Join us Tuesday, Sept 20th at 4:10 p.m. for the first ARRK discussion of the 2022-2023 academic year!
ARRK – Sept 2022 Discussion
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19: This Month in Black History – The State of Education of Black Folks in the USA
For the first ARRK this academic year, learn about the state of education of Black Folks in the USA.
19: This Month in Black History – Juneteenth Culinary Traditions
Happy Juneteenth everyone! Imagine the joy and celebration, and the birth of Juneteenth back since 1865. To wrap up the final story of the 2021-2022 school year we will focus on some of the Juneteenth culinary traditions.
ARRK – June 2022 Discussion
Join Robert Mowry for the last ARRK discussion until Fall. This month’s ARRK is a continuing celebration of Black Joy by exploring the influence and creation of techno music.
19: This Month in Black History – Asian & African American Solidarity
In honor of Asian American heritage month (May 1-31st), we are going to look at some of the moments where Asian American and African American histories connect and overlap.
ARRK – May 2022 Discussion
Join Anne Dueweke for a discussion of her book, Reckoning: Kalamazoo College Uncovers its Racial and Colonial Past on Tuesday, May 17th.
19: This Month in Black History – Accepting Tom Wiggins and #autisticblackpride
With April marking Autism Acceptance month, this 19 story is about Thomas “Blind Tom” Wiggins, a renowned Black, blind autistic musical mastermind of the mid-19th century.
ARRK – April 2022 Discussion
Join Lisa Murphy and Robin Rank for the April 2022 ARRK discussion on blackface, both K’s past and in the present-day in the form of digital blackface.
19: This Month in Black History – All Eyes on SCOTUS & the Dred Scott decision of 1857
All eyes are turned towards the SCOTUS (Supreme Court of the United States) because of upcoming challenges to laws that have set the legal precedents, standards and customs by which we live.
ARRK – March 2022 Discussion
Join Amelia Katanski for this month’s ARRK discussion surrounding the concept of how settler colonialism interacts with and adds complexity to the way we think of antiracism work.