Jalimusa: An Epic Tale of Black Women’s Mothering

Urbana Free Library 201 W. Green Street, Urbana, IL

Activist-artist-educator Dr. Amira Davis joins The Urbana Free Library for this special event on Black Motherhood. This program will be a combination performance and presentation based on Davis’ book, Jalimusa:

SPEAK Cafe with Shaya Robinson

Krannert Art Museum 500 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign, Illinois

Speak Café stands for Song, Poetry, Expression, Art, and Knowledge. It is an open-mic public performance space at Krannert Art Museum curated by local artist, Shaya Robinson, featuring guest performers

Afro-Futurism Symposium

Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center 1212 W. Nevada St., Urbana, IL

AFRO-FUTURISM SYMPOSIUM Event Type Seminar/Symposium Sponsor African Students' Organization and co-sponsored by Center for African Studies, Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program, and Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural

Fireside Chat with Sheila Johnson

Alice Campbell Alumni Center 601 S. Lincoln Ave., Urbana, IL

School of Music alumna, philanthropist, and entrepreneur Sheila Johnson (BME ’70) published her memoir Walk Through Fire on September 19. The College of Fine and Applied Arts invites you to join us

Food for the Soul/Inside Scoop with Alexis Pauline Gumbs

Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center 1212 W. Nevada St., Urbana, IL

Alexis Pauline Gumbs is a Queer Black Troublemaker and Black Feminist Love Evangelist and an aspirational cousin to all sentient beings. Her work in this lifetime is to facilitate infinite,

BIPOC Artist Meet-Up

Gallery Art Bar 119 W. Main St., Urbana, IL

Urbana Arts & Culture and The College of Fine and Applied Arts invite all Champaign-Urbana BIPOC artists, creatives, makers, storytellers, and cultural bearers to connect and unwind with an evening

THE BLACK CHURCH: THIS IS OUR STORY, THIS IS OUR SONG

Virginia Theatre 203 W. Park Ave., Champaign, IL

In this special presentation by Illinois Public Media, watch the second hour of the acclaimed four-hour documentary series THE BLACK CHURCH, followed by a live performance of gospel music and