NYU Silver Center
Critics of the Oyo Empire and Atlantic Modernity in the Age of Revolution: Rethinking Black Atlantic Historiography with Archaeology and Òrìṣà Archives
NYU Silver Center 31 Washington Pl, New York, NY 10003, New York, NYDecember 4th, 2023 5:30 pm -7:00 pm Silver Center, Hemmerdinger Hall Register here for in-person Attend via Zoom here In this talk, Ogundiran will discuss the debates and dialogues that happened in the Oyo Empire (West Africa) in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries about rights and privileges, marginalization and power, and politics of difference […]
When Haiti Was Our Cradle of Hope
NYU Silver Center 31 Washington Pl, New York, NY 10003, New York, NYEvent Recording here Wednesday, October 25th, 2023 Time: 5:00pm-6:30pm Location: Silver Center of Arts & Science, Hemmerdinger Hall Fear of a Black Republic chronicles how Haiti’s triumphant ascendance created a beacon of hope for free and enslaved Black people throughout the African diaspora, especially those fighting for freedom in the United States. Cognizant of Haiti’s […]
Institute of African American Affairs and Center for Black Visual Culture Presents: Billie Holiday: An Evening with Lady Day in Photos and Song
NYU Silver Center 31 Washington Pl, New York, NY 10003, New York, NYBorn April 7, 1915, Billie Holiday is considered one of the greatest American jazz singers of all time. Author Grayson Dantzic shares behind-the scenes anecdotes and images from his 18-year journey making his book Jerry Dantzic:Billie Holiday at Sugar Hill. Through the rediscovering of his late father Jerry Dantzic's unseen photographs of Billie Holiday taken in 1957, the […]