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Talks to celebrate Black History Month

Insightful talks that offer fresh, thoughtful perspectives on Black identity.

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Can art amend history?
12:42

Titus Kaphar

Can art amend history?

12 minutes 42 seconds
The most powerful woman you've never heard of
13:08

T. Morgan Dixon and Vanessa Garrison

The most powerful woman you've never heard of

13 minutes 8 seconds
The mission to safeguard Black history in the US
15:13

Julieanna L. Richardson

The mission to safeguard Black history in the US

15 minutes 13 seconds
How Black queer culture shaped history
08:09

Channing Gerard Joseph

How Black queer culture shaped history

8 minutes 9 seconds
The origins of blackface and Black stereotypes
06:42

Dwan Reece

The origins of blackface and Black stereotypes

6 minutes 42 seconds
The urgency of intersectionality
18:39

Kimberlé Crenshaw

The urgency of intersectionality

18 minutes 39 seconds
The radical, revolutionary resilience of Black joy
11:33

Miracle Jones

The radical, revolutionary resilience of Black joy

11 minutes 33 seconds
The Black history of twerking -- and how it taught me self-love
13:40

Lizzo

The Black history of twerking -- and how it taught me self-love

13 minutes 40 seconds
The Great Migration and the power of a single decision
17:45

Isabel Wilkerson

The Great Migration and the power of a single decision

17 minutes 45 seconds
We need to talk about an injustice
23:24

Bryan Stevenson

We need to talk about an injustice

23 minutes 24 seconds
Embrace your raw, strange magic
16:54

Casey Gerald

Embrace your raw, strange magic

16 minutes 54 seconds
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