For more details, visit the Office of Diversity & Inclusion's event schedule.
Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 12 pm
Black to the Future Lecture with Alisha B. Wormsley
Alumni Hall, Connolly Ballroom
Presented by Pitt Jazz Studies Program
Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 5:30 pm
Equipoise Welcome Reception
Alumni Hall, Connolly Ballroom
Presented by the Office of Diversity & Inclusion and Equipiose
Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 6:30 pm
Poetry reading: avery r. young Speaks on His New Visual Poetry Book neckbone
Alumni Hall, Connolly Ballroom
Presented by Pitt Jazz Studies Program
Wednesday, Feb. 26 at 7:30 pm
Performance: avery r. young and de deacon board Present Tubman
Alumni Hall, Connolly Ballroom
Presented by Pitt Jazz Studies Program
Wednesday Feb. 26, 9am through Friday, Feb. 28, 9pm
Black to the Future Art Exhibition
Alumni Hall, Connolly Ballroom
An exhibition of work by visual artists-activists from the University of Pittsburgh, off-campus community, and beyond.
Thursday, Feb. 27 at 6:30 pm
Reading Justin Phillip Reed
Featuring poetry and performances by Tongo Eisen-Martin, Simone White, Jaamil Olawale Kosoko, and special guest, the 2018 National Book Award-winning poet, Justin Phillip Reed.
Henry Heymann Theatre, Lower Level, Stephen Foster Memorial
Presented by Center for African American Poetry and Poetics (CAAPP)
Friday, Feb. 28 at 4:30 pm
Black to the Future Art Reception
Alumni Hall, Connolly Ballroom
Light refreshments will be served.
Friday, Feb. 28 at 6 pm
Black to the Future Showcase
Alumni Hall, 7th Floor Auditorium
Featuring cross-disciplinary performances by Jari Bradley, poet; K. Henderson, opera singer and poet; Kuumba Ensemble led by Nicole Mitchell Gantt, flutist, composer, Pitt Jazz Studies director; Oronde Sharif, Pitt Africana Studies; and, Jasiri X, Pittsburgh rapper and activist
Friday, Feb. 28 at 7 pm
Black to the Future Post-Showcase Panel Discussion on Black Art and Activism
Alumni Hall, 7th Floor Auditorium
Presented by the Office of Diversity & Inclusion and Equipiose
Saturday, Feb. 29 at 1 pm
Hands-on Community Workshop with KanKouran West African Dance Company
The Alloy Studios, 5530 Penn Ave, East Liberty
Presented by Department of Africana Studies
Saturday, Feb. 29 at 6 pm
Performance: Circle of Praise by KanKouran West African Dance Company
Kelly Strayhorn Theater, 5941 Penn Avenue, East Liberty
Presented by Department of Africana Studies
Saturday, Feb. 29 at 8 pm
The After Party: IN THE OPEN / IN SECRET / A BLACK FUTURES / POETRY PARTY
Hosted by Simone White featuring Tongo Eisen-Martin and Jaamil Olawale Kosoko
Kelly Strayhorn Theater, 5941 Penn Avenue, East Liberty
Presented by the Center for African American Poetry and Poetics (CAAPP)