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A Mondays at Beinecke online gallery talk considering the story of the 1831 proposal for a college in New Haven that would have been America’s first HBCU. The talk is in conjunction with the release of a new documentary short film directed by Tubyez Cropper and narrated by Charles Warner, Jr., with design assistance from Alvin Ashiatey. Watch & share the short documentary on the Beinecke Library YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/gmXF3N62Olo

Join the Yale African American Affinity Group and Yale Latino Networking Group for a book club discussion of We Can’t Talk about That at Work!: How to Talk about Race, Religion, Politics, and Other Polarizing Topics by Mary-Frances Winters.

Join the Yale African American Affinity Group for a book club discussion of Carolina Built: A Novel by Kianna Alexander.

This “exuberant celebration of Black women’s joy as well as their achievements” (Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author) novelizes the life of real estate magnate Josephine N. Leary in a previously untold story of passion, perseverance, and building a legacy after emancipation in North Carolina.

Join the Yale African American Affinity Group for a book club discussion of Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?: And Other Conversations About Race by Beverly Daniel Tatum.

Join FLY, WWN, YAAA, and YLNG for the next Building Wealth Generator Series event entitled “Getting Un-Stuck: Strategies for Getting Out of The Rut”. We will discuss how to get through painful decisions or disengage from a tangle of overlapping challenges, how the financial and legal implications of being stuck can be devastating and grow worse over time and finding help when facing problems, and investigating alternative paths and moving forward.

The Greater New Haven Heart Walk is back and ready to reinvigorate your heart-healthy lifestyle by uniting our community for better health, a fun experience and opportunity to help save lives.

This year, you can Heart Walk Here, there or anywhere! Choose our path or yours. We invite you to walk with our affinity group members at our in-person event on 5/7 at Savin Rock in West Haven, or wherever you feel inspired. No matter where you choose to walk, participating and donating to the Heart Walk will save lives and improve lives.

A roundtable discussion with Robin D.G. Kelley, Derecka Purnell, and Garrett Felber
Moderated by Elizabeth Hinton

Leveraging your transferable skills is an important part of being able to adapt to an evolving work environment, whether looking to advance in your current workstream or applying for a new role. By learning how to harness skills such as problem-solving, current thinking, teamwork, communication, leadership, and more, members of the workforce can be better prepared for a variety of career opportunities.

Join the Yale Affinity Groups for an interactive workshop to explore the dynamics of consent in relation to healthy relationships, personal boundaries, and sexual misconduct. In addition, the history and application of Title IX laws and policies for K-12 and college students will be provided. Our presenter will be Freda Grant, a SHARE Advocate and Coordinator of Conduct Awareness Training and Prevention Education.

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Albert R. Lee is Associate Professor and Director of Equity, Belonging, and Student Life at the Yale School of Music, where he teaches a course on The Literary Voice of Langston Hughes in American Music. His Mondays at Beinecke presentation at 4pm on May 9 will be followed by half an hour of q&a and conversation from 4:30pm.