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Tag: Black History Month

Online Exhibition: Back to the Present — Opens

January 21, 2021 Laura Hatmaker

Powered by the Black Student Union (BSU) at FIT, the Back to the Present virtual exhibition conveys comparisons between activism, […]

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Exhibition: Black in Time: A Black Renaissance — Closes

November 7, 2019 Laura Hatmaker

January 31–March 8, 2020 In recognition of Black History Month, FIT’s Black Student Union will curate an interactive exhibition that […]

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‘Fresh Dressed’ Documentary Screening

January 24, 2020 Laura Hatmaker

The documentary Fresh Dressed chronicles the history of hip-hop/urban fashion and its rise from Southern cotton plantations to the gangs of the […]

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UCE of FIT Remembers Victims of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

February 14, 2020 Laura Hatmaker College & Campus, Diversity

On Tuesday, February 11, the United College Employees (UCE) of FIT hosted a commemorative event on the history of transatlantic […]

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Film and Media Screening Series: ‘The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till,’ with Keith Beauchamp

January 24, 2020 Laura Hatmaker

The Film and Media Screening Series will present The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till (2005) with director Keith Beauchamp; he will […]

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A Commemoration of the Transatlantic Slave Trade

January 7, 2020 Laura Hatmaker

The UCE of FIT holds a Black History Month event remembering the transatlantic slave trade. A keynote will be given […]

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Black History Month Opening Program and Keynote Address

January 24, 2020 Laura Hatmaker

Professor Yolanda Sealy-Ruiz of Teachers College, Columbia University will be the keynote speaker for the opening of Black History Month. […]

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Exhibition: Black in Time: A Black Renaissance — Opens

November 7, 2019 Laura Hatmaker

January 31–March 8, 2020 In recognition of Black History Month, FIT’s Black Student Union will curate an interactive exhibition that […]

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Exhibition: Threads of Bondage, Invisibility, and Style Influence: Hidden African American Contributions to American Couture (Revisited) — Closes

January 29, 2019 Laura Hatmaker

February 11–March 31 It is estimated that between 1525 and 1866 some 12.5 to 15 million African men, women, and […]

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CANCELED: ‘Fresh Dressed’ Documentary Screening and Black History Month Closing Program

January 29, 2019 Laura Hatmaker

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELED.  The documentary Fresh Dressed chronicles the history of hip-hop/urban fashion and its rise from Southern cotton […]

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Virtual Artist Talks Series: Who Is Hippy Potter?

January 28 at 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

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