Events

Events Archive

2011

April
- 06 Wednesday
  - Faculty & Staff Meeting
    Time: 12:00pm - 1:20pm

March
- 16 Wednesday
  - Faculty & Staff Meeting
    Time: 12:00pm - 1:20pm
    Location: DAAS Conference Room
- 09 Wednesday
  - DAAS Expansion Working Group Meetings
    Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
    Location: DAAS Conference Room
  - DAAS Expansion Working Group Meetings
    Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
    Location: DAAS Conference Room

February
- 23 Wednesday
  - Faculty & Staff Meeting
    Time: 12:00pm - 1:20pm
    Location: DAAS Conference Room
  - DAAS Expansion Working Group Meetings
    Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm
    Location: DAAS Conference Room
- 10 Thursday
  - Memory, Trauma & Location Speakers' event
    Time: 2:50 pm
    Location: 102 West Village G, Northeastern University
    Organizer: The Humanities Center
    Contact: 617-373-4140
    Remembering A Heroic Past in a Gentrified Present:
    Boston's Monument to Harriet Tubman & the Underground Railroad
    For more information - Click here
- 09 Wednesday
  - DAAS Expansion Working Group Meetings
    Time: 12:00pm - 1:00pm
    Location: DAAS Conference Room
- 04 Friday
  - Creating Black Caribbean Ethnic Identity
    Time: 5 pm - 8 pm
    Location: Cabral Center, John D. O’Bryant African-American Institute
    Speaker: Yndia S. Lorick-Wilmot
    Yndia S. Lorick-Wilmot holds a PhD in Sociology from Northeastern University. Her research and nonprofit consulting examines Black Caribbean ethnic identities and immigrants access to health and social services within the context of community organizations. Currently, she is a Senior Associate at The FrameWorks Institute.
- 02 Wednesday
  - Faculty & Staff Meeting
    Time: 12pm - 1:20pm

January
- 27 Thursday
  - DAAS Expansion Working Group Meetings
    Time: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
    Location: DAAS Conference Room
- 12 Wednesday
  - Faculty & Staff Meeting
    Time: 12pm - 1:20pm
    Location: DAAS Conference Room

2010

December
- 01 Wednesday
  - Faculty & Staff Meeting
    Time: 12:00 PM - 1:20 PM
    Location: DAAS Conference Room

November
- 26 Friday
  - THANKSGIVING RECESS
    Departmental Offices are closed
- 25 Thursday
  - THANKSGIVING RECESS
    Departmental Offices are closed
- 24 Wednesday
  - THANKSGIVING RECESS
    No classes but Departmental offices remain open
- 11 Thursday
  - VETERAN'S DAY
    Departmental offices are closed
- 03 Wednesday
  - Faculty & Staff Meeting
    Time: 12:00 PM - 1:20 PM
    Location: DAAS Conference Room

October
- 20 Wednesday
  - Faculty & Staff Meeting
    Time: 12:00 PM - 1:20 PM
    Location: EdTech Center, Snell Library
- 11 Monday
  - COLUMBUS DAY
    Departmental offices are closed
- 06 Wednesday
  - Faculty & Staff Meeting
    Time: 12:00 PM - 1:20 PM
    Location: DAAS Conference Room

September
- 22 Wednesday
  - Reading with Nigerian-born, award-winning poet and novelist, DR. GABRIEL OKARA
    Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
    Location: John D. O' Bryant African American Institute (Library)
    This special event hosted by the John D. O' Bryant African American Institute in conjunction with The Office of Vice President of Public Affairs and The Department of African American Studies offers a rare opportunity for students, staff and faculty to sit with a major pioneer amongst African writers.

September
- 22 Wednesday
  - Reading with Nigerian-born, award-winning poet and novelist, DR. GABRIEL OKARA
    Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
    Location: John D. O' Bryant African American Institute (Library)
    This special event hosted by the John D. O' Bryant African American Institute in conjunction with The Office of Vice President of Public Affairs and The Department of African American Studies offers a rare opportunity for students, staff and faculty to sit with a major pioneer amongst African writers.
- 18 Saturday
  - 33rd John Coltrane Memorial Concert
    Time: 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
    Location: Blackman Theater, Ell Hall
    Contact: Evan O' Toole 617-373-8700 ew.otoole@neu.edu
    This year's concert (33rd) features Anthony Brown's Asian American Orchestra performing "India & Africa: A Tribute to John Coltrane." This year's concert also features a special Lifetime Musical Recognition Award to Syd Smart. Hosted by Prof. Eric Jackson of WGBH's "Eric in the Evening." Visit http://www.jcmc.neu.edu for more information.
- 17 Friday
  - 33rd John Coltrane Memorial Concert: Reflections of 25 years @ NU
    Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Location: Raytheon Amphitheater, Egan Engineering/ Science Research Center
    Contact: Evan O'Toole 617-373-8700 (ew.otoole@neu.edu)
    Join members of the John Coltrane Memorial Concert ensemble as they share insights, reflections and comments on the past 25 of the concert at Northeastern. This event will feature vintage audio & video footage. Visit http://www.jcmc.neu.edu for more information.
- 16 Thursday
  - 33rd John Coltrane Memorial Concert: Symposium & Book Signing Celebration
    Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
    Location: Cabral Center of the John D. O' Bryant African American Institute
    Contact: Evan O' Toole 617-373-8700 (ew.otoole@neu.edu)
    Join the celebration of the recent publishing of Prof. Leonard Brown's JOHN COLTRANE AND BLACK AMERICA'S QUEST FOR FREEDOM: Spirituality and the Music (Oxford University Press, 2010). Join editor Brown and contributors Emmett G. Price III, Anthony Brown, Tommy Lee Lott & Eric Jackson for conversation and discussion around this new scholarly work. Visit http://www.jcmc.neu.edu for more information.
- 15 Wednesday
  - 33rd John Coltrane Memorial Concert: Meet the Composer
    Time: 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM
    Location: Asian American Center, 109 Hemenway Street
    Contact: Evan O' Toole 617-373-8700 (ew.otoole@neu.edu)
    Meet Anthony Brown, composer, percussionist & leader of Anthony Brown's Asian American Orchestra, the featured guest for the 33rd John Coltrane Memorial Concert (Celebrating 25 years @ NU). This special event offers Northeastern students the opportunity to meet, and share time with Dr. Brown. Visit http://www.jcmc.neu.edu for more information.
  - Faculty & Staff Meeting
    Time: 12:00 PM - 1:20 PM
    Location: DAAS Conference Room
- 08 Wednesday
  - 1st Day of Classes
- 07 Tuesday
  - Half Day Faculty & Staff Retreat
- 06 Monday
  - LABOR DAY
    Departmental offices are closed
- 01 Wednesday
  - 33rd John Coltrane Memorial Concert: a photographic reflection of 25 years
    Contact: Evan O'Toole 617-373-8700 (ew.otoole@neu.edu)
    During the entire month of September view the various photographic exhibits revealing the 25 years of the concert on campus. Sites include Gallery 360 (Curry Student Center), Atrium (Ryder Hall, 1st floor) and Snell Library (entrance foyer). Visit http://www.jcmc.neu.edu for more information.

July
- 22 Thursday
  - Shades of Greatness: Art Inspired by Negro League Baseball
    Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
    Location: Cabral Center of the John D. O' Bryant African American Institute
    The Department of African American Studies joins a host of co-sponsors along with the United States Postal Service to release the new Negro League commemorative stamp. The event will be attended by Negro League legends and will feature the music of the Leonard Brown Quartet.

April
- 15 Thursday
  - African Diaspora Research Expo
    Time: 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    Location: Institute Library
    John D. O’Bryant
    African-American Institute
    For more info - Click Here!
- 09 Friday
  - Annual Unity and Awards Banquet
    Time: 6:00 pm
    Location: African-American Institute - Cabral Center
    Contact: k.jackson@neu.edu
    For more information - Click Here!
  - Art Diaspora - African American Perspectives
    Location: 98 George P. Hassett Drive
    Medford, MA 02155
    Contact: info@springstep.org
    Springstep.org
    Phone: 981 - 395 - 0402
    For more information - Click here!!

March

26 Friday

Dr. Maya Angelou
Time: 8:00 pm
Location: Blackman Theatre, Northeastern University
Speaker: Dr. Maya Angelou
Dr. Maya Angelou is hailed as one of the great voices of contemporary black literature and as one of the most remarkable Renaissance women of our time. A mesmerizing vision of grace, swaying and stirring when she moves; Dr. Angelou captivates her audiences lyrically with vigor, fire and perception. She has the unique ability to shatter the opaque prisms of race and class between reader and subject throughout her books of poetry and her autobiographies. As a poet, historian, author, actress, playwright, civil-rights activist, producer and director, she continues to work tirelessly for liberty and equality for all.
If you would like to know more information about Dr. Maya Angelou, please visit www.mayaangelou.com
Pricing:
General Admission: $25
WGBH Members: $20
NU Faculty/Staff/Alumni: $15
Senior Citizens/Students: $15
NU student with ID: $10
For more information on group sales, ticket pricing, and directions, please visit http://www.centerforthearts.neu.edu/event5.html
THIS IS AN EVENT YOU DO NOT WANT TO MISS OUT ON!

18 Thursday

Town Hall Meeting For Students
Time: 2:50 pm - 4:30 pm
Location: African-American Institute Library
For more information - Click Here!

11 Thursday

Genocide in North America and the Crimes of the Church
Time: 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Location: John D. O'Bryant African American Institute Library (2nd Floor)

The Department of African American Studies,
The John D. O'Bryant African American
Institute, The Department of English, Center for Interdisciplinary Studies &
Holocaust Awareness Committee present:
"Genocide in North America and the Crimes of the Church"
by Rev. Kevin D. Annett
For more information - Click Here!

February

25 Thursday

Mississippi Women Voices on Hurricane Katrina
Time: 2:50 pm - 4:30 pm
Location: 320 Behrakis
Contact: Dr. Lihua Wang 617-373-4984 or email l.wang@neu.edu
Lecture by visiting scholar, Dr. Ophera Davis
Co-sponsored by Women’s Studies and African American Studies
For more info please contact Dr. Lihua Wang 617-373-4984 or email l.wang@neu.edu

05 Friday

The Harlem Renaissance
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Blackman
The John D. O’Bryant African American Institute & Northeastern Black Student Association P R E S E N T :
The Harlem Renaissance
For more information - Click Here!

04 Thursday

“The Hip Hop Generation”
Time: 2:50 pm
Location: Cabral Center
Speaker: Bakari Kitwana
The John D. O’Bryant African American Institute & Northeastern Black Student Association P R E S E N T :

Guest Speaker: Bakari Kitwana

For more information - Click Here!

3 Wednesday

'Post-Black' Art: America's Growing Multicultural Fabric
Time: 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Location: Remis Auditorium Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Thelma Golden, Director & Chief Curator, Studio Museum in Harlem will present the lecture, "'Post-Black' Art: America's Growing Multicultural Fabric" on February 3 & 4 from 6:30 - 7:30 PM at Remis Auditorium Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
(Special Student Pricing).

January

23 Saturday

The final Cary Lecture of the 2009-10 season
Time: 8 pm
Location: Cary Hall
The speaker will be Eric Jackson
who is widely considered to be the dean of Boston jazz radio. His
signature program, Jazz with Eric in the Evening, celebrated its 25th
year as a popular staple in the WGBH 89.7 roster in 2007. In his three
decades as part of the WGBH family, Jackson has been recognized by the
Massachusetts College of Art as one of the “100 most culturally
influential Bostonians of the 20th century,” by The Berklee College of
Music for “advancing careers in music,” and by Jazzweek, the leading
jazz radio trade publication, as a “living legend.” Most recently, he
was honored with the national Jazz Journalists Association’s 2006
Willis Conover-Marian McPartland Award for Excellence in Jazz
Broadcasting .

13 Wednesday

The Annual MLK Convocation
Time: 11.45 am
Location: Blackman Auditorium
Special Guest Speaker - Dr. Winslow Sargeant
For more information - Click Here!

2009

December

09 Wednesday

Holiday Open House
Time: 11:45 am - 1.25 pm
More Info - Click Here!!

03 Thursday

Student Session
Time: 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Location: 320 Shillman Hall

November

19 Thursday

Afro-Caribbean Music Research Project : Information Session
Time: 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Location: 320 Shillman Hall
2010 Summer I Dialogue
Come to an Information Session on the Afro Caribbean Music Research Project: Trinidad and Tobago

The Afro-Caribbean Music Research Project is a five-week faculty-led program...For More Information - CLICK HERE!

13 Friday

The End of Poverty? Think Again
Time: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location: The Cabral Center
at the John D. O'Bryant African American Institute
40 Leon St., West Village F
Contact: Richard Wamai
r.wamai@neu.edu
More Info - Click Here!

05 Thursday

ReMapping the Slave Narratives
Time: 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Location: 320 Shillman Hall
Speaker: Prof. Nicole Aljoe
A Discussion on re-imagining the slave narrative as Transnational and Diasporic rather than a solely US national genre

October

29 Thursday

Metrics of HIV among Sub-Saharan African Born Immigrants
Time: 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Location: 320 Shillman Hall
Speaker: Prof. Richard Wamai

15 Thursday

Regarding the Pain of the Other:
Time: 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Location: 320 Shillman Hall
Speaker: Prof. Kimberly Brown
- Photography, Famine, and the Transference
of Affect"
More Info! - Click Here

May

02 Saturday

Public Lecture: Prof. Pamela E. Brooks
Time: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Location: TBA
Speaker: Prof. Pamela E. Brooks
Organizer: Northeastern University
Contact: mail@neu.edu
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April

02 Thursday

Public Lecture by Prof. Pamela E. Brooks
Time: 3:00 pm
Location: TBA
Speaker: Prof. Pamela E. Brooks
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March

18 Wednesday

His Excellency: President Festus Mogae (Former President of Botswana)
Time: 11:30 AM
Location: ohn D. O’ Bryant African American Institute, Cabral Center

2008

November

20 Thursday

2nd Annual Black Community and Social Change Soul Food Dinner
Time: 11:45 AM - 1:25 PM
Location: John D. O’ Bryant African American Institute, Cabral Center