A Conversation with reproductive rights advocates Nicole Moore, Gabriella Nelson, and Zoë Greggs on Black women and reproductive justice Replay Event - Click Here The womb. How is the pandemic, coupled with this moment of racial reckoning, impacting our very first HOME? Texas’ recent anti-abortion law make the fight for reproductive justice being more pressing then ever, especially for black and brown women. The stats have also made it alarmingly clear that the simple process of birth continues to be a health risk for Black women tragically mis/undertreated by the medical establishment. This talk will explore how the complex nexus of conditions that threaten the womb and how artists, doulas and reproductive justice advocates are rising to its defense. This event is part of our year-long exploration on the theme of “Home, What does it look like now?” How can we reconsider home in the 21st century as we cross states and...

Diaspora migrant aesthetic in the Home - An artist talk and presentation with Michael McMillan Click Replay Event Home carries multiple cultural, political, social, economic and spiritual meanings in our being and becoming as Black diaspora subjects, this presentation will use visual documentation of The Front Room installations to explore how coloniality, postcolonial modernity, Black women’s creativity and selfhood in the domestic interior, class mindedness, the spiritual and secular through music, dance and orality, and the private and the public domains of Black style are embodied through the material culture of the home. This event is part of our year-long exploration on the theme of “Home, What does it look like now?” How can we reconsider home in the 21st century as we cross states and borders seeking comfort, safety and identity? Against the backdrop of a global pandemic and state sanctioned violence against black bodies, theCenter for Black Visual Culture (CBVC)...