The Black Joy Project
Spurlock Museum 600 S. Gregory, UrbanaRunning from February 2 through December 1, 2024, the Black Joy Project aims to make an unprecedented celebration of Black JOY visible in our communities and museum spaces. The project
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Panel: “‘Rich and Talented and Black and Troubled’: Black Professional Athletes and the Black Freedom Struggle”
Levis Faculty Center 919 W. Illinois St., Room 300, UrbanaTheresa Runstedtler (American Studies, American University) will be presenting, with Daniel Gilbert (Labor and Employment Relations, History) commenting. Part of the symposium Sporting Publics: History, Sports, and American Culture, which is taking place March
Sporting Publics Symposium | Panel with Louis Moore, Daniel Nasset
Levis Faculty Center 919 W. Illinois St., Room 300, UrbanaProfessor Louis Moore will speak about his book I Fight for a Living: Boxing and the Battle for Black Manhood, 1880-1915 (University of Illinois Press, 2017). Respondent Daniel Nasset (Editor-in-Chief, University of Illinois Press)
Sporting Publics Symposium | Conversation with Shakeia Taylor
Levis Faculty Center 919 W. Illinois St., Room 300, UrbanaShakeia Taylor is a Chicago-based award-winning writer and storyteller, whose work focuses on the intersection of sports, history, and culture. She is currently a Deputy Senior Content Editor at the Chicago Tribune,