The Commonwealth Institute for Black Studies-CIBS
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We cannot understand where humanity has been and where we are going without Black Studies.
University of Kentucky
Joined August 2020
Join us for our annual Black Women’s Symposium! We Are The Future: A Symposium on Black Girlhood. @UKYHistory @commonwealthuky @UK_AAAS
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12 likes, 0 comments - commonwealthuky on December 4, 2024: "🚨REGISTER NOW!🚨 The 30th Annual Black Women's Conference Presents: WE ARE THE CULTURE: A Symposium on Black Girls & Girlhood 📅: March...
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Happy #GivingTuesday! When you give to CIBS, you support groundbreaking research in Black Studies & high-impact educational opportunities for students. Give here: https://t.co/ULMh8UC4G7! Choose “Commonwealth Institute for Black Studies Development Gift Fund” from the menu.
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🎟Reckoning, Remembering, Restoring: A Symposium on the History of Racial Violence in Kentucky🎟 Join us on Saturday, November 9, 2024, for this all-day, public, community-focused discussion. More info & event registration here: https://t.co/WbZZzwSuFY Registration required.
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Enjoy this new article by @universityofky Anthropology Professor and @commonwealthuky Faculty Affiliate Dr. Bertin Louis https://t.co/TwVWmA5A62
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From the United States to the Dominican Republic to the Bahamas, the collective scapegoating and mass deportation of Haitians for political gain lays bare a particular kind of anti-Blackness.
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Join @commonwealthuky, @UKYHistory, and the John Jacob Niles Center for American Music for 🎤: My Old Kentucky Home: The Astonishing Life & Reckoning of an Iconic American Song w/ author @emilybingham1 📆: Wed., 10/9 @ 2 PM 📍: Thomas Hunt Morgan Bldg, 107
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Join us Oct. 9-10 for two events with/ Judge Robert L. Wilkins of the U.S. Court of Appeals (D.C. Circuit)! 1. Finding Black Histories in Archival Court Records 📅 10/9 | 10 am | M.I. King Library 2. Public Lecture on Justice & Equality 📅 10/10 | 4 pm | Rosenberg Law Building
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Exploring the African diaspora beyond the Middle Passage—by connecting slave trade networks across the Indian Ocean and Africa, we uncover new insights into migration patterns and identity. Let's rethink the boundaries of historic diasporic connections. 🌍 Friday, 8/30/24 at 12pm
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📅 SAVE THE DATE! 📅 Reckoning, Remembering, Restoring: A Symposium on the History of Racial Violence in Kentucky is on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, at the historic Lyric Theater in Lexington. Learn more here: https://t.co/5GlYy9lnu7. Registration info coming soon so SAVE THE DATE!
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SAVE THE DATE! The 30th anniversary of the Black Women's Conference is next year, & we are celebrating Black girls & girlhood! The 2025 conference is a 2-day retreat experience packed with diverse activities. Learn more here: https://t.co/6zJwE8nAYA. Remember to Save the Date!
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Get to know the CIBS Faculty Affiliates!
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For 100 days, @abwhtruth will feature works by our members that explore aspects of Black women’s political history and culture. #ABWH100Days Day 1: @CurwoodA, Shirley Chisholm: Champion of Black Feminist Power Politics https://t.co/6TQBXicSsP
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The '23-'24 school year was exciting for @commonwealthuky! Read more about some of our projects, our students, & our Faculty Affiliate's accomplishments in our Spring 2024 newsletter. https://t.co/2LZ64TcLiY We can't wait to share our programming for the '24-'25 school year!
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*New Publication* My article: "Small Island Risks: Research Reflections for Disaster Anthropologists and Climate Ethnographers" This essay belongs to the Special Issue Anthropological Reflections on Crisis and Disaster. https://t.co/qgksPCDzp6
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Disasters and climate-related events, including tropical storms, droughts, coastal erosion, and ocean acidification, threaten small island nations.
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More fabulous news from our colleagues @commonwealthuky Congratulations Sydney and Alyssa! 🏆
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The University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law is thrilled to announce Sydney LaRue ‘24 and Alyssa Wiggins ‘24 as the recipients of the Clinical Legal Education Association (CLEA)...
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🎓📚 Congratulations to our colleagues @universityofky and @commonwealthuky -- here's to another year of incredible research with wonderful students:
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Following the success of last year’s pilot program, the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice Clinic at the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law (CRRJ-KY) will be offered again...
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Congratulations to Dr. Joseph M.H. Clark! Dr. Clark, a @commonwealthuky Faculty Affiliate and an Assistant Professor with @UKYHistory is a new @NatlHumanities fellow for the 2024-2025 academic year. Learn more about the fellowship here: https://t.co/suO5CAHRGE
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