UTC Africana Studies
@UTCAfricanaStds
Followers
43
Following
37
Media
6
Statuses
20
The official Twitter account of The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) Africana Studies minor.
Chattanooga, TN
Joined September 2019
UTC NAACP presents Black History Trivia night! February 18th @7:00.Derthick 201 ππ BE THERE
0
0
0
Mayor Andy Berke praised Khadesha Gordon, UTC Africana Studies minor and Styles Hutchins Fellow, for her impressive work as the cityβs project implementation coach!
0
0
0
The most fun image & video creation tool in the world is here. Try it for free in the Grok App.
0
123
978
Richard Bell highlights the kidnapping and selling of free blacks into enslavement in his article, "You Know About the Underground Railroad. But What About the Reverse Underground Railroad," published by The Washington Post. Find it here<gt;.
washingtonpost.com
Few people know about the movement to kidnap free black Americans and traffic them into slavery. It's time to change that.
0
0
0
With the release of Harriet, released on November 1st, numerous articles explored history of the film. By The Washington Post, Kellie Carter Jackson examines the film's accuracy on Harriet Tubman, slavery, and how slaves to liberate themselves. Read here<gt;.
washingtonpost.com
In the 1850s, abolitionists, including black women, fought for freedom by force.
0
0
0
A Caribbean excavation offers an intimate look at the lives of the enslaved Africans who lived on Estate Little Princess located on St. Croix, United States Virgin Islands. Find out more here<
0
0
0
RT @UTC_UC: There will be UT Promise Info Sessions in the Raccoon Mountain Room (across from the Bookstore) at 2:00pm and 3:00pm on Wednesdβ¦.
0
2
0
In the twittersphere these past two weeks, Prime Minister Gaston Browne of Antigua and Barbuda demanded Harvard University pay reparations for benefitting from enslavement linked to Antigua. Learn more here<gt; @GoMocs.
nytimes.com
The labor of enslaved people paid for the founding of Harvard Law School, Antiguaβs prime minister reminded the collegeβs president.
0
0
0
Free Concert and Conversation! Artist and musician Lonnie Holley is performing at the Bessie Smith Cultural Center today, Nov. 7th, from 6-7:30 pm. Also, join in tomorrow at the ConTemporary Cress Gallery (123 E. 7th St) for Holley's art exhibition opening from 6-9 pm! #GoMocs
0
0
1
RT @GoMocs: πͺπππππ
πππ ππ π«ππππ πππ 25. Weβre just 6οΈβ£ days away from the start of @MocsClub giving campaign!. @TheRootster (@GoMocsVB) sharβ¦.
0
5
0
Nneka M. Okona examines why the tradition of Sunday dinners is sacred for many African American families, including how the tradition became a site of freedom during the days of chattel slavery. Find out more here<gt;. @UTChattanooga #GoMocs!.
0
0
0
Published by The Washington Post, Ian Shapiro explores how slavery unexpectedly connected two families in Maryland in his article "Two Families - One Black, One White - Shared a Harrowing History. Then They Met." Read more here<gt;. #fallishere #gomocs.
0
0
0
Afua Hirsch highlights the importance of slavery to British history and how the lack of a memorial to enslaved Africans on British soil continues to hide the country's role in the Transaltantic slave trade. Learn more here<gt;. #GoMocs!.
0
0
0
This week in the twittersphere, Susan Holloway Scott uses early American newspaper advertisements to explore one of the grim realities faced by enslaved children. Find her blogpost, βGiving Away Enslaved Children in 18th Century America,β here<gt;. #GoMocs!.
susanhollowayscott.com
Several readers of The Secret Wife of Aaron Burr have asked about one of the threats that my heroine Mary Emmons feared the most during her enslavement: that any child she bore, regardless of the...
0
0
0
It's almost here! The day trip to Montgomery's National Memorial for Peace and Justice and the Legacy Museum is this Saturday, October 26th! If you are signed up, get ready! Waitlist students, watch your email in case of a cancelation! It's going to be unforgettable! #GoMocs.
0
0
0
Dr. Beth Pearce and Tiffany Mitchell are screening The Hate U Give as a part of the English Club movie series and UHON 3520: Adolescent Literature and Intersectional Oppressions. The screening & discussion will take place in the Library 131 from 7-10 on Oct. 17. #GoMocs!.
0
0
0
An Africana Studies minor requires 18 credit hours from a variety of classes that prepares the student for careers in social justice, law, business, international relations, and many others. Check it out!
0
0
0
Join us today 5-7 pm for a FREE film, FREE pizza, and FREE swag!!! We are celebrating the 50th anniversary of Black Studies in the United States! We are presenting a screening & discussion of the documentary Agents of Change! .WHERE: UC, 3rd Floor, Multicultural Center. #GoMocs
0
0
1