Racial Unity Day
Racial Unity Day -- September 19 - 21, 2021
DUE TO COVID-19, WE MAY HAVE TO SCALE BACK MANY OF OUR RACIAL UNITY DAY ACTIVITIES. THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES WILL BE DONE VIRTUALLY. See you in 2021
Poetry & Art Contest
Everyone is invited to submit a Poem or Visual Work of Art on these themes:
Racial Identity, Racial Justice
All submissions will be included in a virtual exhibit; poetry winners will be asked to read their poem aloud and art winners to explain their inspiration in a video.
Poetry and art virtual exhibit begins September 27
SEE OUR PROJECTS PAGE FOR MORE DETAILS.
COLORISM SYMPOSIUM
Virtual Symposium - Colorism: It's More Than Skin Deep - Three Part Video
Location: Zoom room
Date: September 17 - 19 Time: 10:00 AM 11:30 PM
This symposium will engage parents, teachers, community and youth in an honest and meaningful dialogue about colorism--differential treatment based on lightness or darkness of skin color.
- Organized by the Racial Unity Team
- Funded by a New Hampshire Humanities grant and by our sponsor Kennebunk Savings
- Supported by SAU 16
PANELISTS
- Dr. Kabria Baumgartner is Assistant Professor of American Studies at the University of New Hampshire. Ph.D. African-American/Black Studies, University of Massachusetts. Scholar of 19th-century African American history, literature, and culture.
- Dr. John Frederick Bell is Assistant Professor of History. Ph.D. History of American Civilization (American Studies), Harvard University.
- Dr. Aria S. Halliday is Assistant Professor of African Feminism in women's studies at the University of New Hampshire. Ph.D. Purdue University.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, GO TO OUR PROJECTS LINK