UConn\u2019s celebration of Black History Month will be comprised of virtual events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but that will not make it any less significant or important.<\/p>\n
The month of workshops, presentations, and other activities will begin at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 4 with the program \u201cWhen They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Dialogue with Patrisse Cullors.\u201d Cullors is the co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Global Network and founder of Dignity and Power Now \u2013 a Los Angeles-based grass roots organization. Cullors was recognized in Time magazine\u2019s 2020 \u201c100 Women of the Year\u201d issue.<\/p>\n
Cullors is the co-author of the best-selling book \u201cWhen They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir,\u201d an empowering account of survival, strength, and resilience.<\/p>\n
Her appearance is presented by the H. Fred Simons African American Cultural Center (AACC) at UConn and is co-sponsored by numerous other units of the University, including the Office of the President and the Office of the Provost.<\/p>\n
To attend the virtual event, please RSVP here<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cHer name has always been in my frame of reference because I teach about her and her book in my classes,\u201d says Dr. Willena Kimpson Price, <\/strong>Director of the AACC and an affiliate faculty member in the Africana Studies Institute. \u201cI had a feeling I was on to something when I started to look into bringing Patrisse to the UConn community. The timing could not be better. I feel our University’s level of conversation will be elevated to a great degree just hearing from her.\u201d<\/p>\n Other events for Black History Month at UConn are:<\/p>\n\n