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SUMMARY:Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. K-12 Creative Expressions Contest
DESCRIPTION:The College of Education will award the winners and honorable mention recipients of the K-12 MLK Creative Expressions Contest. This event will highlight the talents of our local students through essay\, poems\, and art. \nSponsored by the College of Education\, and the 2023 MLK Commemorative Planning Committee. \nFor additional information contact Victor H. Perez\, vhperez@illinois.edu.
URL:https://ccafricanamericanheritage.org/event/dr-martin-luther-king-jr-k-12-creative-expressions-contest/
LOCATION:Krannert Center for the Performing Arts\, 500 S. Goodwin Ave.\, Urbana\, IL\, 61801
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SUMMARY:Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Reflection & Service
DESCRIPTION:Keynote: Dr. Jamie Washington\, co-founder of the Social Justice Training Institute \nEvery Spring\, the Office of Civic Life assists students in exploring the legacy of service of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This program is a part of the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity\, Equity\, and Inclusion’s Commemorative Celebration. This year\, the MLK Day of Service will engage campus and community partners in recognizing the power of community action and civic engagement as local partners and students convene to honor the spirit of Martin Luther King\, Jr. vision of impacting others through social change.  This event will acknowledge the work and engagement of “MLK Champions” who have dedicated their talents to enhancing a movement of justice\, equity\, and dignity. \nThis program will be keynoted by Dr. Jamie Washington\, co-founder of the Social Justice Training Institute. Doors open at 5:30 and program begins at 6 pm. \nRegister for the Reflection & Service Event here: https://forms.illinois.edu/sec/581475708 \nSponsored by the Office of Civic Life and the 2023 MLK Commemorative Planning Committee. \nFor more information contact Gina Lee-Olukoya\, golukoya@illinois.edu.
URL:https://ccafricanamericanheritage.org/event/martin-luther-king-jr-day-of-reflection-service/
LOCATION:Levis Faculty Center\, 919 W. Illinois St.\, Room 300\, Urbana\, IL
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SUMMARY:Martin Luther King Day Celebration for Kids
DESCRIPTION:Make your day off count! Join the Museum of the Grand Prairie as we explore the rich cultural heritage of the African American community in Champaign County on this Martin Luther King Day. We will learn about the life of Dr. King\, celebrate his legacy\, and explore how we can keep his mission alive today. Activities will include several crafts celebrating MLK’s life and legacy. Ages 5-12. $5 per child. Adults must accompany children. Space is limited; registration required by Jan 9th at ccfpd.org. \nCurrent public health guidelines will be followed. Program may be altered or canceled due to weather or health related concerns. \nFor more info: (217) 586-2612 or ksnyder@ccfpd.org.
URL:https://ccafricanamericanheritage.org/event/martin-luther-king-day-celebration-for-kids/
LOCATION:Museum of the Grand Prairie\, 950 N. Lombard St.\, Mahomet\, IL\, 61853
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230116T120000
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SUMMARY:Volunteer Opportunity: University of Illinois Police Department MLK Day of Service Community Building Volunteer Experience
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, January 16\, 2023\, the University of Illinois Police Department will commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King’s Day of Service by creating a space where members of the community will have to opportunity to work together with a variety of Non-Profit organizations alongside some of our police officers. Dr. King once said that the “The aftermath of nonviolence is the creation of the beloved community. The aftermath of nonviolence is redemption. The aftermath of nonviolence is reconciliation.” Let’s help one another create and maintain such a “Beloved Community” by engaging in community service that will help our agencies spread unity\, peace\, and a common understanding in the place we call home. \nVolunteers will have the opportunity to engage in different activities and projects led by participating agencies meant to help members of the community in a variety of ways and purposes. To register as a volunteer\, follow this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSct_-kQp-y69mat_IPmxK2gs900H6C9AQ5ONFraxOyBhemRRg/viewform. \nVendors: The Salvation Army\, Stephens Family YMCA\, Parkland College PD\, Salt & Light\, DREAMM\, Family Service RSVP\, and Feeding Our Kids \nSponsored by the University of Illinois Police Department\, Community Outreach and Support Team\, Illini Union\, and the 2023 MLK Commemorative Planning Committee. \nFor more information contact Dementro “Debo” Powell\, dementro@illinois.edu.
URL:https://ccafricanamericanheritage.org/event/volunteer-opportunity-university-of-illinois-police-department-mlk-day-of-service-community-building-volunteer-experience/
LOCATION:IL
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230116T120000
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SUMMARY:MLK Walk for Peace
DESCRIPTION:Join other community members for a walk celebrating peace. The walk will begin and end at Martin Luther King Jr. Park. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nParking is available at King School and along Wascher Drive. \nWalking route maps will be provided at the park. \nSponsored by City of Urbana\, The Urbana Free Library\, Urbana Park District\, Urbana Rotary Club\, Urbana High School PTSA\, When We All Vote\, and Champaign County. \n\n\n\nThe Library is committed to making programs accessible for all. If you need an accommodation to attend a program\, please let the Library know at least two weeks in advance. To request an accommodation\, contact the Programming and Outreach Manager via email at programming@urbanafree.org or via phone at 217-367-4057.
URL:https://ccafricanamericanheritage.org/event/mlk-walk-for-peace/
LOCATION:Martin Luther King Jr. Park\, 915 W. Wascher Dr.\, Urbana\, IL\, 61801
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230116T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230116T150000
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SUMMARY:Amari's Blood Drive at MLK Elementary
DESCRIPTION:An Urbana High School student is putting together a blood drive on MLK Day. This is a great act of service to give back to our community! Just one blood donation can save up to three lives. #PowerofU116\n\n\n\n𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧: Monday\, Jan. 16\n𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: King Elementary | 1108 Fairview Ave.\n𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.\n𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫: bit.ly/3GeireC\n\n\n\nIf you are unable to attend on the 16th\, you can PLEDGE to give during Black History Month: rcblood.org/3ClQ7FL\n\n\n\nFirst or second time donors with Impact Life will receive a $25 gift card! #UrbanaBetterTogether
URL:https://ccafricanamericanheritage.org/event/amaris-blood-drive-at-mlk-elementary/
LOCATION:MLK Elementary\, 1108 Fairview Ave.\, Urbana\, IL\, 61801
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SUMMARY:MLK Day of Service: U-C Books to Prisoners
DESCRIPTION:Commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday by joining with U-C Books to Prisoners to help with book sorting and selecting for the incarcerated people who write to request books from us.  Please sign up for either the morning session or the afternoon session. \nAt each sessions there will be two kinds of work to do\, and an opportunity to view a short introduction video about Books to Prisoners if you are interested in that. \nSign up to volunteer here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0e4ca9ae2aa1f5c16-sign#/
URL:https://ccafricanamericanheritage.org/event/mlk-day-of-service-u-c-books-to-prisoners/
LOCATION:IL
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230116T083000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230116T110000
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SUMMARY:38th Annual Unity Breakfast
DESCRIPTION:Community members are invited to attend the 38th Annual Unity Breakfast sponsored by the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Advocacy for Justice Committee and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and hosted by the Vineyard Church. Please join us as we honor Dr. King\, the most important voice of the civil rights movement and recognize the 2023 Dr. King Scholarship recipients. \nSponsored by the Martin Luther King\, Jr. Advocacy for Justice Committee. \nFor more information contact Domonic Cobb\, dcobb@illinois.edu.
URL:https://ccafricanamericanheritage.org/event/38th-annual-unity-breakfast/
LOCATION:Vineyard Church\, 1500 N. Lincoln Avenue\, Urbana\, IL
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SUMMARY:MLK Advocacy for Social Justice Celebration
DESCRIPTION:Advocacy for Social Justice and MLK Countywide Committees\n38th Annual Dr. MLK Jr. Service of Celebration\nSunday\, January 15\, 2023 at 5:00 PM \nKrannert Center for the Performing Arts\n500 South Goodwin Avenue\nUrbana\, Illinois 61801 \nFeatured Keynote Speaker: Rev. Joel King\nnephew of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. \nThe partnership of the Advocacy for Justice and the County-wide MLK Committee will celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This event will highlight the academic achievement of local area high school students in announcing this year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship recipients and include the presentation of the James R. Burgess\, Jr. Award \, Susan Freiburg Humanitarian Award\, the Doris Hoskins Prestigious Community Service Award\, and the Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. Outstanding Achievement Award. This year’s keynote speaker will be Rev. Joel King\, nephew of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. \nSponsored by the Martin Luther King\, Jr. Advocacy for Justice Committee\, MLK County-wide Committee\, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign\, Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity\, Equity & Inclusion. \nFor additional questions or to request disability-related accommodations for this event\, please contact the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity\, Equity & Inclusion at diversity@illinois.edu. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time for meeting your access needs. \n\nEach year\, the Cities of Champaign and Urbana come together with Champaign County\, the Village of Rantoul\, Parkland College and the University of Illinois to host a countywide celebration honoring the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. \nThe 2023 theme for this year’s celebration is “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.”
URL:https://ccafricanamericanheritage.org/event/mlk-advocacy-for-social-justice-celebration/
LOCATION:Krannert Center for the Performing Arts\, 500 S. Goodwin Ave.\, Urbana\, IL\, 61801
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230111T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230111T200000
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SUMMARY:A Conversation with Ross Gay
DESCRIPTION:Kick off your new year with an online conversation about joy with best-selling essayist and award-winning poet Ross Gay. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis conversation will explore the joy we incite when we turn our attention to what we love and what brings us together. Ross Gay will discuss his most recent collection of essays\, Inciting Joy\, with performance poet Dan “Sully” Sullivan. \nAbout the Authors \nRoss Gay is the author of four books of poetry: Against Which\, Bringing the Shovel Down\, Be Holding (winner of the PEN American Literary Jean Stein Award)\, and Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude (winner of the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award and the 2016 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award). His first collection of essays\, The Book of Delights\, was released in 2019 and was a New York Times bestseller. \nDan “Sully” Sullivan is a three-time Chicago Poetry Slam Champion. His poems and performances have been featured on HBO Def Poetry Jam\, WGN Morning News\, and National Public Radio. Sully’s first full-length book of poems\, The Blue Line Home\, is available from EM-Press.​ \nThis event is made possible by Illinois Libraries Present (ILP)\, a statewide collaboration among public libraries offering premier events. ILP is funded in part by a grant awarded by the Illinois State Library\, a department of the Office of Secretary of State\, using funds provided by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services\, under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA). \nILP is committed to inclusion and accessibility. To request accommodations\, please email illinoislibrariespresent@gmail.com. \n\n\n\nThe Library is committed to making programs accessible for all. If you need an accommodation to attend a program\, please let the Library know at least two weeks in advance. To request an accommodation\, contact the Programming and Outreach Manager via email at programming@urbanafree.org or via phone at 217-367-4057.
URL:https://ccafricanamericanheritage.org/event/a-conversation-with-ross-gay/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:Table Talk Book Club: The Violin Conspiracy
DESCRIPTION:Join the Champaign Public Library’s casual monthly get-togethers to talk about books by contemporary African American writers. New members are welcome; call 217/403-2090 for more information. \nOn January 10\, 2023\, the book club will discuss Brendan Slocumb’s novel The Violin Conspiracy. \n“Ray McMillian loves playing the violin more than anything\, and nothing will stop him from pursuing his dream of becoming a professional musician. Not his mother\, who thinks he should get a real job\, not the fact that he can’t afford a high-caliber violin\, not the racism inherent in the classical music world. And when he makes the startling discovery that his great-grandfather’s fiddle is actually a priceless Stradivarius\, his star begins to rise. Then with the international Tchaikovsky Competition–the Olympics of classical music–fast approaching\, his prized family heirloom is stolen. Ray is determined to get it back. But now his family and the descendants of the man who once enslaved Ray’s great-grandfather are each claiming that the violin belongs to them. With the odds stacked against him and the pressure mounting\, will Ray ever see his beloved violin again?”– Provided by publisher. \nBooks for this season are: \n\nJan 10\, The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb\nFeb 14\, The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray\nMar 14\, Sister Friends Forever by Kimberla Lawson Roby\nApr 13\, Brighter by the Day by Robin Roberts *Note: This is a joint meeting with the library’s other book clubs and will be held at the Main Library.\nMay 9\, No book discussion. We will meet to select the books for next season.
URL:https://ccafricanamericanheritage.org/event/table-talk-book-club-the-violin-conspiracy/
LOCATION:Champaign Public Library – Douglass Branch\, 504 E. Grove St.\, Champaign\, IL\, 61820
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221203T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221203T150000
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SUMMARY:Black Santa at Neil St. Blues
DESCRIPTION:Black Santa is coming to town and making a special appearance at Neil St. Blues. Capture the moment and take a FREE professional family photo with Santa by photographer Matt Difanis with RE/MAX Realty Associates. Santa will be available for photos between 1pm and 3pm on Saturday\, December 3.\n\nThis event is free and open to the public. Pictured is Black Santa from 2019. Event organized by Buy Black Chambana: https://www.facebook.com/buyblackchambana/
URL:https://ccafricanamericanheritage.org/event/black-santa-at-neil-st-blues/
LOCATION:Neil St. Blues\, 301 N Neil St\, Champaign\, IL\, 61820
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221115T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221115T193000
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SUMMARY:Thriving While Black Roundtable Series: Connecting with Allies & Advocates
DESCRIPTION:Join Soulful Justice in this 3-Part Roundtable discussion series where we to listen to and learn from Black residents and BIPOC allies. The goal of this series is simple\, we want to see black people thrive in Champaign-Urbana! But we need your help! We want to learn more about the Black experience in navigating economic\, health care\, housing\, and justice systems. \nDiscussion Sessions Include:\nThursday\, October 27\, 2022 | Listening to Black Women \n\nDouglass Public Library | 5:30- 7:00 PM\n\nThursday\, November 10\, 2022| Listening to Black Men \n\nDouglss Public Library | 5:30- 7:00 PM\n\nTuesday\, November 15\, 2022 | Connecting with Allies & Advocates \n\nRobeson Pavillion Room C\, Champaign Public Library | 6:00- 7:30 PM\n\nFor more information\, visit: https://allevents.in/champaign/thriving-while-black-roundtable-series/10000436549359887
URL:https://ccafricanamericanheritage.org/event/thriving-while-black-roundtable-series-2/
LOCATION:IL
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ORGANIZER;CN="Soulful Justice":MAILTO:soulfuljusticenow@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221110T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221110T190000
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SUMMARY:Thriving While Black Roundtable Series: Listening to Black Men
DESCRIPTION:Join Soulful Justice in this 3-Part Roundtable discussion series where we to listen to and learn from Black residents and BIPOC allies. The goal of this series is simple\, we want to see black people thrive in Champaign-Urbana! But we need your help! We want to learn more about the Black experience in navigating economic\, health care\, housing\, and justice systems. \nDiscussion Sessions Include:\nThursday\, October 27\, 2022 | Listening to Black Women \n\nDouglass Public Library | 5:30- 7:00 PM\n\nThursday\, November 10\, 2022| Listening to Black Men \n\nDouglss Public Library | 5:30- 7:00 PM\n\nTuesday\, November 15\, 2022 | Connecting with Allies & Advocates \n\nRobeson Pavillion Room C\, Champaign Public Library | 6:00- 7:30 PM\n\nFor more information\, visit: https://allevents.in/champaign/thriving-while-black-roundtable-series/10000436549359887
URL:https://ccafricanamericanheritage.org/event/thriving-while-black-roundtable-series/
LOCATION:IL
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ORGANIZER;CN="Soulful Justice":MAILTO:soulfuljusticenow@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221018T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221018T130000
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SUMMARY:Shenece Oretha with Blair Ebony Smith | Artist Performance Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Join the Krannert Art Museum for an back to back DJ performance lecture by multidisciplinary artist Shenece Oretha and exhibiting artist Blair Ebony Smith (lovenloops)\, presented as part of the Black on Black on Black on Black exhibition. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShenece Oretha (b. Montserrat) is a London based multidisciplinary artist sounding out the mobilizing potential of sound and listening in art. \nThrough multi-vocal and multichannel installations\, sculpture\, print\, workshops and text Shenece Oretha amplifies and celebrates listening and sound as an embodied and collective practice. Her works are attentive to not just the music\, but the musicality of Black oral and aural traditions\, ceremonies and literature together with the emotional\, physical and communal resonance they generate. \nHer solo shows include Ah So It Go\, Ah No So It Go\, Go So!\, Cubitt Gallery\, London(2022)\, Called to Respond\, Cell Project Space\, London\, (2020)\, TESTING GROUNDS\, Cafe OTO Project Space\, London\, (2019). Group exhibitions include\, In the House of My Love\, Brent Biennial 2022 \, London (2022)\, SURVEY II\, G39\, Cardiff and Jerwood Arts\, London (2021)\, Cinders\, Sinuous and Supple\, Les Urbaines (2019)\, Lausanne\, Switzerland (2019) and PRAISE N PAY IT/ PULL UP\, COME INTO THE RISE\, South London Gallery\, London\, (2018). \nShenece was recently commissioned to make a new work in response to the sound archive at the British Library as part of the CCA Show – Notes on Play (2021). \nSee her work at www.black-whole.info or follow her on Instagram @oooretha
URL:https://ccafricanamericanheritage.org/event/shenece-oretha-with-blair-ebony-smith-artist-performance-lecture/
LOCATION:Krannert Art Museum\, 500 E. Peabody Drive\, Champaign\, Illinois\, 61820
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ORGANIZER;CN="Krannert Art Museum":MAILTO:kam@illinois.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221013T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221013T193000
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SUMMARY:Dr. Kelli Morgan Lecture
DESCRIPTION:Join the Krannert Art Museum for a talk by Dr. Kelli Morgan\, Professor of the Practice and the inaugural Director of Curatorial Studies at Tufts University\, presented as part of the Black on Black on Black on Black exhibition. \nAbout the artist\nDr. Kelli Morgan is a Professor of the Practice and the inaugural Director of Curatorial Studies at Tufts University. A curator\, educator\, and social justice activist who specializes in American art and visual culture\, her scholarly commitment to the investigation of anti-blackness within those fields has demonstrated how traditional art history and museum practice work specifically to uphold white supremacy. \nBesides her own curatorial experience\, Dr. Morgan mentors emerging curators and regularly trains staff at various museums to foster anti-racist approaches in collection building\, exhibitions\, community engagement\, and fundraising. \nOver the past year\, Dr. Morgan has become a leading and influential voice in bolstering anti-racist work in art museums. She has held curatorial positions at the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields\, the Birmingham Museum of Art\, and the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and teaching positions at Wayne State University\, the University of Michigan\, and the Tyler School of Art at Temple University \nDr. Morgan earned her PhD in Afro-American studies and a graduate certificate in public history–museum studies from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2017.
URL:https://ccafricanamericanheritage.org/event/dr-kelli-morgan-lecture/
LOCATION:Krannert Art Museum\, 500 E. Peabody Drive\, Champaign\, Illinois\, 61820
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220924T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220924T203000
DTSTAMP:20260421T194304
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SUMMARY:Screening of Afro-Punk and Conversation with Director James Spooner
DESCRIPTION:James Spooner will be at 25 O’Clock Brewing Co. as part of Pygmalion\, in partnership with the Urbana Arts + Culture Program. Please visit the Pygmalion website for information about purchasing tickets. \nJames Spooner is an accomplished tattoo artist\, illustrator\, and filmmaker. He directed the seminal documentary Afro-Punk. Spooner is also the co-founder of the Afro-punk Festival. Spooner’s work has appeared in NPR\, Vice\, The Village Voice\, The New Yorker\, Vibe\, Fader\, MTV\, NBC News\, and Variety. He is an ongoing guest curator for the Broad Museum in Los Angeles\, and previously programmed for the Brooklyn Academy of Music. \nABOUT THE HIGH DESERT \nA Memoir by James Spooner \nFrom James Spooner\, the creator of Afro-Punk\, comes a stunning graphic memoir of his coming-of-age in a miserable desert town in California in the early 1990s: THE HIGH DESERT (Harper; on sale May 17\, 2022; $26.00\, 368 pages; ISBN 978-0-358-65911-2). THE HIGH DESERT is the story of a young man’s immersive reckoning with identity\, racism\, clumsy teen love\, and belonging—and the story of a search for salvation and community through punk. \nTeenage James Spooner hates that he and his mom are back in the Apple Valley\, California town after years away. The one silver lining—new school\, new you\, right? But the few Black kids at school seem to be gangbanging\, and the other kids fall on a spectrum of microagressors to future Neo-Nazis. Mixed race\, acutely aware of his Blackness\, James doesn’t know where he fits until he meets Ty\, a young Black punk who introduces him to the school outsiders—skaters\, unhappy young rebels\, caught up in the punk groundswell sweeping the country. \nA haircut\, a few Sex Pistols\, Misfits\, and Black Flag records later: Suddenly\, James has friends\, romantic prospects\, and knows the difference between a bass and a guitar. But this desolate landscape hides brutal\, building undercurrents: a classmate overdoses\, a friend must prove himself to his white supremacist brother and the local Aryan brotherhood through a show of violence. Everything and everyone are set to collide at one of the year’s biggest shows in town. \nWeaving in the Black roots of punk rock and a vivid interlude in the thriving eighties DIY and punk scene in New York’s East Village\, THE HIGH DESERT is an engaging and moving graphic memoir of a budding punk\, artist\, and activist.
URL:https://ccafricanamericanheritage.org/event/screening-of-afro-punk/
LOCATION:25 O’Clock Brewing Co.\, 208 W. Griggs St.\, Urbana\, Illinois\, 61801
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220924T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220924T181500
DTSTAMP:20260421T194304
CREATED:20220915T192222Z
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SUMMARY:Ayana Contreras at 25 O'Clock Brewing Co.
DESCRIPTION:Ayana Contreras will be at 25 O’Clock Brewing Co. as part of Pygmalion\, in partnership with the Urbana Arts + Culture Program. Please visit the Pygmalion website for information about purchasing tickets. \nAyana Contreras is a cultural historian\, memory worker\, radio DJ and archivist.  An avid collector with over 8000 vintage vinyl records\, she hosts the Reclaimed Soul program on WBEZ and Vocalo Radio in Chicago. She is also a columnist for DownBeat magazine\, and her writings have been published in Chicago Review\, Oxford American and Bandcamp Daily among other publications. Her book on Post-Civil Rights Era cultural history\, titled Energy Never Dies: Afro-Optimism and Creativity in Chicago\, was published December 2021 through University of Illinois Press.  \n 
URL:https://ccafricanamericanheritage.org/event/ayana-contreras-at-25-oclock-brewing-co/
LOCATION:25 O’Clock Brewing Co.\, 208 W. Griggs St.\, Urbana\, Illinois\, 61801
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220924T133000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220924T143000
DTSTAMP:20260421T194304
CREATED:20220915T191537Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220919T160004Z
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SUMMARY:Nabil Ayers at the Krannert Art Museum
DESCRIPTION:Nabil Ayers will be at the Krannert Art Museum on September 24 as part of Pygmalion. Please visit the Pygmalion website for information about purchasing tickets. \nNabil Ayers is the President of Beggars Group USA\, where he has released albums by many GRAMMY Award-winning artists. Ayers has written about music and race for publications including The New York Times\, NPR\, Rolling Stone\, and GQ. He currently resides in Brooklyn\, New York. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nABOUT MY LIFE IN THE SUNSHINE \n\n\n\n\n\n\nIn 1971\, a white\, Jewish\, former ballerina chose to have a child with the famous Black jazz musician Roy Ayers\, fully expecting and agreeing to his absenteeism. In MY LIFE IN THE SUNSHINE\, their son Nabil Ayers recounts a life spent living with the aftermath of that decision\, and his journey to build an identity of his own despite his father’s absence. Even though Nabil has only met him a handful of times\, his father has been a steady influence in his life. Like Roy\, Nabil became deeply involved in the music industry\, first as a musician\, and currently as the President of Beggars Group USA\, where he has worked with musicians such as The National\, St. Vincent\, and Big Thief. The title of his memoir is a homage to the opening lyric from his father’s 1976 song\, “Everybody Loves the Sunshine\,” which has always followed Nabil as both a painful and hopeful reminder of his connection to his father– reflecting the passion and ambition that they share as well as the close relationship that they don’t. \nIn Nabil’s search to connect with his father\, he ultimately discovers the existence of several half- siblings as well as a paternal ancestor who was enslaved. Following these connections\, Nabil meets and befriends the descendant of the plantation owner\, which\, strangely\, paves the way for him to make meaningful connections with the extended family he never knew existed. A thoughtful meditation on biracial identity\, intimacy\, and finding true community; MY LIFE IN THE SUNSHINE upends our conventional understanding of family and redefines its boundaries.
URL:https://ccafricanamericanheritage.org/event/nabil-ayers-at-the-krannert-art-museum/
LOCATION:Krannert Art Museum\, 500 E. Peabody Drive\, Champaign\, Illinois\, 61820
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220924
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221211
DTSTAMP:20260421T194304
CREATED:20220906T154508Z
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SUMMARY:Black on Black on Black on Black
DESCRIPTION:This exhibition will feature Black faculty in the School of Art & Design through the lens of the Black Quantum Future as proposed by Philadelphia-based activists and theorists Rasheeda Phillips and Camae Ayewa. The collaborative exhibition will explore Black identity\, collectivity\, positionality\, healing\, innovation\, and education as explored via a multi-leveled/multi-dimensional immersive\, critical\, and openly reflective space. \nThis re-visioning of the Faculty Exhibition recognizes the legacy of Black knowledge and production in ways that supports the ongoing efforts by the School of Art & Design\, Krannert Art Museum\, College of Fine and Applied Arts\, and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign towards addressing and celebrating our unique diversity\, equity\, and inclusion. \nA lecture series\, community conversations\, sound installation\, and a catalogue is planned in conjunction with the exhibition. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCo-curated by Patrick Earl Hammie\, Stacey Robinson\, Blair Ebony Smith\, and Nekita Thomas \nCosponsored by Bruce Nesbitt African American Cultural Center and the College of Fine and Applied Arts. Opening events produced in partnership with Pygmalion Festival. \nSupported by the Frances P. Rohlen Visiting Artists Fund/College of Fine & Applied Arts\, School of Art & Design\, and the James and Beth Armsey Fund.
URL:https://ccafricanamericanheritage.org/event/black-on-black-on-black-on-black/
LOCATION:IL
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ORGANIZER;CN="Krannert Art Museum":MAILTO:kam@illinois.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220913T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220913T203000
DTSTAMP:20260421T194304
CREATED:20220907T221948Z
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SUMMARY:Researching the Tuskegee Airmen and Preserving the Doris Hoskins Archive
DESCRIPTION:Mark Hanson\, former curator for the Chanute Air Museum and current curator at the Museum of the Grand Prairie (both in Champaign County) has been an active local researcher for over 11 years. Mark has researched and preserved the history of the original members of the Tuskegee airmen during his time at the Chanute Air Museum. In his current position\, he has been involved in acquiring and organizing the Doris Hoskins Archive at the Museum of the Grand Prairie. Additionally\, Mark contributes his time and research skills to the developing Champaign County African American Heritage Trail. At this presentation Mark will share some of his research methods and the local resources he used with attendees.\n\n\nThe presentation will begin at 7:00 pm (CDT).  Want some extra time to talk about genealogy? Log on as early as 6:30pm to socialize and get to know other family historians in our group.\n\nRegister in advance using the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZctc-GpqjojHNdOn_6zw7fZ9hxtiwaMmnW9\n\nAfter registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. If you do not receive a Zoom link within 15 minutes after registering\, please check your spam folder.  If you do not receive a link\, please send email to programs@ilccgs.org.\n\n\nThis event is co-sponsored by the Champaign County Historical Archives at the Urbana Free Library.
URL:https://ccafricanamericanheritage.org/event/researching-the-tuskegee-airmen-and-preserving-the-doris-hoskins-archive/
LOCATION:Zoom
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220910T090000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220910T170000
DTSTAMP:20260421T194304
CREATED:20220906T155434Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220906T155434Z
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SUMMARY:C-U Black & African Arts Festival
DESCRIPTION:The C-U Black & African Arts Festival mission is to expose and give a culturally diverse experience to the Champaign-Urbana\, IL community by expressing both Black and African heritage. This includes\, and is not limited to: Art\, music\, fashion. \nFriday\, September 9 \nThe Soul Rebels at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts | 8:30 p.m. \nSaturday\, September 10 \nLincoln Square Mall | 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. \nFeatured in 2022: \n\nMusic by DJ Silkee and Dance Music Therapy\nLive performances\nVendors\nKids Corner\nFood\, fun\, and more!\n\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://ccafricanamericanheritage.org/event/c-u-black-african-arts-festival/
LOCATION:Lincoln Square Mall\, 201 Lincoln Square\, Urbana\, IL\, 61801
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ORGANIZER;CN="C-U Black & African Arts Festival":MAILTO:cu.blackafricafest@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220909T203000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220909T220000
DTSTAMP:20260421T194304
CREATED:20220906T155316Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220906T155316Z
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SUMMARY:C-U Black and African Arts Festival
DESCRIPTION:The C-U Black & African Arts Festival mission is to expose and give a culturally diverse experience to the Champaign-Urbana\, IL community by expressing both Black and African heritage. This includes\, and is not limited to: Art\, music\, fashion. \nFriday\, September 9 \nThe Soul Rebels at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts | 8:30 p.m. \nSaturday\, September 10 \nLincoln Square Mall | 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. \nFeatured in 2022: \n\nMusic by DJ Silkee and Dance Music Therapy\nLive performances\nVendors\nKids Corner\nFood\, fun\, and more!\n\n  \n  \n 
URL:https://ccafricanamericanheritage.org/event/c-u-black-and-african-arts-festival/
LOCATION:Krannert Center for the Performing Arts\, 500 S. Goodwin Ave.\, Urbana\, IL\, 61801
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ORGANIZER;CN="C-U Black & African Arts Festival":MAILTO:cu.blackafricafest@gmail.com
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20220825T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20220825T160000
DTSTAMP:20260421T194304
CREATED:20220712T145232Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220712T145232Z
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SUMMARY:Jettie Rhodes Day
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URL:https://ccafricanamericanheritage.org/event/jettie-rhodes-day/
LOCATION:Martin Luther King Jr. Park\, 915 W. Wascher Dr.\, Urbana\, IL\, 61801
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