'Leave, Leave Now' film screening and panel discussion with Carrie Mae Weems, Paula C. Johnson, Cornell William Brooks, and Kenneth W. Mack.
Video presentation and talk by artist Carrie Mae Weems, with an introduction by Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
The film tells the Great Migration story of Frank Weems. The screening will be followed by a discussion on reparations with the artist and professors Paula C. Johnson, Cornell William Brooks and Kenneth W. Mack.
In The Shadow of Giants: A Commemorative Evening of Black Contemporary Art will be held on April 27th, 2023 at Harvard University’s Smith Center. The Black Arts Collective has partnered with the estate of acclaimed jazz photographer Chuck Stewart to unveil never-before-seen portraits of American legends such as Maya Angelou, Nina Simone, James Baldwin among others. A curated selection of Stewart’s works will be exhibited in the Smith Center’s Art Wing gallery for a week following the event. The gala will also feature a panel with renowned artists and scholars on the topic of...