events

Show Screening: ‘Genius: MLK/X’ + Chat

Health Education Complex (HEC)

Join the Center for African American Studies (CAAS) for a free screening of the Netflix film and a conversation with Producer Sam Sokolow. Popcorn provided by Intercultural Education & Engagement. (HEC 2039)

CAAS: ‘Speaking Truth to Size’ Presentation (Hybrid Event)

Health Education Complex (HEC)

Speaking Truth to Size: Examining the Intersection of Body Size and Black Language with Dr. Dywanna Smith The presentation “Speaking Truth to Size: Examining the Intersection of Body Size and Black Language” delves into the complex relationship between body size and Black language. It explores how societal perceptions of body size intersect with linguistic expressions […]

An Evening with Dr. Millicent E. Brown

Olin B. Sansbury, Jr. Campus Life Center Ballroom 180 Gramling Drive, Spartanburg, SC, United States

An Evening with Dr. Millicent E. Brown: Another Sojourner Looking for Truth Join us for a conversation with Dr. Millicent Brown, a lifelong community advocate and spokesperson for economic, social and educational improvements in impoverished neighborhoods and communities of color throughout the South, the nation and the world. Dr. Brown celebrates her book, “Another Sojourner […]

CAAS Presents Dr. Roy I. Jones (Hybrid Event)

Health Education Complex (HEC)

The Center for African American Studies presents: Dr. Roy I. Jones – Profiles in Courage: Highlighting and Reflecting on Brown’s Historic Legacy in South Carolina Join us for a conversation with Dr. Roy I. Jones, Provost Distinguished Professor at Clemson University and Executive Director of Call Me MiSTER. The presentation will frame the South Carolina […]