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SUMMARY:The Black Joy Project
DESCRIPTION:Running 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 celebrates the beauty\, joy\, and resilience of Black women and girls and their lived experiences during COVID-19 and the social unrest after the brutal deaths of George Floyd\, Breonna Taylor\, and others. During 2024\, public events will carry the project’s themes into performances\, workshops\, talks\, and other programs with an exciting variety of artists and experts. The project will grow and build joy throughout the year. \nThroughout the run of the project\, the community can expect events that underscore resilience and healing through food\, performance\, crafting\, music\, and much more. Conversations around self-care and cooking lead into wellness activities and programs encouraging participants to add to the project’s museum display. Programs include a Black business expo (February) to connect local Black business owners with the community and to discuss ideas around growing Black wealth; a multi-day workshop (June) for community members to create their own Book of Life\, inspired by PBS’s hit TV show Finding Your Roots; and a back to school evening (August) for students to learn about and receive materials to incorporate the Samaritan’s Eight Dimensions of Wellness(external link). \nAbout the Curators\nDr. Ruby Mendenhall is a professor in Sociology and African American Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is the Associate Dean for Diversity and Democratization of Health Innovation of the Carle Illinois College of Medicine. Her research looks at how gun violence affects Black mothers’ mental and physical health. She is currently directing the Nobel Project\, which provides students from marginalized groups unprecedented access to experiences and mentors in science\, technology\, engineering\, art\, and math. She recently trained close to 50 high school and young adults to be Community Health Workers and Citizen/Community Scientists. She is also developing Wellness Stores/Spaces in schools and other locations in communities. \nFlorence Adibu is a Research Scientist at Carle Illinois College of Medicine. She infuses her work with a deep understanding of intercultural learning\, Afrofuturism\, and community healing. She inspires students to become Global Ambassadors\, passionately addressing the intersection of innovation\, inequity\, and knowledge. Florence is a vocal advocate for Black women and girls\, leveraging oral storytelling to speak truth to power in her teaching and writing. \nSupported by:\n\nDr. Allan C. and Marlene S. Campbell Endowment Fund\nRichard J. and Barbara S. Faletti Gallery of African Cultures Fund\nDonald W. and Dorothy Berkey White Endowment Fund\nNorman E. Whitten Spurlock Graduate Assistant Fund\nSpurlock Museum Educational Endowment Fund\nSpurlock Museum Guild Museum Fund\nGirls Like Me Inc.\nCarle Illinois College of Medicine\nPresident’s Initiative to Celebrate the Impact of the Arts and Humanities\nNational Science Foundation\nIllinois Arts Council Agency
URL:https://ccafricanamericanheritage.org/event/the-black-joy-project/
LOCATION:Spurlock Museum\, 600 S. Gregory\, Urbana\, IL
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SUMMARY:MLK March for Peace
DESCRIPTION:The Urbana Park District is hosting the Martin Luther King Day Peace March on April 4\, from 5:30 to 7pm. The march takes place on the 56th anniversary of the civil rights leader’s assassination.\nOriginally scheduled for January 15th (King’s birthday)\, the event was postponed due to weather. The Peace March will now be on April 4 going forward.\n\nPeople can meet at King Park (915 W. Wascher Drive) at 5:30 p.m. Tim Bartlett\, Urbana Park District Executive Director\, will read a Call to Peace\, followed by remarks from Mayor Diane Marlin and Michael Walker\, Urbana Park District Commissioner. Barbara Jones\, Urbana Rotary Club President\, will unveil a new work of art – the Peace Post by artists Lisa Kesler and JaNelle Davenport-Pleasure. Davenport-Pleasure\, the former Urbana Poet Laureate\, will give a peace message followed by a peace message from Urbana Police Chief Larry Boone.\n\nThe group will then march (or ride) over to the Douglass Center in Champaign. At 6:30\, Champaign Park District Executive Director Sarah Sandquist will read a Call to Peace. Mayor Deb Feinen and others will make remarks. There will be a Peace Focus from Urbana Free Library and a MLK Exhibit at the Douglass Center. The event will conclude at 7 p.m. Busses will take people back to King Park in Urbana\, as needed.\n\nEveryone is welcome to attend! Media wishing to cover the Peace March before or during the event may contact Jameel Jones\, Outreach and Wellness Manager\, at (217) 367-1544.\n\nLearn more here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1347739896189178/?ref=newsfeed
URL:https://ccafricanamericanheritage.org/event/mlk-march-for-peace/
LOCATION:King Park\, 915 W. Wascher Dr.\, Urbana\, IL
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SUMMARY:Nurtured in Nature in Spring! Homer Lake
DESCRIPTION:A nature-based community building event for BIPOC community members of Champaign County! \nJoin us for a community\, nature-based community wellness event intentionally for Black\, Indigenous\, People of Color (BIPOC) community members of Champaign County. Organized by the Nurtured in Nature team of Healthy Champaign County and led by Chicago-based non profit BPO Hikes guiding BIPOC community members on a communal\, social-oriented hike that aims to foster new friendships\, mitigate long-held nature-based traumas\, and forge new and rejuvenating connections and discovery with nature. \n\nLocation: Salt Fork Center\, Homer Lake – Homer\, Illinois\nDate: Sunday\, April 7th\, 2024\nArrival Time: 11:00 am\nHiking Time: 11:20am – 1:00pm – West Lake Trail (2.3 miles with extended options)\nSocial Time: 1:00pm-3:00pm – Salt Fork Center\n\nPlease register here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScB_BSWiyo14K8qgow3YwgYm8OvPCG6SFHmmrosMmesjcQhBg/viewform?fbclid=IwAR3cg-2s5qeU5eVjTJcnmC9DiNnYPM-h-a098KfBhR0wQ6RpqhXQ44EXgjk
URL:https://ccafricanamericanheritage.org/event/nurtured-in-nature-in-spring-homer-lake/
LOCATION:Salt Fork Center\, Homer Lake\, 1229 Flicker Drive\, Homer\, IL\, 61849
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SUMMARY:Crafty Adults | Black Out Poetry
DESCRIPTION:The Rare Book and Manuscript Library will be at the library to discuss blackout poetry and the Gwendolyn Brooks poetry collection. You’ll then be able to try your own blackout poetry with upcycled book pages! \nRegistration opens April 1 at 9:00 am (closes April 9). Registration is required. \n\nThese workshops are very popular and “sell out” quickly. Here are the details: \n\nClasses are limited   to 40 participants.\nThere is a small waitlist    in case there are last-minute cancellations.\nCraft supplies    are provided.\nLight Refreshments will be provided for “Happy Hour” from 6-6:30 pm.\nInstruction will begin promptly at 6:30 pm.
URL:https://ccafricanamericanheritage.org/event/crafty-adults-black-out-poetry/
LOCATION:Champaign Public Library – Main Library\, 200 W. Green St.\, Champaign\, IL\, 61820
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SUMMARY:A.I.M. by Kyle Abraham Presents Repertory Works
DESCRIPTION:MacArthur “Genius” award-winner Kyle Abraham brings his unique choreography and internationally renowned dance company\, A.I.M\, to perform a repertory of new and exciting works for Urbana Champaign audiences. \nConsidered “one of the most consistently excellent troupes working today” (The New York Times)\, A.I.M. by Kyle Abraham provides multifaceted performances\, educational programming\, and community-based workshops across the globe. Led by Abraham’s innovative vision\, the work of A.I.M is galvanized by Black culture and history\, and grounded in a conglomeration of unique perspectives; described by Abraham as a “post-modern gumbo” of movement exploration. \nA.I.M is one of the most active touring dance companies in the United States\, with an audience base as diverse as A.I.M’s movement vocabulary\, drawing inspiration from a multitude of sources and dance styles. Since A.I.M’s founding in 2006\, Abraham has created more than 15 original works for and with the company. To expand its repertoire and offer a breadth of dance work to audiences\, A.I.M commissions new works and performs existing works by outside choreographers\, such as Trisha Brown\, Bebe Miller\, Andrea Miller\, and current A.I.M dancer Keerati Jinakunwiphat. \nProgram \nYEAR\, choreography by Andrea Miller (world premiere) \n20-minute intermission \nRain\, choreography by Bebe Miller. \nIf We Were A Love Song\, choreography by Kyle Abraham in collaboration with A.I.M. \nPurchase tickets here: https://krannertcenter.com/events/aim-kyle-abraham-presents-repertory-works
URL:https://ccafricanamericanheritage.org/event/a-i-m-by-kyle-abraham-presents-repertory-works/
LOCATION:Krannert Center for the Performing Arts\, 500 S. Goodwin Ave.\, Urbana\, IL\, 61801
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240413T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240413T203000
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SUMMARY:University of Illinois Black Chorus Moms Day Concert
DESCRIPTION:Ollie Watts Davis will conduct.
URL:https://ccafricanamericanheritage.org/event/university-of-illinois-black-chorus-moms-day-concert/
LOCATION:Foellinger Great Hall\, 709 S. Mathews Ave.\, Urbana\, IL\, 61801
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SUMMARY:Joy is Our Superpower: Healing and Therapy with Communities of Color
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Hector Adames and Dr. Nayeli Chavez-Dueñas will be presenting a public Zoom lecture titled\, Joy is Our Superpower: Healing and Therapy with Communities of Color. This is part of a larger Society of Counseling Psychology initiative on Justice & Joy: Transforming Healing Praxis. This hybrid event will be held at BNAACC and on Zoom (webinar registration).
URL:https://ccafricanamericanheritage.org/event/joy-is-our-superpower-healing-and-therapy-with-communities-of-color/
LOCATION:Zoom
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SUMMARY:OPEN MIKE EAGLE w/ $imba P & A$AVV
DESCRIPTION:9pm doors / 10pm show\nw/ $imba P & A$AVV \nPurchase tickets here: https://canopyclub.com/event/open-mike-eagle/red-room/ \nHumor can conceal and alleviate the pain of trauma\, but no joke will erase it. Even Wu-Tang Clan told you that tears come after laughter. Relief comes only from opening every emotional and psychological wound. \nOpen Mike Eagle spent the 2010s finding comedy in rap music and American nightmares. On albums like ​Brick Body Kids Still Daydream ​and ​Dark Comedy​\, he delivered hilarious socio-political insights via half-sung verses laid atop progressive production. Acclaim from publications like ​Pitchfork\,​ ​Rolling Stone​\, and​ NPR​ coincided with headlining solo tours and top-billing at events like Adult Swim Festival. Between studio sessions\, Eagle co-founded The New Negroes\, a standup-meets-music variety show that explores perceptions of blackness. He and co-founder Baron Vaughn brought the show to Upright Citizens Brigade\, Comedy Central\, and venues around the U.S. Since founding his record label Auto Reverse Records\, though\, Eagle has scaled back the jokes. He’s finally unpacking his traumas and acknowledging their impact. \nWith over a dozen solo and collaborative projects to his name\, Eagle has spent his career redefining and expanding the parameters of “art rap\,” the term he coined as a shorthand for leftfield and avant-garde rap music. On ​Dark Comedy\,​ which Pitchfork called “one of the most compelling indie-rap listens of [2014]\,” he chronicled everything from smartphone addiction to the realities of being an indie artist in the streaming era with self-deprecation and side-splitting absurdity. 2017’s ​Brick Body Kids Still Daydream​ (Mello Music Group) marked Eagle’s shift toward examining trauma. Here he waded through the rubble of Chicago’s demolished Robert Taylor Homes\, where several family members once lived. Part documentary and part tribute\, BBKSD b​ lended powerful fantasy and grim reality. It illustrated the strength and vulnerability of a community afflicted by institutional racism and the enduring pains of life in the projects. There were few jokes but decades of survival. \nAnime\, Trauma\, and Divorce​ is Eagle’s first full-length album on Auto Reverse and the most personal project of his career. On the verge of middle age\, reeling from the collapse of his marriage\, he probes the darkness of his past and searches for lights to guide him forward. This is the sound of a broken man sifting through the pieces while trying to rebuild\, the struggle to self-critique while practicing self-care. Do you disassociate by envisioning yourself as the lead in your favorite anime\, or do you reflect on your headass behavior? Tattoos and beer or push-ups and smoothies? Executive produced by renowned rock producer Jacknife Lee (U2\, R.E.M.)\, the album’s few features include Auto Reverse artist Video Dave and Eagle’s son. ​Anime\, Trauma\, and Divorce​ finds Eagle virtually alone\, doing his best to reject the humor that will not cure his ills. All is not well\, but he’s never been better.
URL:https://ccafricanamericanheritage.org/event/open-mike-eagle-w-imba-p-aavv/
LOCATION:Canopy Club\, 708 S. Goodwin Ave.\, Urbana\, IL\, 61801
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