A variety of discussions that will foster a shared knowledge and space for African descendants about the various issues, projects and other initiatives that revolve around stories of Black resilience worldwide. These programs aim to inform, engage and advance movements and new learnings about the African Diaspora’s cultural interconnectivity, legacy preservation and thrivability as ways for our communities to make positive progress.
PAST TALKS AND PANELS
Join us in celebrating 25 years since the opening of our landmark exhibition, Transforming the Crown: African, Asian and Caribbean Artists in Britain, 1966-1996.
Our featured speakers, Bronx authors and educators of Caribbean roots Sofia Quintero and Lorraine Avila, will engage in an in-depth exchange about how they use literature and storytelling to break through generational trauma and internalized oppression.
This special Curators in Conversation public program brings together art critics and curators Suset Sánchez and Yanelys Núñez Leyva to discuss a history of institutional and independent exhibitions that address the problem of race and racism in Cuba.
In collaboration with Ashé Cultural Arts Center, this installment will feature two New Orleans natives exploring Mardi Gras traditions from their respective lenses as culture bearers.
In this installment of the series CCCADI partners with The BEAUCOUP HOODOO ATRs Book Club to screen the film Voices of Gods (1985). The film documents the rich legacy of ancient African religions practiced today in the United States.
Moderated by Iyalorisa Shantrelle P. Lewis, the screening will be followed by a Q&A with filmmaker, Al Santana and Okomfo Dr. Adwoa Tano, a priest in the Akana tradition.
An ongoing talk series that examines the shared Pan-African experience from a diverse set of Black lenses.