- April 6 · 12:30pm - April 7 · 8:30pm EDT
Scholars and activists discuss The Black Scholar journal , including issues of radicalism, gender, internationalism, media.
Roundtables:
JoNina Abron-Ervin, Abdul Alkalimat, Sam Anderson, Herb Boyd, Melba Boyd, Horace Campbell, Bill Fletcher, Jr. ,Jimmy Garrett, Gerald Lenoir, Jamala Rogers, Akinyele Umoja, Stan West
Paper presenters and topics:
- Ray Black, Black Masculinity
- Ori Burton, Black Radicalism/Archival Praxis
- Mohamed Elnaiem, National liberation and decolonization
- Julian Glover, Theories of Black genders and sexualities
- Nicholas Grant, Anti-apartheid solidarity
- Christopher J. Lee, Black engagement with Vietnam/Asia
- Fred Moten, TBS Interviews and the poetics of the interview form
- Joe Parrott, Global Third World/Tricontinental issues
- Olufemi Taiwo, The Erasure of African knowledge in global discourse
- Armond Towns, Media in Black studies, TBS, and contemporary society
- Daniel Widener, Internal colonialism, Cuba, TBS as a Black and Thirdworld space
- Komozi Woodard, Malcolm X and Revolutionary Women: 21 Sisters in the Making of Black Liberation
Upcoming Events
Voter Palooza – Oct 4, 2026
A fun filled day with music and advocacy. Rock the vote at a free Family Friendly democracy rally & concert at Jefferson Barracks Veterans Memorial Amphitheater
No More Data Centers Benefit Show – Sept. 26, 2026
Join the Eco-socialist of Eastern Missouri for a night of music to raise funds for the legal battle against the proposed Armory Data Center and overall data center fight.
OBS Appreciation Night Celebrating the Black Rep – Sept. 23, 2026
Jazz, blues and gospel music carry us through Celie’s odyssey and all who affect her in this landmark musical based on Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel. Born into a life of brutality in the 19th century American South, Celie perseveres as everyone she loves slips through her fingers. Daring to survive against the odds, she discovers the power of her own voice and that love is worth believing in.
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