As part of our day-long anniversary celebration on Shirley Chisholm’s election to Congress, the Chisholm Project is inviting a panel of renowned experts in study and practice of Black women’s politics. Our panelists will include:
Dr. Nadia Brown of Purdue University
Dr. Christina Greer of Fordham University
Ms. Monica Dennis, Co-Founder of Move to End Violence and Regional Coordinator of Black Lives Matter NYC
Dr. Niambi Carter of Howard University
These activists and scholars will join us on Chisholm Day for our roundtable discussion on “The State of Black Women’s Politics.”
Together, these strategists and scholars will delve into the promise and perils that face Black women in 2018 as they follow in Chisholm’s footsteps as catalysts for change in the political system and broader society. The panel will take place at 11 am in the Gold Room of the Brooklyn College Student Center
The Chisholm Project will be honored by the presence of legendary scholar, poet and activist Dr. Sonia Sanchez, who will join Dr. Zinga Fraser for the keynote event during our day-long 50th Anniversary Symposium.
Dr. Sanchez will speak at length on on Chisholm’s legacy in the context of the Black freedom movement. She will also discuss her own activism and art during oppressive political times.
Chisholm Day 2018 will be held on Tuesday, November 27th. Sonia Sanchez’s talk will take place from 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM in Woody Tanger Auditorium, which is located in the Brooklyn College Library.
Please contact us at chisholmproject@brooklyn.cuny.edu for more details.
We are proud to announce our schedule of events for Chisholm Day 2018!
This year, we are celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Shirley Chisholm’s historic election to Congress with a day-long symposium and an incredible assembly of guests 0n TUESDAY, NOV. 27TH 2018.
Our first event:
THE STATE OF BLACK WOMEN’S POLITICS: A Roundtable
Our Panelists:
Dr. Nadia Brown of Purdue University; Dr. Niambi Carter of Howard University; Dr. Christina Greer of Fordham University; Ms. Monica Dennis, Coordinator of Black Lives Matter NYC and Co-founder of Move to End Violence. Chisholm Project Director, Dr. Zinga A. Fraser will moderate the discussion.
WHEN: 11:00 AM to 12:15 PM
WHERE: The Gold Room of the Brooklyn College Student Center (2705 Campus Rd, Brooklyn, NY 11210)
Our second event:
A CONVERSATION WITH DR. SONIA SANCHEZ on Chisholm’s Legacy, Life and Freedom
WHEN: 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM
WHERE: Woody Tanger Auditorium, in the Brooklyn College Library
Chisholm Project Director, Dr. Zinga Fraser, was interviewed by Essence Magazine and prominently featured in its recent article “Respect Our Roots: A Brief History Of Our Braids”.
The article examines the ancestral origins of braiding and how Black women’s hair traditions are intertwined with cultures of survival, resistance and activism throughout U.S. history.
“African women have a rich history in terms of the ways they adorn their hair,” Dr. Fraser states in the piece. The article follows this strand of history through the practical concerns of Black women during and after slavery, the Great Migration and the Black Power era. It also discusses the cultural and counter-cultural significance of braids up to the present day.
Also from the article:
According to Fraser, it’s impossible to understand the history of braids, and Black American hair culture in general, without looking at the impact of slavery on African women. In addition to the physical and psychological trauma it caused, an erasure occurred, she says. Before the captured boarded the slave ships, traffickers shaved the heads of the women in a brutal attempt to strip them of their humanity and culture.
To read the full article, including the rest of Dr. Fraser’s analysis, please follow the link provided above. To learn even more from her research on the politics of Black beauty and hair, you can check out this documentary “Braided: An American Hair Story” where she speaks on the subject at length.
Brooklyn College interviews Director of The Shirley Chisholm Project about current political issues and student activism.
Zinga Fraser introduces guest speaker Robin Kelley to the audience on Shirley Chisholm Day 2015 held in Brooklyn College.
Zinga Fraser is the Endowed Post-doctoral Fellow Women’s and Gender Studies in Brooklyn College. Zinga Fraser addresses the audience on Shirley Chisholm Day 2014.
Zinga Fraser is the Endowed Post-doctoral Fellow Women’s and Gender Studies in Brooklyn College. Zinga Fraser addresses the audience on Shirley Chisholm Day 2014.
Zinga Fraser is the Endowed Post-doctoral Fellow Women’s and Gender Studies in Brooklyn College. Zinga Fraser addresses the audience on Shirley Chisholm Day 2014.
Zinga Fraser is the Endowed Post-doctoral Fellow Women’s and Gender Studies in Brooklyn College
