Youth And Teen

Yale Schwarzman Center (YSC) is proud to host five-time Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, activist, and actor Angélique Kidjo Hon. Music ’15 and her daughter, actor, writer, and multinational performer Naïma Hebrail Kidjo ’15 for an intimate conversation about identity, belonging, forgiveness, and the power of family. This event coincides with the first leg of a global tour of the Kidjos’ new original music theater work, Yemandja.

Before Oprah, before Arsenio, there was Mr. SOUL! Join the Afro-American Cultural Center and YSC for a screening of the award-winning documentary followed by a discussion with writer/director and former New Haven resident Melissa Haizlip and Yale Professors Thomas Allen Harris and Daphne A. Brooks. The topic will be “Making the Archive Public: Radical History in Public Television.”

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. Attendees will hear inspirational stories from Yale leaders and students, participate in a “Mindful Monday” empowerment exercise, learn about Yale University as an attainable option for education and employment, and participate in an environment where girls can talk freely and be themselves.

Panelists will include: