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SUMMARY:Coloring as a Form of Self-Care
DESCRIPTION:Studies have shown that there are countless benefits associated with the activity of coloring\, from reducing stress and anxiety\, improving focus\, and encouraging a calm mental state. This workshop seeks to educate participants about these benefits along with an interactive digital coloring activity. \nHosted by: Candice Roberts – ASAP Academic Advisor\, Glenda Wallace – ASAP Associate Director\, and Maredana Francois – ASAP Senior Academic Advisor \nDate: Thursday\, February 17\, 2022\nTime: 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm\nLocation: Zoom Event (details below) \nZoom Link\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/82820077985?pwd=OXZsbmV1MDZjUVVOQXgxNjJrZ0hZdz09\nMeeting ID: 828 2007 7985\nPasscode: 530632\nOne tap mobile\n+19292056099\,\,82820077985# US (New York)
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/coloring-as-a-form-of-self-care/
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SUMMARY:Spiritual Tools for Joy and Resistance
DESCRIPTION:How do you cultivate joy from within? What spiritual tools can we use during challenging times? Join spiritual teachers from the Yoruba\, Kemetic\, and Christian faithS as they share insight on tools for joy and resistance. \nGuest Speakers: Kajara Nia Nebthet\, Melaine Rochford. \nDate: Wednesday\, February 16\, 2022\nTime: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm\nLocation: Zoom Event Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85356347450?pwd=Q1hkYXkwekN6cTYzYmtyTld1WFN0UT09\nMeeting ID: 853 5634 7450\nPasscode: BHM2022\nOne tap mobile\n+19292056099\,\,85356347450# US (New York)\n+13017158592\,\,85356347450# US (Washington DC)
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/spiritual-tools-for-joy-and-resistance/
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SUMMARY:The Annual Medgar Evers College Big Read
DESCRIPTION:The Annual Medgar Evers College Big Read\nin collaboration with the English Department \nThis focus of this year’s Big Read is the book Another Brooklyn\, written by local Brooklynite Jacqueline Woodson.  The English Department is launching a college-wide writing contest (fiction\, poetry\, essay)\, with the winners to be announced at The Big Read. Winners read from their works that were inspired by Woodson’s novel. Winners will also be published in MEC’s Crown Heights Review and go on to be considered for a cash prize and public reading of their work sponsored by The Brooklyn Public Library and the Center for Brooklyn History. \nHosted by Jacqueline Woodson\, along with MEC students. \nDate: Tuesday\, February 15\, 2022\nTime: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm\nLocation: Zoom Event Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81469630284?pwd=Q2ZERHo5Y0F2QXlpeG43TStkL2Jadz09 
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/the-annual-medgar-evers-college-big-read/
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SUMMARY:Black Joy—Stories of Resistance\, Resilience\, and Restoration
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with Tracey Michae’l Lewis-Giggette\, the author of Black Joy—Stories of Resistance\, Resilience\, and Restoration. \nDate: Monday\, February 14\, 2022\nTime: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm\nLocation: Zoom Event \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/84404906609?pwd=bndWT2E5THB2L2FSdG5RQzNvOVprUT09\nMeeting ID: 844 0490 6609\nPasscode: BHM2022\nOne tap mobile\n+19292056099\,\,84404906609# US (New York)\n+13126266799\,\,84404906609# US (Chicago)
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/in-conversation-black-joy-stories-of-resistance-resilience-and-restoration/
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SUMMARY:“Writers on Writing” Radio Show (Replay)
DESCRIPTION:About the Episode\nIn this rebroadcast\, Dr. Brenda M. Greene interviews writer Gloria J. Browne-Marshall\, professor of Constitutional Law\, legal correspondent\, and playwright at John Jay College of the City University of New York. Greene and Browne-Marshall discuss her recent play Shot: Caught a Soul\, her award-winning screenplay Freeman’s Men\, and her books The Voting Rights War: The NAACP and the Ongoing Struggle for Justice\, and She Took Justice: Black Women\, Law\, and Power\, 1619 to 1969. Professor Browne-Marshall is a multigenre author whose texts\, case studies\, essays\, plays\, and screenplays expose the racism intertwined with criminal justice and constitution laws\, nationally and internationally. She has dedicated her life’s work to documenting these issues through her texts\, forums\, conferences\, and creative work. The interview provides insight into her raison d’être for pursuing this work. \nAbout the Guest\nGloria J. Browne-Marshall is a professor of Constitutional Law at John Jay College of Criminal Justice (CUNY). She is a civil rights attorney who has litigated cases for Southern Poverty Law Center in Alabama\, Community Legal Services in Philadelphia\, and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund Inc. Professor Browne-Marshall is the author of many articles and several books\, including The Voting Rights War: The NAACP\, the Ongoing Struggle for Justice (Rowman & Littlefield\, 2016)\, and Race\, Law\, and American Society: 1607 to Present (Routledge\, 2013). Her most recent book is She Took Justice: Black Women\, Law and Power\, 1619 to 1969 (Routledge\, 2020)\, and she is working on a documentary film entitled\, She Took Justice to accompany the book. Professor Browne-Marshall is also a syndicated columnist and legal commentator and has given commentary on Supreme Court decisions\, the Mueller Investigation\, police shootings\, and constitutional questions on media such as CNN\, MSNBC\, CBS\, WVON as well as newspapers nationwide. \nSelect episodes of “Writers on Writing” can now be heard on the new CBL YouTube channel. Explore our digital archives! \nEmail writers@mec.cuny.edu for more information.
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/writers-on-writing-radio-show-replay-11/
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SUMMARY:Social and Behavioral Studies Research Panel Series: Humanity’s Debt to Africa: 4.5 Million Years of Evolution by Dr. David Orenstein
DESCRIPTION:Both the fossil and biological evidence confirm that the human species was born in and migrated out of Africa. This program shows the common heritage humans share with previous species of hominids\, while also discussing our human journey out of Africa. \nGuest speaker: Dr. David I. Orenstein\, Professor of Anthropology\, and Discipline Coordinator for Anthropology at Medgar Evers College. Other speakers to be determined. \nDate: Friday\, February 11\, 2022\nTime: 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm\nLocation: Zoom Event Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85356347450?pwd=Q1hkYXkwekN6cTYzYmtyTld1WFN0UT09\nMeeting ID: 853 5634 7450\nPasscode: BHM2022\nOne tap mobile\n+19292056099\,\,85356347450# US (New York)\n+13017158592\,\,85356347450# US (Washington DC) (details to follow)
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/social-and-behavioral-studies-research-panel-series-humanitys-debt-to-africa-4-5-million-years-of-evolution-by-dr-david-orenstein/
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SUMMARY:Presidential Lecture Series: Decoding Social Justice with David A. Paterson
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Presidential Lecture Series\, where Medgar Evers College President Ramsey engages in conversation with prominent guests. Under the theme\, “Decoding Social Justice\,” the monthly series will spotlight influential leaders who have social justice at the heart of their service. \nThis inaugural event features David A. Paterson\, 55th Governor of New York State. \nJoin the conversation using this link: tinyurl.com/mecpls2022paterson. \nAbout David A. Paterson\nDavid Alexander Paterson became the 55th Governor of the State of New York on March 17\, 2008. In his first address as Governor\, he spoke about the challenges facing New York and his plans to build a better and brighter future for all citizens. He was ahead of the national curve in predicting and acting on the state’s fiscal downturn. \nDuring Governor Paterson’s 2008 inaugural address\, he foretold of an impending national fiscal crisis and collapse. This forecast compelled New York’s Legislature to convene for a special session in August 2008. As a result of this session\, the state reduced its deficit by $2 billion and mitigated further devastating financial upheaval\, allowing it to maintain its credit rating for the duration of his term. He enacted legislation attaching severe criminal penalties to predatory lending and reduced New York’s fiscal deficit by nearly $40 billion. One of his greatest achievements was establishing a new budget process that has yielded on-time budgets since he left office. \nGovernor Paterson embodies a rare combination of skills\, including a unique understanding of marketplace drivers and surrounding events. He earned his B.A. in History from Columbia University and his J.D. from Hofstra Law School. \nPrior to becoming New York State’s 55th governor in March 2008\, David began his political career when he was elected to represent Harlem in 1985 at the age of 31\, making him the third-youngest state senator in New York’s history. In 2002\, he was elected as Minority Leader of the New York State Senate\, becoming the first African-American and blind legislative leader in the state’s history. Among his many other accomplishments and distinctions\, he was honored to address the 2004 Democratic National Convention. \nIn 2014\, David was appointed as Chairman of the New York State Democratic Party and served on the Board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. He was previously an adjunct professor of government at New York University and later joined the faculty at Touro College. He consulted for three years for the Durst Corporation and the National Federation of the Blind and currently chairs the Board of the Achilles Track Club. \nDavid hosts a popular drive-time talk radio show on WABC-AM\, was formerly a host of a radio show on WOR-AM in New York City\, and is a highly sought-after speaker\, frequently appearing as a guest commentator on nationally broadcast news-related programs. \nUpon leaving his position as Director/Investments with the Stifel Investment Bank’s Moldaver Paterson & Lee Group\, he joined Kivvit\, nationally acclaimed public affairs\, and public relations firm. \nDavid is also Senior Vice President and Senior Advisor to Las Vegas Sands Corp. In his current position\, he is helping lead the charge to help the casino and resort developers’ efforts to expand gaming downstate to create jobs and bring billions of dollars in immediate and sustainable revenue streams that will help people throughout New York. \nDavid recently published his autobiography\, Black\, Blind & In Charge\, a story of visionary leadership and overcoming adversity. \nIn 2019\, the Patersons\, David and Mary were married by former New York Mayor David N. Dinkins in New York City.  Their family includes three children\, Alex\, Ashley\, and Anthony. \nDavid’s mother\, Portia Paterson\, who fought to make him one of the first blind students to attend public school\, just celebrated her 92nd birthday.
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/presidential-lecture-series-decoding-social-justice/
CATEGORIES:Presidential Lecture Series
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SUMMARY:Black Lives Matter in Photographs by Chris Cook
DESCRIPTION:The Charles Evans Inniss Memorial Library and The Valentine Museum of Art presents: Black Lives Matter in Photographs by Chris Cook \nThis virtual event consists of a prerecorded interview with the artist\, Chris Cook\, the showing of his works\, and a Q&A. The exhibition includes 150 photographs by Chris Cook taken during the Black Lives Matter protests in 2020. The works are offered by the Valentine Museum of Art to be displayed in the Library and in various other campus locations for a year. \nGuests: Chris Cook and Michael Valentine \nDate: Wednesday\, February 9\, 2022\nTime: 6:00 pm – 7:15 pm\nLocation: Join Zoom Event Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9420731804\nMeeting ID: 942 073 1804\nOne tap mobile\n+19292056099\,\,9420731804# US (New York)
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/black-lives-matter-in-photographs-by-chris-cook/
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SUMMARY:Career Conversations: Finding Joy – Centering Health\, Wellness\, and Self-Care in Our Careers
DESCRIPTION:Career Conversations: Finding Joy – Centering Health\, Wellness\, and Self-Care in Our Careers\nIn collaboration with the ASAP program\, join us for this career panel discussion with community members. Panelists discuss their career journey\, how it connected to their education journey\, and how they have balanced their career goals with wellness and finding joy. \nDate: Wednesday\, February 9\, 2022\nTime: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm\nLocation: Zoom (details below) \nJoin Zoom Meeting \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/4748556872 \nMeeting ID: 474 855 6872
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/career-conversations-finding-joy-centering-health-wellness-and-self-care-in-our-careers/
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SUMMARY:State of the College Address
DESCRIPTION:Join Medgar Evers College President Patricia Ramsey for the state of the college address. \nWednesday\, February 9 at 11:30 am – 12:45 pm \nAccess the event using this link: tinyurl.com/mec2022soc.
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/state-of-the-college-address/
CATEGORIES:College Address
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SUMMARY:Putting Out the Fires: A Roundtable Discussion on Critical Issues Impacting the Black Community
DESCRIPTION:Putting Out the Fires: A Roundtable Discussion on Critical Issues Impacting the Black Community  \nMembers of the Black History Month committee discuss varying and nuanced urgent issues impacting the Black community and provide resources to “put out the fires” to elevate self and community. \nThe 2022 Black History Month Committee: Dr. Tabora Johnson\, Prof. Donna Hill\, Prof. Darrel Holnes\, Dr. Fabienne Snowden\, Dr. Wallace Ford\, Dr. Maria DeLongoria\, Prof. Judith Schwartz\, Mr. Solwazi Olusola\, Ms. Pauline Monsanto. \nDate: Monday\, February 7\, 2022\nTime: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm\nLocation: Zoom Event (details below) \nJoin Zoom Meeting\nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/84404906609?pwd=bndWT2E5THB2L2FSdG5RQzNvOVprUT09\nMeeting ID: 844 0490 6609\nPasscode: BHM2022\nOne tap mobile\n+19292056099\,\,84404906609# US (New York)\n+13126266799\,\,84404906609# US (Chicago)
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/putting-out-the-fires-a-roundtable-discussion-on-critical-issues-impacting-the-black-community/
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SUMMARY:Writers on Writing” Radio Show (Replay)
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Brenda Greene interviews Gloria J. Browne-Marshall\, writer\, professor of constitutional law\, legal correspondent\, and playwright at John Jay College\, CUNY. \nThey discuss her play\, Shot: Caught a Soul; her award-winning screenplay\, Freeman’s Men; and her books\, The Voting Rights War: The NAACP and the Ongoing Struggle for Justice and She Took Justice: Black Women\, Law\, and Power: 1619-1969. \nSelect episodes of “Writers on Writing” can now be heard on the new CBL YouTube channel. Explore our digital archives! \nEmail writers@mec.cuny.edu for more information.
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/writers-on-writing-radio-show-replay-25/
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SUMMARY:Black History Month Opening Event
DESCRIPTION:Black History Month Opening Event\nJoin us for the grand opening of Black History Month 2022. This festive occasion opens the way to honor\, celebrate\, and learn more about African heritage and Black History. The celebration features a dance class with live drumming led by Master Sabar dancer and drummer Babacar Mbaye\, a member of the griot family from Dakar\, Senegal. \nDate: Wednesday\, February 2\, 2022\nTime: 11:30 am – 1:00 pm\nLocation: Zoom Meeting \nhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/84404906609?pwd=bndWT2E5THB2L2FSdG5RQzNvOVprUT09 \nMeeting ID: 844 0490 6609\nPasscode: BHM2022\nOne tap mobile\n+19292056099\,\,84404906609# US (New York)\n+13126266799\,\,84404906609# US (Chicago)
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/black-history-month-opening-event/
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SUMMARY:“Writers On Writing“ Radio Show (Replay)
DESCRIPTION:About the Episode\nDr. Brenda Greene interviews Jocelyn Nicole Johnson\, author of My Monticello: Fiction. Greene and Johnson discuss Johnson’s motivation for writing the five short stories and novella “My Monticello\,” a cautionary tale in the tradition of Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower. The themes in these stories include\, among others\, race relations\, white supremacy\, police brutality\, the immigrant experience\, and environmental issues. Johnson’s opening story\, “Control Negro\,” recounts a Black professor’s clinical observation of his son from birth through young adulthood. The novella “My Monticello” features a diverse group of Charlottesville neighbors who flee white supremacists and seek refuge in Monticello\, the plantation home of Thomas Jefferson. Greene and Johnson discuss those who influenced Johnson’s work\, her writing process\, and her view on the state of Black literature. Danielle Evans writes of My Monticello: “My Monticello is a gorgeous\, devastating collection of stories spotlighting the ways a life\, a country\, and a planet can tend toward disaster but still be worth fighting for.” \nAbout the Gue\nJocelyn Nicole Johnson is the author of the critically acclaimed My Monticello\, a fiction debut that was called “electrifying” by Colson Whitehead and “a masterly feat” by The New York Times. A fellow of Tin House\, Hedgebrook\, and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts\, Johnson’s writing has appeared in Guernica\, The Guardian\, Kweli Journal\, and elsewhere. Her short story “Control Negro” was anthologized in The Best American Short Stories 2018\, guest edited by Roxane Gay\, who described it as\, “one hell of a story” and read live by LeVar Burton for PRI’s Selected Shorts. A veteran public school art teacher\, Johnson lives and writes in Charlottesville\, Virginia. \nSelect episodes of “Writers on Writing” can now be heard on the new CBL YouTube channel. Explore our digital archives! \nEmail writers@mec.cuny.edu for more information.
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/writers-on-writing-radio-show-replay-23/
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SUMMARY:“Writers On Writing“ Radio Show (Replay)
DESCRIPTION:About the Episode\nDr. Brenda Greene interviews Jocelyn Nicole Johnson\, author of My Monticello: Fiction. Greene and Johnson discuss Johnson’s motivation for writing the five short stories and novella “My Monticello\,” a cautionary tale in the tradition of Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower. The themes in these stories include\, among others\, race relations\, white supremacy\, police brutality\, the immigrant experience\, and environmental issues. Johnson’s opening story\, “Control Negro\,” recounts a Black professor’s clinical observation of his son from birth through young adulthood. The novella “My Monticello” features a diverse group of Charlottesville neighbors who flee white supremacists and seek refuge in Monticello\, the plantation home of Thomas Jefferson. Greene and Johnson discuss those who influenced Johnson’s work\, her writing process\, and her view on the state of Black literature. Danielle Evans writes of My Monticello: “My Monticello is a gorgeous\, devastating collection of stories spotlighting the ways a life\, a country\, and a planet can tend toward disaster but still be worth fighting for.” \nAbout the Gues\nJocelyn Nicole Johnson is the author of the critically acclaimed My Monticello\, a fiction debut that was called “electrifying” by Colson Whitehead and “a masterly feat” by The New York Times. A fellow of Tin House\, Hedgebrook\, and the Virginia Center for the Creative Arts\, Johnson’s writing has appeared in Guernica\, The Guardian\, Kweli Journal\, and elsewhere. Her short story “Control Negro” was anthologized in The Best American Short Stories 2018\, guest edited by Roxane Gay\, who described it as\, “one hell of a story” and read live by LeVar Burton for PRI’s Selected Shorts. A veteran public school art teacher\, Johnson lives and writes in Charlottesville\, Virginia. \nSelect episodes of “Writers on Writing” can now be heard on the new CBL YouTube channel. Explore our digital archives! \nEmail writers@mec.cuny.edu for more information.
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/writers-on-writing-radio-show-replay-24/
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SUMMARY:“Writers on Writing” Radio Show (Replay)
DESCRIPTION:About the Episode\nIn this rebroadcast\, Dr. Brenda M. Greene interviews Tamara Payne\, the co-author with Les Payne of the biography The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X. Tamara Payne is the daughter of Les Payne. She worked with her father as a research assistant and completed the book after he died in 2018. The book won the 2020 National Book Award for Nonfiction. Greene and Tamara Payne discuss Les Payne’s motivation for writing the book and the 30-year process he took to write it. Tamara Payne discusses her father’s commitment to journalism\, his comprehensive coverage of race-related topics such as apartheid and the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.\, and his commitment to mentoring and recruiting Black journalists. The Dead Are Arising reveals information not previously known about Malcolm X’s childhood\, his parents\, sister and brothers as well as the impact of Garveyism\, the Nation of Islam\, and the Ku Klux Klan in Malcolm X’s life. Les Payne and Tamara Payne have written a book that complements The Autobiography of Malcolm X and provides an important component of the complicated history of race relations and Blacks in this country. \nAbout the Guest\nTamara Payne (bottom) is the co-author of The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X.  She is a former teacher and journalist. Leslie (Les) Payne was an American journalist. He served as an editor and columnist at Newsday and was a founder of the National Association of Black Journalists. Payne began his career at Newsday in 1969. Over the next 39 years\, he covered and edited an encyclopedic array of topics\, from Suffolk County town politics to Patty Hearst to human rights abuses. This culminated in his appointment as deputy managing editor for national\, science\, and international news from 2001 to 2003. He was on the reportorial team that won a Pulitzer Prize for public service in 1974 for a 33-part series “The Heroin Trail.” Les Payne began his work on The Dead Are Arising about 1991 and continued to work on the book after retiring from Newsday. His daughter completed the book after his death. \nSelect episodes of “Writers on Writing” are on the Center for Black Literature’s YouTube channel. Explore our digital archives! \nEmail writers@mec.cuny.edu for more information.
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/writers-on-writing-radio-show-replay-22/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211227
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211228
DTSTAMP:20260520T183721
CREATED:20211005T180946Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211005T180946Z
UID:60806-1640563200-1640649599@www.mec.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:Final Grade Submission Deadline
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/final-grade-submission-deadline-6/
CATEGORIES:Academic Calendar
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20211226T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20211226T193000
DTSTAMP:20260520T183721
CREATED:20211223T234025Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211223T234025Z
UID:60843-1640545200-1640547000@www.mec.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:“Writers on Writing” Radio Show (Replay)
DESCRIPTION:About the Episode\nIn this rebroadcast\, Dr. Brenda M. Greene interviews Tamara Payne\, the co-author with Les Payne of the biography The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X. Tamara Payne is the daughter of Les Payne. She worked with her father as a research assistant and completed the book after he died in 2018. The book won the 2020 National Book Award for Nonfiction. Greene and Tamara Payne discuss Les Payne’s motivation for writing the book and the 30-year process he took to write it. Tamara Payne discusses her father’s commitment to journalism\, his comprehensive coverage of race-related topics such as apartheid and the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.\, and his commitment to mentoring and recruiting Black journalists. The Dead Are Arising reveals information not previously known about Malcolm X’s childhood\, his parents\, sister and brothers as well as the impact of Garveyism\, the Nation of Islam\, and the Ku Klux Klan in Malcolm X’s life. Les Payne and Tamara Payne have written a book that complements The Autobiography of Malcolm X and provides an important component of the complicated history of race relations and Blacks in this country. \nAbout the Guest\nTamara Payne (bottom) is the co-author of The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X.  She is a former teacher and journalist. Leslie (Les) Payne was an American journalist. He served as an editor and columnist at Newsday and was a founder of the National Association of Black Journalists. Payne began his career at Newsday in 1969. Over the next 39 years\, he covered and edited an encyclopedic array of topics\, from Suffolk County town politics to Patty Hearst to human rights abuses. This culminated in his appointment as deputy managing editor for national\, science\, and international news from 2001 to 2003. He was on the reportorial team that won a Pulitzer Prize for public service in 1974 for a 33-part series “The Heroin Trail.” Les Payne began his work on The Dead Are Arising about 1991 and continued to work on the book after retiring from Newsday. His daughter completed the book after his death. \nSelect episodes of “Writers on Writing” are on the Center for Black Literature’s YouTube channel. Explore our digital archives! \nEmail writers@mec.cuny.edu for more information.
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/writers-on-writing-radio-show-replay-21/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211224
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211226
DTSTAMP:20260520T183721
CREATED:20211005T180911Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211005T180911Z
UID:60805-1640304000-1640476799@www.mec.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:College Closed-No Classes Scheduled
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/college-closed-no-classes-scheduled/
CATEGORIES:Academic Calendar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211221
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211222
DTSTAMP:20260520T183721
CREATED:20211005T180826Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211005T180826Z
UID:60804-1640044800-1640131199@www.mec.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:Last day to clear Spring 2021 and Summer 2021 INC grades
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/last-day-to-clear-spring-2021-and-summer-2021-inc-grades/
CATEGORIES:Academic Calendar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211221
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211222
DTSTAMP:20260520T183721
CREATED:20211005T180756Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211005T180756Z
UID:60803-1640044800-1640131199@www.mec.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:End of Fall Term
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/end-of-fall-term-3/
CATEGORIES:Academic Calendar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211215
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211222
DTSTAMP:20260520T183721
CREATED:20211005T180726Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211005T180726Z
UID:60802-1639526400-1640131199@www.mec.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:Final Examinations
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/final-examinations-9/
CATEGORIES:Academic Calendar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211214
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211215
DTSTAMP:20260520T183721
CREATED:20211005T180646Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211005T180646Z
UID:60801-1639440000-1639526399@www.mec.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:Reading Day/Final Examinations
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/reading-day-final-examinations-3/
CATEGORIES:Academic Calendar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211213
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211214
DTSTAMP:20260520T183721
CREATED:20211005T180619Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211005T180619Z
UID:60800-1639353600-1639439999@www.mec.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:Last Day of Classes
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/last-day-of-classes-8/
CATEGORIES:Academic Calendar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211213
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211214
DTSTAMP:20260520T183721
CREATED:20211005T180549Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211005T180549Z
UID:60799-1639353600-1639439999@www.mec.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:Last Day to Drop a Course with a Grade of W
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/last-day-to-drop-a-course-with-a-grade-of-w/
CATEGORIES:Academic Calendar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20211212T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20211212T193000
DTSTAMP:20260520T183721
CREATED:20211210T155018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211210T155018Z
UID:60838-1639335600-1639337400@www.mec.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:“Writers on Writing” Radio Show (Replay)
DESCRIPTION:About the Episode\nDr. Brenda M. Greene interviews Rev. Dr. Yolanda Pierce\, the author of In My Grandmother’s House: Black Women\, Faith\, and the Stories We Inherit (Broadleaf Books\, 2021). Drs. Greene and Pierce discuss the genesis for the book and its themes: womanism\, spirituality\, race\, memory\, and resistance. The chapters in Pierce’s book reflect her interweaving of theology and literature in her work and life. Chapters such as “The Work of Her Hands\,” “Valley in the Shadow of Whiteness\,” and “Holy Ghost(ly) Silences” speak to Pierce’s acknowledgement and celebration of the ways in which Black women’s wisdom and survival mechanisms\, as well as many church women\, have influenced her and continue to influence generations of Black women\, men\, and children. Her final chapter begins with the African proverb “Ancestors never die till there is no one to call their names.” Pierce has called upon the names of spiritual\, literary\, and activist leaders who have helped Black people to negotiate the world. Greene and Pierce also discuss her message for Black writers\, scholars\, and students. \nAbout the Guest\nRev. Dr. Yolanda Pierce\, the author of In My Grandmother’s House\, Black Women\, Faith\, and the Stories We Inherit (Broadleaf Books\, 2021)\, is professor and dean of the Howard University School of Divinity in Washington\, D.C. She is the first woman to be appointed as dean in the Divinity School’s 150-year history. In 2016\, Pierce served as the founding director of the Center for African American Religious Life at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). Previously\, she served as the founding director of the Center for Black Church Studies and associate professor of religion and literature at Princeton Theological Seminary. Pierce holds degrees from Cornell University and Princeton University. \nPierce’s research specialties include African American Religious History; Womanist Theology; African American Literature; and Race and Religion. A widely published author\, her work focuses on the historical and contemporary significance of the African American religious tradition. Pierce has written more than 50 critical essays and articles in academic and trade journals\, which consider the relationship between religious faith\, race\, and gender in the American context. In addition to her teaching and academic scholarship\, Rev. Dr. Pierce is a dedicated mentor\, community activist\, board member of a foster care agency\, and cable news commentator. \nSelect episodes of “Writers on Writing” are on the Center for Black Literature’s YouTube channel. Explore our digital archives! \nEmail writers@mec.cuny.edu for more information.
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/writers-on-writing-radio-show-replay-20/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20211209T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20211209T200000
DTSTAMP:20260520T183721
CREATED:20211123T162943Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211123T162943Z
UID:60835-1639074600-1639080000@www.mec.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:An Evening with Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
DESCRIPTION:The Center for Black Literature (CBL) at Medgar Evers College hosts an evening featuring Honorée Fanonne Jeffers\, author of The Love Songs of W. E. B. Du Bois (HarperCollins Publishers\, 2021)\, in conversation with Dr. Brenda M. Greene\, founder of CBL. Jeffers’s epic debut novel explores the history of an African American family in the American South\, from the time before the American civil war and slavery\, through the Civil Rights Movement\, to the present. \nFor over twenty years\, Jeffers has been lifting her voice on issues of Black culture\, racism\, American history\, and gender through the medium of writing. She is an American poet\, essayist\, novelist\, and professor of English at the University of Oklahoma. She has published five collections of poetry\, including The Age of Phillis (Wesleyan University Press\, 2020)\, which won the NAACP Image Award of Outstanding Literary Work in Poetry and was longlisted for a National Book Award. \nThe New York Times reviewed The Love Songs of W. E. B. Du Bois. Read it HERE. To learn more about the author\, visit www.honoreejeffers.com \nThe event is free\, but advance regsistration is required. Register HERE.
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/an-evening-with-honoree-fanonne-jeffers/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20211205T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20211205T193000
DTSTAMP:20260520T183721
CREATED:20211123T164411Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211123T164411Z
UID:60837-1638730800-1638732600@www.mec.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:“Writers on Writing” Radio Show (Replay)
DESCRIPTION:About the Episode\nDr. Brenda M. Greene interviews Danielle Evans\, author of The Office of Historical Corrections: A Novella and Stories (Riverhead Books\, 2021). Greene and Evans discuss her motivation for writing stories\, her novella\, her writing process\, and the emerging themes in her stories. These themes include grief\, love\, sexual harassment\, race relations\, and passing. Her novella The Office of Historical Corrections vividly illustrates the complexities of truth and history in the lives of her characters. Her epigraph for the collection\, a quote from Baldwin: “We know\, in the case of the person\, that whoever cannot tell himself the truth about his past is trapped in it\, is immobilized in the prison of his undiscovered self\,” provides a premise for the genesis of this unique collection. \nAbout the Guest\nDanielle Evans is the author of the story collections The Office of Historical Corrections and Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self (Riverhead Books\, 2010)\, winner of the 2021 Joyce Carol Oates Prize\, the PEN America PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize\, the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award\, the Paterson Prize\, and a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 Honoree. Her stories have appeared in many magazines and anthologies\, including The Paris Review\, The Sewanee Review\, The Best American Short Stories. Evans teaches in The Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University. \nSelect episodes of “Writers on Writing” are on the Center for Black Literature’s YouTube channel. Explore our digital archives! \nEmail writers@mec.cuny.edu for more information.
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/writers-on-writing-radio-show-replay-19/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20211202T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20211202T210000
DTSTAMP:20260520T183721
CREATED:20211115T190842Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211115T190842Z
UID:60834-1638471600-1638478800@www.mec.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:Dr. Iola Thompson Arts Alive 2021 Fall Event
DESCRIPTION:Tune in live as Medgar Evers College students demonstrate their power and commitment to the creative arts through dance\, music\, spoken word\, and more. \nThis event will be streamed Streamed live on Facebook and YouTube.
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/dr-iola-thompson-arts-alive-2021-fall-event/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20211202T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20211202T180000
DTSTAMP:20260520T183721
CREATED:20211115T185003Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211115T185003Z
UID:60833-1638459000-1638468000@www.mec.cuny.edu
SUMMARY:Medgar Evers College Virtual Open House 2021
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a virtual open house and learn more about what Medgar Evers College has to offer. Find out about our associate and baccalaureate degree programs from the comfort of your home. Our admissions team will be on hand to answer your questions about the application process and what you need to get started. \nTo register in advance\, visit https://tinyurl.com/MECOpenHouse2021. \nFor more information\, call 718.270.6024 or email mecadmissions@mec.cuny.edu. \nWe look forward to connecting with you! \nVirtual Open House Agenda \n3:30pm – Giveaways \n4:00pm – Welcome \n4:10pm – Learn about Medgar Evers College (an overview of the College\, how to apply\, and Q+A) \n4:30pm – Financing your college education with Q+A \n5:00pm – Breakout Sessions \n\nSchool of Science\, Health\, and Technology\nSchool of Business\nSchool of Education\nSchool of Liberal Arts\n\n6:00pm – Program Concludes
URL:https://www.mec.cuny.edu/event/medgar-evers-college-virtual-open-house-2021/
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