October 18, 2007
12:30-2pm
Baxter Events Center
This presentation will explore the origins of “Indian” mascots in.American sports culture, the stereotypical messages they convey today, and the reasons for their persistence into the twenty-first century. In this unflinching look at white supremacy, Pewewardy deconstructs how [...]