Monday, March 4 | 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Wriston Art Galleries
Dasha Kelly Hamilton is a writer, performance artist, curator and facilitator and 2020-2022 Poet Laureate for the State of Wisconsin. This event is part of Black Feminist Fortnight (IDEAS) and supported by a grant from Art Bridges.
Monday, March 4 | 4:30 p.m.
Wriston Art Galleries
Poetry reading featuring Dasha Kelly Hamilton, former Poet Laureate for the City of Milwaukee and the 2020-2022 Poet Laureate for the State of Wisconsin. Part of Black Feminist Fortnight programs.
Read more about Dasha here: https://poets.org/poet/dasha-kelly-hamilton
Part of Black Feminist Fortnight programs, generous support for this project provided by Art Bridges.
Wednesday, Feb. 28 | 4:30 – 6:00 p.m.
Wriston Art Galleries
Come relax and listen to N.K. Jemisin short fiction from “How Long ‘Til Black Future Month?” The first 30 folks will receive a paperback copy of the book.
Part of the Black Feminist Fortnight Programs. Generous support for this project provided by Art Bridges.
Friday, March 1 | 7-10 p.m.
Wriston Auditorium
Director Jennifer Lin will present her 2020 documentary film Beethoven in Beijing. The event is open to the Lawrence community as well as the greater public, and will include a director’s Q&A.
Thursday, Feb. 22 | 4:30 p.m.
Wriston Art Center
Also a showing of The Donnor Party, a creative commentary on colonization
Reception with refreshments to follow.
Part of Black Feminist Fortnight programs, generous support for this project provided by Art Bridges.
Saturday, Feb. 24 | 7-9 p.m.
Warch 224 – Esch Hurvis
Cultural Expressions is Black Student Union’s highly anticipated annual talent showcase, where Black and Brown students across campus express themselves through art mediums such as song, dance, poetry, film, and so much more.
BSU’s marquee event that wraps up Black History Month, Cultural Expressions serves as an ode to the Black and BIPOC communities of LU and beyond, displaying to all the beauty of our backgrounds.
Monday, Feb. 26 | 5:30-7 p.m.
Wriston Auditorium
Come listen to our faculty and staff discuss the importance of Black History in the United States. We look forward to this discussion and to hear questions from all of you.
Monday, Feb. 12 | 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Spirit Space Living Room
Join us and celebrate the lunar new year! This year is the year of the dragon. We will wrap/ cook dumplings, do paper art, calligraphy, and fun activities!
Sponsored by the Department of Chinese and Japanese
Saturday, Feb. 17 | 8-11 p.m.
Warch 224-225 – Esch Hurvis
Black Excellence is Black Student Union’s annual dance/ball where students come together for a night of fun.
The goal is to showcase Black beauty and enhance Black community.
Thursday, Jan. 18 | 7 p.m.
Harper Hall
Acclaimed poet Paul Tran is the author of the debut poetry collection, All the Flowers Kneeling (Penguin, 2022), winner of the California Independent Bookseller Association Golden Poppy Award and Wisconsin Library Association Poetry Award, finalist for the PEN Open Book Award, Lambda Literary Foundation Transgender Poetry Award, and the Kate Tufts Discovery Award, and named “Editor’s Choice” by The New York Times, “Best Book of 2022” by The New Yorker, and “Books We Love” by NPR. Paul is an Assistant Professor of English and Asian American Studies at the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Sponsored by the Mia Paul Poetry Fund, IDEAS, and SHARE
