The African American Cultural Center is hosting virtual connect/collaborative spaces throughout the semester. You can collaborate and connect with community members and peers while studying, relaxing, playing games and more. Registration is required for each session.
The Women's Center is excited to announce that the spring book club book is Sing, Unburied, Sing by award-winning author and MacArthur “genius” Jesmyn Ward. The book club will meet once a week for eight weeks beginning in February. A limited number of books will be provided to registrants. To learn more about the book…
The Women's Center is excited to announce our keynote speakers for our 2021 Women's HERstory Month event are: Yaba Blay, a scholar-activist, public speaker, cultural consultant and creator of #professionalblackgirl.Natalie Bullock-Brown, teaching assistant professor in the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies at NC State.Campus community center student-scholars Joanay Tann and Kali Filhart.Participants will have the opportunity…
Design Identities will celebrate five Black Design alumni who have been influencers in their fields. Students from each department will conduct one on one interviews with an alumnus in their field to learn about their successes as designers and to encourage the next generation of students, especially BIPOC students, with an introduction to and an…
Sometimes we can feel lost in "the cloud" as we zoom from meeting to meeting, trying to form digital connections without an opportunity to talk about what is really happening in our lives. Join the campus community centers for Community Connections, a space for co-working and to dialogue in ways that are authentic to us.…
This event, hosted by the Exploratory Studies Village, will focus on the topic of microaggressions. Through video content, discussion and supplemental information, students will leave with a better understanding of what microaggressions are, how they show up and how they impact different marginalized communities.
Design Identities will celebrate five Black Design alumni who have been influencers in their fields. Students from each department will conduct one on one interviews with an alumnus in their field to learn about their successes as designers and to encourage the next generation of students, especially BIPOC students, with an introduction to and an…
This class will explore dances that draw from the rich cultural traditions of Bahia and northeast Brazil, including Afro, samba-reggae, samba de roda and dances of the Orixas. The cultural context and history behind these dances are integrated into this class. A diverse selection of the enchanting rhythms and music from Brazil will accompany you…
Spend an evening watching Little Fires Everywhere, a miniseries starring Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington, with the African American Cultural Center. Join us virtually for a different episode each week and hang out after the show to discuss and unpack your thoughts. Watch parties will be held every Thursday at 6 p.m. from Feb. 4…
Inspired by the NC State Women’s Center’s Viral* Blackness exhibit, participants will create a mixed media collage filled with their vision of the future for Black life and culture in the U.S. Vision boards help individuals chart a path for their near future. Collectively a group can create a visual that expresses shared goals and…