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Leslie Etienne and the Center for Africana Studies and Culture at IUPUI

By Dan Grossman The Center for Africana Studies is co-sponsoring Exploring Black Liberatory Praxis: Contemporary struggle in Africa and the African Diaspora on Wed. February 24 at 6 p.m. The Center for Africana Studies at IUPUI, as noted in multiple news articles, has a new office in the Madam Walker Legacy Center which holds a […]

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Herron students bring campus alive in coloring book

BY JUSTIN WHITAKER. Originally published in News at IUPUI Feb. 15, 2021 Through a collection of black lines and white space, students, staff and faculty at the Herron School of Art and Design collectively and creatively brought IUPUI’s energetic campus to life in a coloring book. “Color Your Campus – IUPUI” is an 88-page coloring book […]

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Lasana Kazembe’s blues poetry opera focuses on Richard Wright’s journey

This story was originally published in NUVO on Feb. 9, 2021 In 1927, a young man by the name of Richard Wright — who would later become one of the most prominent African American authors of the 20th century —  arrived in the Gap area of Chicago. It was during the Great Migration when over […]

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Black History Month Events Around IUPUI

BY INSIDE IUPUI Feb. 3, 2021 February is Black History Month, and the IUPUI Multicultural Center has released a calendar of events honoring the occasion. You can download the calendar of events online. To strike out more on your own, download this Black History Month activity guide. Additionally, the IUPUI Arts & Humanities Institute wanted to call attention […]

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Full production grants available for Black playwrights throughout Indiana

Posted on January 22, 2021 by tfrancisShare7 in IUPUI Office for Community Engagement blog Lack of financial resources is often the most daunting obstacle for new writers trying to bring fresh, innovative story ideas from the pages of their script to the stage. For a few aspiring writers, OnyxFest 2021 – the first and only Indiana theater festival […]

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Herron’s first exhibitions in 2021 highlight the power of art to unify, promote social change

Written by Herron staff and first published in News at IUPUI on Jan. 20. INDIANAPOLIS — The Galleries at the Herron School of Art and Design at IUPUI will present two new exhibitions illuminating the various ways in which artists creatively and boldly use different media to amplify social justice movements. “The Sum of Unity” […]

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Dan Hicks on “the Brutish Museums”

Dan Hicks discussed his book ‘The Brutish Museums: The Benin Bronzes, Colonial Violence, and Cultural Restitution’ on Dec. 8 in the IAHI’s Art+Ethics seminar. This article, which originally appeared as a preview to that event, was also published Dec. 11 in NUVO. In the African galleries at the Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, you’ll […]

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Interview with Jessica Davis, Director of Sustainability at IUPUI

by Ben Valentine Editor’s note: This article was originally published in NUVO on Dec. 1, 2020. If you want to check out more of Ben Valentine’s interviews with environmental leaders click here. Jessica Davis is the director of sustainability at IUPUI, where she develops and leads a strategy to grow sustainability over the whole campus […]

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Nichole Newman talks about the Max Kade German-American Research and Resource Center

The Max Kade Center will host a second Book Club on Dec. 5th, 2020 at 12p (Eastern), featuring Dr. Priscilla Layne (UNC Chapel Hill) leading a discussion of Nora Krug’s graphic novel Belonging: A German Reckons with History and Home.  This event is conceptualized for the community, and is open to all faculty, staff, students, […]

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Helping Black arts and cultural organizations thrive during pandemic

Originally published Nov. 19 in Inside IUPUI Black arts and cultural organizations have long been pillars of their local communities, offering a variety of artistic opportunities to families as well as important community support. So when the COVID-19 pandemic hit and social distancing orders were announced, these organizations – and the families who rely on […]