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INSPIRED BY THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY
CELEBRATION OF AFRICANA STUDIES
AT
WILLIAMS COLLEGE, HELD APRIL
4-7, 2019, THIS SITE EXISTS TO
SUPPORT EXCELLENCE IN BLACK LIFE
AND FOSTER COMMUNITY AMONG
ALL WHO ARE CONNECTED TO
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| AFR50 |
A S P E C I A L A N N I V E R S A R Y C E L E B R A T I O N |
1969
2019 |
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WHAT WAS AFR50? | FOUR SPECIAL DAYS | REFLECTIONS | THE 15 DEMANDS |
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DAY 2 |
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Event - D2E1 |
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Not A Onetime Event:
Echoes of the Hopkins Occupation
A Walking Tour |
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Hopkins Hall west side
10 am * open to the public |
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Description as posted on the College's Website: |
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Join the Public Humanities Fellows as they take you through a walking tour designed to coincide with the commemoration of the fifty-year anniversary of Africana Studies at Williams College and the thirty-year anniversary of the Davis Center (formerly the Multicultural Center). The tours, which run approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour, will provide a physical connection to the campus, with attention to the ways that our geography tells its own story in the histories of activism at Williams College. The tours will run rain or shine, and comfortable shoes and weather-appropriate clothing are encouraged. |
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Event - D2E2 |
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Africana Studies & The Arts:
An AFR/WCMA Collaboration
An interactive session with Africana Studies faculty about the intersections of Black Studies and Black art.
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Rose Gallery
Williams College Museum of Art
2-3:30 pm * open to the public |
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Description as posted on the College's Website: |
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Join us for a dynamic, interactive session with Africana Studies faculty about the intersections of Black Studies and Black art. In addition to dialoguing about student encounters with a range of WCMA materials in Africana Studies courses (e.g. Gordon Parks, Kara Walker, Carrie Mae Weems, John Wilson and others), Professors Rashida Braggs, James Manigault-Bryant, Rhon Manigault-Bryant, and Neil Roberts will riff on their experiences of teaching WCMA holdings, the overlapping themes that inform their collective work, and ways that art can be a primary source for thinking about Blackness globally. |
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AN ARTFUL SESSION WILLIAMS COLLEGE MUSEUM OF ART
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Examining Black Art Up Close in Class ... |
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... and in the Museum Galleries |
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What is important, now, is that the fervor of the occupation
keeps up. |
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Event - D2E3 |
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Not A Onetime Event:
Echoes of the Hopkins Occupation
A Walking Tour |
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Hopkins Hall west side
5 pm * open to the public |
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Description as posted on the College's Website: |
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Join the Public Humanities Fellows as they take you through a walking tour designed to coincide with the commemoration of the fifty-year anniversary of Africana Studies at Williams College and the thirty-year anniversary of the Davis Center (formerly the Multicultural Center). The tours, which run approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour, will provide a physical connection to the campus, with attention to the ways that our geography tells its own story in the histories of activism at Williams College. The tours will run rain or shine, and comfortable shoes and weather-appropriate clothing are encouraged. |
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Event - D2E4 |
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Alumni Dinner with
President Mandel &
Africana Studies Faculty
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| Mt. Hope, 7 pm * alumni and invited guests only |
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A Time of Remembrance, Honor and Unification |
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The Alumni Dinner with President Mandel and Africana Studies Faculty at Mount Hope began with cocktails that refreshed guests as snow whitened the grounds outside. A series of brief, pre-dinner welcoming statements by AFR50 organizers and President Mandel kicked off the formal portion of the evening. Attendees were gathered at the foot of the grand staircase, adjacent to the mansion's main entrance and in the main foyer. The moment became especially poignant as alumni took turns giving impromptu speeches. Those that participated in the 1969 Occupation of Hopkins Hall shared personal accounts of the Occupation and thoughts regarding the 50th Anniversary Celebration. Most mentioned the enormous risks they assumed in making demands of the College. All faced the threat of expulsion. Some of the speakers called the names of Black classmates who are no longer with us. Others joined in. The presentations concluded with Michael Darden '74 giving a plaque bearing the names of the student Occupiers to Professor James Manigault-Bryant, head of Africana Studies at Williams. |
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Pictured above is Mike Darden '74 with the plaque containing the names of the Black students that risked everything in 1969 to demand a Black Studies program at Williams. Click here to see the names.
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Event - D2E5 |
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Kusika/Zambezi
Spring Performance
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Main Stage - '62 Center for Theater and Dance
8 pm * open to the public |
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AFR50 | Four Day Overview | Previous Day (Day 1) | Go to Top | Next Day (Day 3)
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BLACK WILLIAMS 50 PLUS is a presentation of
Dan Perkins, a cultural historian and
business diversity consultant; and a
proud member of the Class of 1978.
Throughout his professional life, Dan
Perkins has been a Minority Business
Advocate (MBA); connecting people,
businesses and communities for good.
Copyright 2019. All Rights
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