Documentary Screening: Black Lives Matter in Latin America In-Person
AAHRC in collaboration with the Emancipation Park Conservancy is honored to commence our 2025 Black History Month with an exploration of African Americans and Labor.
Join us for a discussion and screening of Black Lives in Latin America with Dr. Gladys Mitchell-Walthour, Professor and Dan T. Blue Endowed Chair of Political Science at North Carolina Central University.
This documentary focuses on Black activism in Brazil, Peru, Argentina, and Cuba. Including dialogue and footage of activists and scholars from the African Diaspora, it shows the importance of challenging state-led violence against Black people and how Black activists and scholars working together can bring about change. Some of the scholars and activists featured are: Douglas Belchior (Brazil), Anny Loango, PhD (Colombia), Mariela Noles Cotito (Peru), Cloves Oliveira, PhD (Brazil), Tanya Saunders PhD (Expert on Cuba), John Thomas, PhD (Expert on Ecuador), KC Morrison, PhD (Race and Democracy Brazil & US.
- Date:
- Saturday, February 1, 2025
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 4:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Central Time - US & Canada (change)
- Locations:
- African American History Research Center
- Age Group:
- Adults
- Categories:
- History Research Centers Holidays & Observances Spotlight Events
It's Black History Month! "Negro History Week", the brainchild of historian and scholar Dr. Carter G. Woodson (December 19, 1875 – April 3, 1950), was first observed February 7, 1926. The son of enslaved parents, Woodson would matriculate at Berea College, University of Chicago, become the second African American to earn a PhD from Harvard University (WEB DuBois was the first), and have a prolific career at Howard University. In February 1969, students and educators at Kent State University proposed the first Black History Month and celebrated it in February 1970. Join us as we continue this time-honored tradition and celebrate Dr. Woodson's vision with an exploration of "African Americans and Labor" - our theme for Black History Month 2025.