Department of Black Studies Endeavors Colloquium Series – Fall 2025
Join us this fall for thought-provoking discussions, presentations, and lectures exploring critical topics in Black Studies. Engage with faculty, scholars, and students as we delve into history, culture, and contemporary issues.
Schedule:
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October 2, 2025 – Daphne A. Brooks, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Black Studies, Yale University
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October 9, 2025 – Ryan Jobson, Neubauer Family Assistant Professor of Anthropology, University of Chicago
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October 23, 2025 – Special Session: Discussion on the work of Margo Crawford in conjunction with the James Weldon Johnson Memorial Lecture
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November 6, 2025 – Bernadette Atuahene, Frances R. and John J. Duggan Professor of Law, USC Gould School of Law
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November 20, 2025 – Braxton Shelley, George Washington Williams Professor of Music, Sacred Music, and Divinity, Yale University
Location:
All seminars will be held on Thursdays from 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
81 Wall Street, Gordon Parks Room 201, New Haven, CT 06520
Note: A light lunch will be provided.
Hosted by Jonathan Howard (Assistant Professor of English & African American Studies) and Destin Jenkins (Associate Professor of History & African American Studies), along with graduate coordinators Tyler Campbell and Arabella Katz,