Upcoming Events
February 2021
February 1, 2021 | |||
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Mondays at Beinecke: The Million Book Project with Reginald Dwayne Betts | 4:00pm to 4:30pm |
The Million Book Project will bring curated 500-book literary time-capsules to 1,000 prisons and juvenile detention centers to each state in the United States. The Million Book Project, was conceptualized by poet and legal scholar Reginald Dwayne Betts, who serves as its project director. |
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February 2, 2021 | |||
Virtual: Supporting Resilience with Gratitude, Kindness, and Hope | 1:00pm to 2:00pm |
Being resilient is a set of learnable skills. It’s not something that we either have or do not have as human beings. A major part of what helps us to be more resilient are some of our best qualities already within us - particularly our strengths of gratitude, kindness, and hope. |
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February 4, 2021 | |||
Virtual: Health Equity and the COVID Pandemic | 12:00pm to 1:00pm |
Join YAAA and our first Black History Month guest speaker, Gary V. Desir, M.D., for a lively discussion on health equity and the COVID pandemic. Gary V. Desir, M.D. is the Paul B. |
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February 5, 2021 | |||
Virtual: Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba Dance Workshop | 4:00pm to 5:00pm |
In honor of Black History Month, please join the Yale African American Affinity Group, Future Leaders of Yale, and Yale Latino Networking Group for a family friendly virtual Afro-Puerto Rican Bomba dance workshop that will be led by Movimiento Cultural Afro-Continental (MCAC), Inc. |
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Black Trans Storytelling with Ashia Ajani, D.L. Cordero, and Ty Cooper | 7:00pm to 8:30pm |
Celebrate Black Trans lives by spending an evening sharing stories around the theme/question “What does community look like for you?” with other Black trans, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming community members. |
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Celebrating Black Trans Lives: What does allyship look like to you? | 7:00pm to 8:00pm |
How do you celebrate and advocate for Black Trans Lives? |
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February 8, 2021 | |||
Mondays at Beinecke: Walter Evans Collection of Frederick Douglass and Douglass Family Papers | 4:00pm to 4:30pm |
Beinecke Library’s Melissa Barton, Rosemary Davis, and Rebecca Hirsch, will discuss the processing and digitization of this major new collection of Douglass materials – soon to be accessible online! |
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The Art of Storytelling in a Time of Disinformation: Professor Thomas Allen Harris in Conversation with Ken and Sarah Burns YC '04, and Clark Burnett YC '19 | 5:00pm to 6:00pm |
Professor Thomas Allen Harris, senior lecturer in African American Studies and Film & Media Studies, invites students interested in documentary filmmaking to participate in a conversation with Ken and Sarah Burns YC ‘04. |
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February 9, 2021 | |||
Virtual: Jamaica y Tamarindo: AfroTradition in the Heart of Mexico Virtual Screening | 4:00pm to 5:00pm |
Join the Yale African American Affinity Group, Yale Latino Networking Group, LGBTQ Affinity Group, and Working Women’s Network for a virtual screening of Jamaica y Tamarindo: Afro Tradition in the Heart of Mexico. |
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February 11, 2021 | |||
Virtual: Being Black in White Space | 5:00pm to 6:00pm |
YAAA Black History Month Guest Speaker: Dr. Elijah Anderson, Sterling Prof of Sociology, Director, Urban Ethnography Project; Prof African American Studies Topic: “Being Black in White Space.” |
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February 15, 2021 | |||
Virtual: Women Empowerment Workshop | 12:00pm to 2:00pm |
Join Future Leaders of Yale and the African American Affinity Group for a panel discussion designed for young women of color (ages 9-18), that will focus on the importance of empowerment, positivity, and overcoming adversity. |
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Virtual: Beyond Ally: The Pursuit of Racial Justice | 4:00pm to 5:00pm |
Join the Asian Network at Yale (ANY), Future Leaders of Yale (FLY), and Yale African American Affinity Group (YAAA) for a discussion with Dr. Maysa Akbar. In her second book, Beyond Ally: The Pursuit of Racial Justice, with wisdom and compassion, Dr. |
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February 18, 2021 | |||
Art & Protest in Nigeria with Anthony Obayomi | 3:00pm to 4:00pm |
Anthony Obayomi is a storyteller from Lagos, Nigeria who uses photography, filmmaking, and other storytelling techniques that combine art and technology in both traditional and experimental media. |
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African Dance Workshop | 5:30pm to 6:30pm |
Join the Yale African American Affinity Group and Shari Caldwell for an African dance workshop. This dance class, also known as Contemporary African, infuses traditional African Dance with contemporary movement. An enjoyable rhythmic experience for lovers of the Motherland. |
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February 19, 2021 | |||
#YaleSOMBlackOut: A Conversation with Lofton Holder ‘90, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Pine Street Alternative Asset Management and Jamila Abston '17, Partner at Ernst & Young LLP | 1:00pm to 2:00pm |
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Healthy Me Fitness Session with Cheri Eleazer | 4:00pm to 5:00pm |
Please join the Yale Latino Networking Group, Work Life, Future Leaders of Yale, and Working Women’s Network to kick off our yearlong initiative to lead a healthier lifestyle. |
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Virtual: Family Fun Night - Black Trivia | 5:30pm to 7:00pm |
In celebration of Black History Month, please join us for 90 minutes of family fun, competing in 4 rounds of Black Trivia. Bring your family and your knowledge of our history. There will be 4 rounds of play to include: faces, places, music, and events. |
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February 22, 2021 | |||
Virtual: YAAA, WWN, & YLNG Book Club Discussion - Daughters of the Stone | 12:30pm to 1:30pm |
Join the Yale African American Affinity Group, Working Women’s Network, and Yale Latino Networking Group for a book club discussion on Daughters of the Stone by Dahlma Llanos-Figueroa. |
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Mondays at Beinecke: Sterling Brown, James Weldon Johnson, and Modern Poetics with Ben Glaser | 4:00pm to 4:30pm |
Ben Glaser is an assistant professor of English at Yale University. He is the coeditor of Critical Rhythm: The Poetics of a Literary Life Form. |
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February 23, 2021 | |||
Better Together: Demystifying Protect & Serve | 11:45am |
Join Yale’s eight affinity groups for a community-building panel discussion with representatives from Yale and New Haven law enforcement leaders. |
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Black Futures, Feminist Solidarities | 6:30pm to 7:30pm |
Join us for this virtual discussion with Margo Okazawa-Rey—educator, writer, and social justice activist—who will be discussing the importance of and steps to building feminist solidarities to resist gendered, racialized, classed violence, militarism, and conflict in the U.S. |
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Black Futures, Feminist Solidarities | 6:30pm to 7:30pm |
Join us for this virtual discussion with Margo Okazawa-Rey—educator, writer, and social justice activist—who will be discussing the importance of and steps to building feminist solidarities to resist gendered, racialized, classed violence, militarism, and conflict in the U.S. |
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Amplified Voices | 7:30pm to 8:30pm |
In celebration of Black History Month, the Yale Women’s Athletic Network and Yale Bulldogs for Change have partnered to host a guest panel highlighting Black Yale athletics alumni. |
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February 24, 2021 | |||
Biography Symposium: Langdon Hammer & Terrance Hayes | 12:00pm to 1:00pm |
One of Three Conversations on Contemporary Biography: Writing about Writers, co-sponsored by the Beinecke Library and Public Humanities at Yale. |
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February 25, 2021 | |||
Virtual: YAAA Steering Committee Meeting | 12:00pm to 1:00pm |
Please join in our monthly YAAA Steering Committee Meetings. These meetings are an opportunity to hear about what has been happening with YAAA and what is in the works. We welcome all those who are interested in getting involved and sharing their ideas. |
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Biography Symposium: Ruth Franklin & Imani Perry | 12:00pm to 1:00pm |
One of Three Conversations on Contemporary Biography: Writing about Writers, co-sponsored by the Beinecke Library and Public Humanities at Yale. |
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Daughters of the Movement | 4:00pm to 5:30pm |
Yale Alumni College invites you to meet the Daughters of the Movement, seven women whose parents changed the course of U.S. |
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February 26, 2021 | |||
Black History Month Line Dancing Instruction | 5:30pm to 6:30pm |
Join the Yale African American Affinity Group and Scheri Walker for virtual Black history month line dancing instruction. Scheri will provide beginner friendly line dances, so that participation is fun, and isn’t overly challenging. All are welcome to attend this family friendly event. |