The Watson Institute and Brown CareerLAB invite students to meet with the inaugural director of the Washington State Office of Equity,Read More

The Watson Institute and Brown CareerLAB invite students to meet with the inaugural director of the Washington State Office of Equity,Read More

In this panel, Tommy Orange will be joined by poet Joan Naviyuk Kane and scholar-writerRead More

Join the Native American and Indigenous Studies Initiative (NAISI) and Literary Arts Department at Brown University as we welcome Tommy Orange for our Spring 2023 Keynote event. Tommy Orange will be in conversation with Lanre Akinsiku (Brown University) about Orange’s work and award-Read More

Finding La Negrita, a historical fiction novel set in 1634 colonial Cartago, Costa Rica, is a retelling of the Black Madonna narrative, which has driven Costa Rica’s national and spiritual identity since the 1700s. It traces an African family’s story across time and space, from Africa to colonial Costa Rica, as they grapple with love, legacy, secrets, and the lines between freedom andRead More

Dawit L. Petros is a visual artist, researcher and educator. His work is informed by studies of global modernisms, theories of diaspora, and postcolonial studies. Throughout the past decade, he has focused on a critical re-reading of the entanglements between colonialism and modernity. Petros is an Eritrean emigrant who spent formative years in Eritrea,Read More

Second screening: Negotiating Amnesia (Alessandra Ferrini, 2015, 29 minutes).

Introduction by Leonora Masini, Postdoctoral Research Associate in Slavery and the Public Humanities at the CSSJ.

The 30-minutes Q&A after the screening will host director Alessandra Ferrini.

This is the second of twoRead More

Join Sequoria “Coco” Dickerson as she shares stories of little known herbal traditions and rituals practiced by African Americans during slavery in the United States.This workshop is grounded in sharing the stories of enslaved African American herbalists who worked with plants for healing justice, liberation, and ancestral reclamation. Come hear stories of how they used herbal practices toRead More

Racial Slavery, Marronage, and Freedom: A 10th Anniversary Retrospective features artists Edouard Duval-Carrié, Jess Hill, and Rénold Laurent. This retrospective exhibition, along with an accompanying catalog, is an integral part of the 10th anniversary of the CSSJ.

Racial Slavery, Marronage, and Freedom: A 10th Anniversary Retrospective is on view throughRead More

Join the Native American and Indigenous Studies Initiative on February 15 as we welcome Brown University students, staff, and faculty members back to campus with a screening of an Upstander Project film, Dawnland.Read More