Fall 2019 

AFRICANA'S HOLIDAY PARTY Wednesday, December 5th  4:00-8:00PM  Churchill- BASSPAS  155 Angell Street, Providence, RI  Join The Department of Africana Studies/Rites and Reason Theatre as we celebrate the season and commemorate the 50th year anniversary of the 1968 Black Student Walkout at Brown University! FREE and Open to Everyone  Please RSVP so we can plan accordingly.
	YEMOJA FESTIVAL The Yemoja Festival, organized and created by the course AFRI 1040: Decolonized Bodies, Spirit Bodies: Tracing Indigenous Knowledge of Africans is a traditional festival to honor Yemoja, the mother of all Orishas, the human forms of Yoruba deities.  December 1, 2018 | 11:00AM  George H. Bass Performing Arts Space Churchill House- 155 Angell Street, PVD   The festival will begin at 11:00AM with “Iwure Odun”. The procession will leave from there at 12pm and make its way to Providence River at India Point Park, Fox Point.
THE RED FLAG WORKSHOP | FRIDAY, OCT 19TH | 6:00PM-8:00PM GRANOFF CENTER FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS, STUDIO 1 Participants will learn the practice of "wrapping" - a Yoruba tradition where the entire body, including hands, feet, head and face, is wrapped or covered with cloth in preparation for an important ceremony or act. PARADE | SATURDAY, OCT 20TH | 1:00PM-4:00PM GEORGE HOUSTON BASS PERFORMING ARTS SPACE Students and interested community members march with Professor Jelili Atiku in remembrance of the 1968 WalkOut! and to protest the present day issues around gun violence. FREE and Open to the Public Full schedule of parade available here For more information, email/call: [email protected]/ (401) 863-3137	A series of events, conceived, hosted and led by Performance Artist-in-Residence, Jelili Atiku to call attention to civil unrest and violence.  All are welcome to join in participating!
Convened by Jelili Atiku, Artist Protection Fund Fellow with Brown Arts Initiative and Department of Africana Studies/Rites and Reason Theatre	THE WORLD IS FEMININE: a colloquium This colloquium gathers scholars, artists, activists to discuss and reflect on the potency of feminine energy as well as promotes African indigenous knowledge and the indispensable roles of women in society.  TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2018  10:00AM-7:30PM  Studio 1 | Granoff Center for the Creative Arts  For more information, email or call:  [email protected] (401) 863-3137 FREE and Open to the Public
50 YEARS SINCE 68  Upending the Ivory Tower Walkout! a spoken word performance The Red Flag  The Global and the Local   PROGRAM DETAILS HERE
	FALL 2018 OPEN HOUSE Celebrating 50 Years Since 1968  September 19th | 5:00 - 7:00PM Churchill House | BASSPAS  155 Angell Street  Refreshments will be served - RSVP so that we may plan accordingly. For more information, email or call: [email protected] 401-863-3137

 

Spring 2018

Commencement/Reunion Weekend  The Department of Africana Studies' Diploma Ceremony  Sunday, May 27th Churchill House BassPas *Starting immediately following university exercises - approximately 2:15pm Reception *Starting immediately following diploma ceremony - approximately 3:15pm
	A Change is Gonna Come: The Music & Movements of 1968 FOUR NIGHTS OF LISTENING & CONVERSATION   Forums focused on listening, appreciating & reflecting critically on the music of '68.  WEDNESDAY | May 23| 7PM REGGAE with IBO COOPER, co-founder THIRD WORLD BAND  THURSDAY | May 24 | 7PM JAZZ with ERIC JACKSON, host of WGBH'S Eric in the Evening  FRIDAY | May 25 | 7PM POPULAR DANCES with VICKI MEEK, activist  SATURDAY | May 26 | 11AM R&B & SOUL with DERMOT HUSSEY, Sirius XM Radio Host  Part of the Department of Africana Studies/Rites and Reason Theatre's "50 Years Since '68" project - for more information, visit: www.brown.edu/go/50since68  FREE AND OPEN TO EVERYONE 50 Years Since '68- Music is sponsored in part by the Office of the President Brown University, and the Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs.
50 Years Since '68:  Launch Reception  A series of scholarly, performative & celebratory events that examines and reflects on the significance of the year 1968. A watershed moment in history.  May 10th | 4:30-6:30PM Churchill House, 155 Angell St.  *Invite Only*  RSVP: [email protected]
	Jelili Atiku: In Conversation Nigerian multimedia Artist-in-Residence Jelili Atiku makes art that promotes freedom of expression and addresses human rights and social justice issues. Come join in the discussion of his work and upcoming projects.  April 17th, 2018- 4:30PM George H. Bass Performing Arts Center, Churchill House   Public Performance: "Shoot the Breeze"  featuring Atiku and Brown students  April 17, 2018- 12:00PM Main Green, Brown University
The Black Lavender Experience  April 11-14 FREE and Open to Everyone More information to come, regular updates posted to Facebook ! *Schedule of Events  now available!*
	The Jazz of Physics:  The Link Between Music and the Structure of the Universe Book Talk and Performance by Stephon Alexander Trio  Professor of Physics at Brown University, Stephon Alexander revisits the ancient interconnection between music and the evolution of astrophysics and the laws of motion.  4:00 PM, March 9, 2018 The BassPas @ Churchill House 155 Angell Street - Providence FREE and Open to Everyone
***Friday, 3/2 Performance CANCELED due to incliment weather *** Ashes: A Journey to Self-Love ChoreoDrama written by Zoë Flowers Vignettes co-written by Sherri Pullum Directed by Lily Mengesha,PhD‘18 CAST: Becky Bass‘13; Jackie Davis; Mysia Anderson,PhD‘22; Pamela Lambert Produced by ​t​he Department of Africana Studies’​ ​Rites and Reason TheatreBrown University 7:00PM, March 2 & 3, 2018 3:00PM, March 4 with Folkthought The BassPas @ Churchill House 155 Angell Street - Providence FREE and Open to Everyone

Fall 2017 

	The Department of Africana Studies/Rites and Reason Theatre's ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY! Weds., December 6, 2017 From 5:00PM to 9:00PM FREE and Open to Everyone RSVP via Facebook or Evite For more information, email: [email protected]
SNEABJ Presents: RACE IN THE MEDIA, 4th Annual Forum Keynote Speaker Donte Stallworth, Moderator Jay Harris and featured panelists will discuss: NFL stance on the national anthem; Colin Kaepernick; The White House's treatment of the media Free and Open to Everyone RSVP REQUIRED: [email protected]
	The Department of Africana Studies/Rites and Reason Theatre's Fall Open House Wednesday, September 20  @ 5PM to 7PM Churchill House BassPas 155 Angell Street RSVP via email or Facebook[email protected]  FREE and Open to Everyone
Insurgent Knowledges: Book Talk Friday, September 15 | 4PM  Brown Bookstore 244 Thayer St. DAMIEN M. SOJOYNER,  ANTHROPOLOGY, UC-IRVINE First Strike:  Educational Enclosures in  Black Los Angeles SABINA E. VAUGHT,  EDUCATION, TUFTS UNIVERSITY Compulsory:  Education and the Dispossession of  Youth in a PrisonSchool FREE and Open to Everyone thanks to the generous support of Brown's Dept. ofAfricana Studies; Dept. of Education; Dept. of Anthropology; and the CSSJ Click on the link for more information.

Spring 2017

	Commencement/Reunion Weekend  The Department of Africana Studies' Diploma Ceremony Sunday, May 28th Churchill House BassPas *Starting immediately following university exercises - approximately 2:15pm Reception *Starting immediately following diploma ceremony - approximately 3:15pm Livestream Link
TRIPPING OVER ROOTS Running from the violence of their times, three Black men encounter each other in the woods ... they clash, share, collaborate and ... ... ... A new play by Jaymes Jorsling  Directed by Ken-Matt Martin’19, Brown/Trinity MFA Ronald Kevin Lewis, Asst. Director With:  Will Adams’19, Brown/Trinity MFA Freddie Fulton Antonio Woodard’19, Brown/Trinity MFA OPENING WEEKEND 7:00PM - May 18th, 19th, 20th 3:00PM - May 21st with FolkThought COMMENCEMENT WEEKEND 7:00PM - May 25th, 26th 11:00AM - May 27th with FolkThought Churchill House BassPas 155 Angell Street - Providence, RI FREE & OPEN TO EVERYONE A Department of Africana Studies' Rites and Reason Theatre Production in collaboration with the Center for the Study of Slavery & Justice and the Heimark Artist-In-Residence Black Spatial Relics Project with generous support from the Brown Arts Initiative
	DAS/RRT Colloquium Series Vanessa Fabien, PhD Presidential Diversity  Postdoctoral Fellow Race and Environment   "Thought in Action: Retrieving the Historical Stewardship in African American Environmental Thought, 19th and 20th Century" Wednesday, April 19th @ 12PM Churchill House Conference Room  155 Angell Street - Providence, RI RSVP [email protected]
Open Forum: First 100 Days of the Trump Administration and the Resistance The Dept. of Africana Studies/Rites and Reason Theatre invites all Brown University students, alumni, faculty and staff to an OPEN FORUM Tuesday, April 18 @ 4:00PM - 5:30PM Churchill House Lower Level 155 Angell Street - Providence, RI  FACILITATORS: JORDAN CAMP, Postdoctoral Fellow Center for the Study of Race & Ethnicity in America (CSREA)Watson Institute for International Studies KEVIN ESCUDERO, Presidential Diversity Postdoctoral FellowDepartment of American Studies Special Advisor to the Provost, Undocumented Student Initiative
	9th Annual BLACK LAVENDER EXPERIENCE Churchill House BassPas 155 Angell Street - Providence  Wednesday, April 12 @ 7PM PRESENTATION:  "QUEERYING BLACK LAVENDER" Thursday, April 13 @ 7PM DRAMATIC STAGED READING:  "THE RESURRECTION OF MICHELLE MORGAN" Friday, April 14 @ 4PM CONVERSATION: "RADICAL JOY AND POLITICIZED ART" w/ Staceyann Chin Saturday, April 15 @ 7PM PERFORMANCE: "MOTHERSTRUCK!" by Staceyann Chin Open Facebook event page for details - FREE AND OPEN TO EVERYONE The 2017 Black Lavender Experience is in part a partnership with the Legacy Series of the LBGTQ Resource Center, Brown University
DAS/RRT Colloquium Series What the tides may bring: Antillean Politics and maritime maroonage in Samaná, Dominican Republic Ryan Mann-Hamilton Cogut Center for the Humanities Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow Afro-Latin Culture, History and Literature  Weds., March 22, 2017 | 12:00PM Churchill House Conference Room 155 Angell Street - Providence, RI
	Jazz and Jamaica:  A Conversation with Monty Alexander Hosted by Dermot Hussey,  On Air Host at SiriusXM Fri., March 17 @ 12:00PM - 1:00PM Churchill House BassPas 155 Angell Street - Providence, RI Co-sponsored by the Dept. of Music, Dept. of Africana Studies/Rites and Reason Theatre, Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America
Calling ALL Africana Concentrators! Join Prof. and Chair Brian Meeks for lunch and conversation around the concentration - bring your questions, comments or concerns: Pizza w/ the Chair! Wednesday, March 15 @ 12PM Churchill House Conference Room
	Striking CLARITY Readings and discussion by African poets: Chris Abani Kwame Dawes Bernardine Evaristo Major Jackson Tsitsi Jaji Lokangaka Losambe Matthew Shenoda Helen Yitah Fri., March 10, 2017 @ 4PM  Churchill House BassPas 155 Angell Street - Providence, RI Sponsored by the Dept. of Africana Studies/Rites and Reason Theatre with generous support from the Ford Foundation
CARIBE NEGRO SERIES Churchill House BassPas  155 Angell St. - Providence, RI  Eddie's Perejil Thurs., March 2 @ 7PM La Sirene: Rutas de Azucar Fri., March 3 @ 7PM Legacy Women Sat., March 4 @ 7PM Hosted by the Dept. of Africana Studies/Rites and Reason Theatre and cosponsored by the Cogut Center for the Humanities, Brown Arts Initiative, CLACS, Heimark Fund, Latino Heritage Series - BCSC, CSREA, CSSJ and the Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion
	DAS/RRT Colloquium Series “As His Wife”: The Strange Story of Ann Maria Barclay and her Shadow Freedom Emily Owens, Assistant Professor Department of History, Brown Univ.  Wed., Feb. 15 | 12:00PM Churchill House Conference Room 155 Angell Street - Providence, RI

Fall 2016 

Contemporary Theatre and   Performance in the Academy:  Trends and Prospects Join us for an explorative conversation around trends and challenges of theatre arts and artists in the academy. Friday, December 9, 2016  2:00PM - 4:00PM Churchill House BassPas 155 Angell Street, Providence, RI Generous support provided by the Dean of the Faculty C. V. Starr Lectureship Funds
	You're Invited!   The Department of Africana Studies/ Rites and Reason Theatre's  ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY!!! Thursday, December 8, 2016 Eat, drink and be merry ... From 5:00PM to 9:00P Featuring DJ Scratch {{{ FREE and Open to Everyone }}} For more information, contact us: Phone: 401-863-3137 Email: [email protected]
Race and the Media Forum Southern New England Association of Black Journalists Saturday, December 3 @ 4:00PM Churchill House BassPas 155 Angell Street - Providence, RI  FREE and Open to Everyone! RSVP REQUIRED: [email protected]
	The Department of Africana Studies' DUG Presents: "Friendsgiving" Dinner  Monday, November 21 - 6pm to 8pm  Churchill House Lower Level Open to all Africana concentrators and prospective students - RSVP Required
Levee Mule Holler  A dynamic exploration of the strength, songs and resilience of the men and mules who built the Mississippi River levees. Fri., Nov. 11 - 8PM Sat., Nov. 12 - 8PM Sun., Nov. 13 - 3PM  with Folkthought  Churchill House BassPas 155 Angell Street - Providence, RI
	DAS/RRT Colloquium Series Dr. Kamille Gentles-Peart,  Associate Professor  Communication and Media Studies - Roger Williams University Romance With Voluptuousness:  Caribbean Women and Thick Bodies in the U.S.  Wed., Nov. 16 | 12:00PM Churchill House Conference Room 155 Angell Street - Providence, RI *** RSVP by Friday, November 11 via email: [email protected]own.edu
LUNCH TALK w/ RUPERT LEWIS  Professor, Department of Government  at The University of the West Indies - Mona, Jamaica  Walter Rodney: How well are we handling our destinies?  Explores the relationship between African History, Caribbean Black Power and Decolonization Thurs., Nov. 3 | 12:00PM Churchill House BassPas 155 Angell Street - Providence, RI FREE AND OPEN TO EVERYONE -  LIGHT LUNCH SERVED BY 11:30AM
	The Department of Africana Studies' DUG Presents: Fall Semester Meet & Greet Churchill House Lower Level  Thursday, October 20, 2016 4:00pm - 5:30pm  All Africana concentrators and prospective concentrators welcome!
DAS/RRT Colloquium Series  From Sistas Liberated Ground to #SayHerName: Gender, Race and the Intersections of Violence Nicole Burrowes,  Presidential Diversity Postdoctoral Fellow - Dept. of History  Weds., October 19, 2016 | 12:00PM Churchill House Conference Room 155 Angell Street - Providence, RI RSVP by Friday, October 14 via email: [email protected]
	OPEN RAWDITIONS - casting for a new, devised play! LEVEE MULE HOLLER: An exploration of the strength, song and resilience of the men and mules who built the Mississippi River levees. Mon., 9/26 and Tues., 9.27 @ 6-8pm Churchill House BassPas  155 Angell St. - Providence, RI * Please come prepared with a poem or monologue, a song (a cappella) and be prepared to move.  Levee Mule Holler is a Research-to-Performance Method (RPM) play developed and directed by Connie Crawford, produced by Brown University’s Department of Africana Studies’ Rites and Reason Theatre. Rehearsals begin 10/9 (evenings) Performances: Fri., 11/11 and Sat., 11/12 @ 8pm, and Sun., 11/13 @ 3pm, followed by FolkThought For more information, email Production Manager: [email protected]
Welcome Back Africana Concentrators! Pizza w/ the Chair Wednesday, September 28 @ 12PM Churchill House Conference Room 155 Angell Street - Providence, RI  RSVP: [email protected]
	The Department of Africana Studies/Rites and Reason Theatre's Annual Open House Thursday, September 22 4pm to 6pm Churchill House BassPas 155 Angell Street - Providence, RI
DAS/RRT Colloquium Series “They Built Their Own Strength”:   Black Women in Brazil and the Struggle Against Race, Gender and Class Inequalities Edilza Sotero,  Post-Doc Fellow CNPq Brazil  Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico  Wednesday, September 21 @ 12:00PM Churchill House Conference Room 155 Angell Street - Providence, RI RSVP: [email protected]

Summer 2016

The Department of Africana Studies/Rites and Reason Theatre and the Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice are honored to host the 2016 Callaloo Creative Writing Workshop - Sunday, June 12 thru Saturday, June 25 Public Events - FREE and Open to Everyone: Workshop Leaders' Readings  Wednesday, June 15 @ 5:30pm - 7:30pm Featuring: Vievee Francis, Ravi Howard, Gregory Pardlo, Jacinda Townsend Participant Readings Tuesday, June 21 @ 5:30pm - 7:30pm  Opening Remarks: Colin Channer George Houston Bass Performing Arts Space Churchill House - 155 Angell Street  Providence, RI For more information on Callaloo: http://callaloo.tamu.edu/

Spring 2016 

	Brown University Commencement Sunday, May 29, 2016 The Department of Africana Studies' Diploma Ceremony * Approximate Start Time 2:00PM  BASSPAS │ Churchill House 155 Angell Street  Livestream Link Available Here Reception to follow in the Lower Level Lounge and the BASSPAS.
Afiba and Her Daughters The story of a Jamaican family's heritage, and the legacies of slavery and colonialism.  Written by Nicosia Shakes Directed by John Emigh Original Music by Lon E. Plynton  Featuring the Mystic Jammers Produced by the Department of Africana Studies' Rites and Reason Theatre 7:00PM Evening Shows: Wednesday, May 25, 2016 Thursday, May 26 Friday, May 27 - with folkthought  11:00AM Saturday Matinee Saturday, May 28 - with folkthought  BASSPAS │ Churchill House 155 Angell Street - Providence, RI  All performances are FREE and open to everyone! For more information: call 401-863-3137;  email [email protected]; visit Facebook event page
	Africana Studies Concentration Open House  Welcome & Overview faciliated by Prof. Keisha-Khan Perry Ice Cream Social provided by Ben & Jerry's   Monday, May 9, 2016 1:00PM - 3:00PM Churchill House Lower Level 155 Angell Street - Providence, RI
The Black Lavender Experience 2016 Wednesday, April 13th thru Saturday, April 16th   Resources: Queer BLack Theatre: The Evolution of the BLack Lavender Canon VIDEO LINK Facebook Event Page FULL SCHEDULE to be posted once available.	BLX2016
	SOVEREIGNTY AT RISK: CARIBBEAN MINI-STATES ON THE MARGINS OF GLOBALIZATION  A Symposium on the Eastern Caribbean states of Dominica, Grenada and Antigua & Barbuda PRESENTED BY:  The Department of Africana Studies The Center of Latin American and Caribbean Studies FEATURING: CECILIA GREEN, Syracuse Univ. PATSY LEWIS, Brown Univ.  PAGET HENRY, Brown Univ. Tuesday, March 22, 2016 9:00 AM – 12:30 PM  BASSPAS │ Churchill House 155 Angell Street, Providence, RI Free and Open to Everyone.  Morning refreshments will be served by 8:30am.
"Super Monday" March 21, 2016 The Department of Africana Studies / Rites and Reason Theatre welcomes newly admitted graduate students of color to Brown campus!
	*** Saturday, March 19, 2016 *** MOJOSCAPE: A Meditation on #BlackLivesMatter BASSPAS │ Churchill House 155 Angell Street  12:00pm - 4:00pm Opal Tometi Lecture + Q&A Hosted by the Sarah Doyle Women's Center MacMillan 117 - Sold Out MacMillan 115 - Simulcast 2:30pm - 4:00pm  Reception Churchill House Lower Level Lounge 155 Angell Street   4:00pm - 5:00pm
FROM #BLACKLIVESMATTER TO BLACK LIBERATION Book Launch Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor,  Assistant Professor  Department of African American Studies │ Princeton University  PhD, African American Studies │ Northwestern University Monday, March 14th 4:00PM Brown Bookstore - 244 Thayer Street FREE and Open to Everyone.
	EXTENDED The Department of Africana Studies' Rites and Reason Theatre Presents: MOJOSCAPE:  A Meditation on #BlackLivesMatter An installation of poets', musicians' and other artists' collaborative expressions on what the #BLM Movement means - or doesn't mean - to them. Come alone, bring a friend, have a seat and enjoy your lunch - view and reflect, engage in conversations, and perhaps create spontaneous art. FREE and OPEN to EVERYONE. DATES:  Wednesday, March 2nd 2016 thru Thursday, March 17th 2016 *Closed Thursday, March 10th  HOURS: 12:00pm - 4:00pm AND by Appointment Email [email protected] Churchill House - BassPAS 155 Angell Street - Providence, RI
Africana Studies Open Meeting to review and discuss Pathways to Diversity and Inclusion: An Action Plan for Brown University - available here Thursday, February 11th 6pm - 8pm Churchill House Lower Level 155 Angell Street - Providence, RI Refreshments will be provided. RSVP [email protected]
	The Department of Africana Studies' Rites and Reason Theatre and FirstWorks present a workshop with Urban Bush Women in Rhode Island: Art Activating Community - Building Trust Through Process  Wednesday, February 10th  6:30pm - 9:30pm  Churchill House BassPas 155 Angell Street - Providence, RI  FREE and Open to Everyone. Reservations are Rerquired: [email protected]
#BLM:iz/ain't An Artists' Jam in the Mojo PlayLab Workshop Series Thursday, January 28th thru  Thursday, February 4th   Churchill House - BassPas 155 Angell St., Providence, RI  Open to all who attended previously held information session; all others must RSVP.  Click here for more information and full schedule!

Fall 2015

	OPEN AUDITIONS  For upcoming plays and projects at the Department of Africana Studies' Rites and Reason Theatre - lunch will be provided. Please come prepared with a 90 second piece: monologue, dance, music, comedy or song. Resumes and head shots are encouraged but not required. RSVP:  [email protected] Saturday, December 12th, 2015 1:00PM - 3:00PM Churchill House BassPas 155 Angell Street, Providence, RI
The Department of Africana Studies / Rites and Reason Theatre's Annual Holiday Party  Thursday, December 10th 4pm to 8pm BassPas - Churchill House 155 Angell Street, Providence, RI FREE and Open to Everyone!
	#BLM:iz/ain’t An Artists Jam in the Mojo Information and Sign-up Session Tues., December 8th 2015 – 6:00 pm Churchill House, BASSPAS 155 Angell Street - Providence, RI CALLING ALL ARTISTS:  playwrights, poets, rappers, spoken word artists, composers, musicians, singers, choreographers, dancers, visual artists, digital and multi-media artists, scenic designers, and stage managers …  To devise and develop solo and group performances that address interpretations and perspectives on what “Black Lives Matter” means and does not mean: What do you want to change, not change? What do you want to keep? How can your art inspire action for positive change? PlayLab Workshop and Performances in February 2016 Contact: Professor Elmo Terry-Morgan [email protected]  Kathy Moyer, Production Manager  [email protected]
Homenagem:  Remembering the Life and Work of Abdias Nascimento Fri., December 4th 2015 9a.m. – 5p.m. Joukowsky Forum Watson Institute 111 Thayer Street - Providence, RI Reception to follow. Full agenda and link to webcast available here.
	"All Souls" Book Launch and Reception Brenda Marie Osbey  Distinguished Visiting Professor of Africana Literature  Weds., November 18th 2015 6:00PM - 7:30PM Rites and Reason Theatre  │ BassPas Churchill House 155 Angell Street, Providence, RI  This event is free and open to everyone.  Books will be available for purchase on site through the Brown University Bookstore.
W. E. B. Du Bois, Max Weber, and the Origins of Sociology A colloquium presented by  The Dept. of Africana Studies The Department of Sociology Featuring Aldon Morris Northeastern University Jose  Itzigsohn  & Karida Brown Brown University Dave Ferguson University of Chicago Nahum Chandler  University of California, Irvine Thurs., October 29th 2015 9am - 5:30PM  BassPas - Churchill House  155 Angell St. - Providence, RI With generous support from Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs Office of Institutional Diversity and Inclusion Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice Cogut Center for the Humanities Department of American Studies
	Levee Mule Holler A Research to Performance Method Project Developed and Directed by Connie Crawford Produced by The Department of Africana Studies’ Rites and Reason Theatre Generously supported by The Center for Study of Slavery and Justice Faculty Associate Grant  Sat., October 24th  2015 - 7PM  Sun., October 25th 2015 - 7PM with FolkThought BassPas - Churchill House 155 Angell Street - Providence, RI
Department of Africana Studies/ Rites & Reason Theatre FALL OPEN HOUSE Tues., September 29th - 4PM  BassPas - Churchill House 155 Angell Street - Providence, RI
	Black Lives Matter:  Recognizing and Minimizing Trauma Among Black Youth Mon., September 21st 2015 @ 4PM BassPas - Churchill House 155 Angell Street - Providence, RI Participants: David Dennis Director, Southern Initiative Algebra Project Civil Rights Movement Veteran Corey Walker Dean, College of Arts, Sciences,  Business and Education John W. and Anna Hodgin Hanes Professor of the Humanities Winston-Salem State University Oliver Hill, Jr.  Professor of Psychology Virginia State University Kevin Favor Professor of Psychology Lincoln University Moderator:  ​Françoise Hamlin Associate Professor, African American History Departments of Africana Studies and History Brown University Sponsored by​ the ​Pembroke Center,  Brown Center for Students of Color,  Department of Africana Studies,  Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice,  Center for the Study or Race and Ethnicity in America

Spring 2015

STRING THEORY Brown University Commencement Forum Performances  Written by Ifa Bayeza,  Distinguished Artist in Residence Directed by Obie & Bessie Award Winner Carl Hancock Rux Music Performed by the Award Winning Marian Anderson String Quartet, Inaugural 2015 Heimark Artists-in-Residence, Center for the Study of Slavery & Justice  Presented by the Department of Africana Studies' Rites and Reason Theatre in collaboration with the Center of the Study of Slavery & Justice Wednesday - Friday, May 20th - 22nd @ 7:00pm Saturday, May 23rd  @ 11:00AM & 4:00PM  George Houston Bass Performing Arts Space Churchill House - 155 Angell Street Providence, RI 02912
	Insurgent Ethnography:  Writing, Race and Responsibility Colloquium Asale Angel-Ajani, Ph.D. Professor of Creative Writing & Humanities Hong Kong Baptist University Wed., April 29th 2015 - 12:00PM Churchill House Conference Room 155 Angell Street - Providence, RI Co-sponsored by the Department of Anthropology
Till Silence do us Part:  Black Womanhood and the Politics of Community Colloquium  Julia Jordan-Zachery, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Political Science  Director of the Black Studies Program Providence College Mon., April 13th 2015 - 12:00PM Churchill House  Conference Room  155 Angell Street - Providence, RI
	The Black Lavender Experience Theatre and Conversations Sparked by Queer Artists of Color Daniel Alexander Jones, AM '93 Notes from an Integrator's Manual Brazenly Brown Lecture Thurs., April 9th - 6PM Granoff Creative Arts Center Martinos Auditorium 154 Angell Street - Providence, RI Concept Album Brazenly Brown Master Class Fri., April 10th - 4PM By Invitation Only  Jomama Jones:  Radiate Performance  Sat., April 11th - 8PM Rites and Reason Theatre Churchill House BassPas 155 Angell Street- Providence, RI  Sponsored in part by the Creative Arts Council, Brown University's 250th Anniversary and the Office of the President
Skips in the Record A Dramatic Staged Reading  Written by Rose Weaver, MFA '00 Directed by Elmo Terry-Morgan Wed., March 4th - 7PM Churchill House BassPas 155 Angell Street - Providence, RI Playwright Rose Weaver '00 MFA is a Rites and Reason RPM Play Development Initiative 2015 Artist-in-Residence.
	Spring Awakening Music by Duncan Sheik '92 Book and Lyrics by Steven Slater Presented by Shakespeare on the Green  Directed by Jenn Maley '16 Music Directed by Nick Healy '17 Thurs., Feb. 26th - 7:30PM Fri., Feb. 27th - 7:30PM Sat., Feb. 28th - 2PM & 7:30PM Sun., March 1st - 2PM & 7:30PM Click here for ticket information.
"Jam On the Vine" Public Reading of Debut Novel LaShonda Katrice Barnett, Ph.D. Fri., Feb. 13th - 12PM Churchill House BassPas 155 Angell Street - Providence, RI
	CAPES Doctoral Fellows Research Seminar:  Afro-Brazil in Context Graduate Student Colloquium  Alan Augusto Moraes Ribeiro Viviane Angelica Silva Sociology of Education University of Sao Paulo Fri., Jan. 23rd - 12PM Churchill House Conference Room 155 Angell Street - Providence, RI

Fall 2014

Africana Voices: Discourses of Race, Liberty, and Equality in the Age of Revolution Colloquium Michele Reid-Vasquez, Ph.D. John Carter Brown Library Research Fellow  Assistant Professor of Africana Studies University of Pittsburgh  Mon., Dec. 8th - 12PM Churchill House BassPas 155 Angell Street - Providence, RI Co-sponsored by the John Carter Brown Library
	Does Race Matter to the Media? Community Forum The Southern New England Association of Black Journalists Sat., Dec. 6th - 4PM Churchill House BassPas 155 Angell Street - Providence, RI
Book Readings "This Nonviolent Stuff'll Get You Killed" Charles Cobb, Jr. Visiting Professor of Africana Studies Tue., Nov., 11th - 4PM "History and other Poems" Brenda Marie Osbey Distinguished Visiting Professor of Africana Studies Wed., Nov., 12th - 6:30PM Brown University Bookstore 244 Thayer Street - Providence, RI
	Colloquium Series: Racist Ideas Before American Slavery:  A Revisionist History 1453 - 1619 Ibram Kendi, Ph.D. National Academy of Education / Spencer Doctoral Fellow Assistant Professor of Africana Studies  University at Albany - SUNY  Mon., Nov. 3rd - 12PM Churchill House Conference Room 155 Angell Street - Providence, RI
OH, LORD, THIS WORLD A 2014-2016 Restoration and Preservation Project of Rites and Reason's Archiving Initiative Written by George Houston Music by Clinton Utterback Directed by Elmo Terry-Morgan and Ramona Bass-Kolobe  Sat., Oct. 25th - 4PM Churchill House BassPas 155 Angell Street - Providence, RI
	The Glamorous One-Two Punch: Celebrity, Masculinity, & Boxer Alfonso Teofilo Brown in Early Twentieth-Century Paris Public Lecture Lyneise Williams, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Art History University of North Carolina Chapel Hill  Thurs., Oct. 16th - 6PM List Art Building Room 110 64 College Street - Providence, RI Co-sponsored by the Department of History of Art and Architecture; the Cogut Center for the Humanities; the Pembroke Center; and the Dean of the College
Objecting to Race Public Lecture  Anthony V. Alfieri, Ph.D. Dean's Distinguished Scholar Director of the Center for Ethics & Public Service Founder of the Historic Black Church Program University of Miami School of Law  Tue., Oct. 7th - 4PM Churchill House BassPas 155 Angell Street - Providence, RI Co-sponsored by the Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice