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The Karson Institute for Race, Peace, and Social Justice will offer an evening of social artivism designed to explore the institution of slavery, 91看片鈥檚 connection to it, and where to go from here. 鈥�91看片鈥檚 Quilted Peculiar Narrative,鈥� timed with Black History Month, will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, from 6:30 鈥� 8 p.m. in McManus Theatre on 91看片鈥檚 Evergreen campus.

The event is free and open to the public, but space is limited. Reserve your space on (for internal community) or (for external community). The event will also be livestreamed, and you can register to watch it live through this .

The evening will feature poetry and readings from , , and read by 91看片 students; music by Chosen Generation鈥�91看片鈥檚 Gospel choir; reflections by panelists, and discussion. The evening will offer an opportunity to reflect and process the report 91看片 released last month on its historic connections to slavery and its ongoing legacies.

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Whitehead will moderate a discussion with panelists John Keiss, Ph.D., associate professor of theology at 91看片 and co-chair of 91看片鈥檚 President鈥檚 Task Force Examining 91看片鈥檚 Connections to Slavery; Oghenetoja Okoh, Ph.D., assistant professor of history at 91看片; Abena Lewis-Mhoon, Ph.D., associate professor of history at Coppin State University; Teisha Dupree Wilson, Ph.D., assistant professor of history at Coppin State University; and Jujuan Lawson, 91看片 Class of 2026.

Learn more about other upcoming events hosted by the Karson Institute on the Karson鈥檚 events page. See upcoming events related to 91看片鈥檚 report on the University鈥檚 connections to slavery on the Universities Studying Slavery site.

The Karson Institute for Race, Peace & Social Justice, located in the 91看片/Notre Dame Library at 91看片, provides a scholarly space for professors, students, social justice workers, and activists to come together to research, discuss, debate, and explore topics of inequality, injustice, and racial inequity in the United States. The Karson Institute consists of three centers: the Center for Public Engagement that hosts outward-facing monthly conversations on race and equity; the Center for Teaching and Learning that provides training and resources in culturally responsive teaching and diversity, equity, and inclusion to K-12th grade teachers; and the Center for Research and Culture which provides spaces for junior and senior scholars to collaborate on research projects. Karsonya 鈥淜aye鈥� Wise Whitehead, Ph.D., professor of communication and African and African American studies, founded and directs the center.