Dr. T. Anansi Wilson convened a group of scholars, creators and organizers to honor and remark upon the work of Dr. Christina Sharpe, who was awarded the inaugural Pauli Murray & Ida B. Wells Award for interventions in law and Black life. Invited participants and a run of show are listed below.
11am ET Welcome: Anansi Wilson
11:10am Words of Expression: Danez Smith
11: 20am Contending With the Hold: AntiBlackness As Precedent: Professors Zakiyyah Iman Jackson, Anthony Farley, T. Anansi, JB Pratt, Ciji Dodds, Danielle Purifoy with Jameelah Morris, Isaac Manchego and Andre Fields
12:50-1pm Break 1pm Words of Expression: Dr. Amber Rose
1:05pm Words of Expression: Jon Jon Moore
1: 10pm Words of Expression: Phoebe Boswell
1:15pm Fleshy Freedoms: Abolition, Memory & Making Otherworlds Professors Julian Hill, Rinaldo Walcott, Alan Pelaez Lopez, Julian Glover, Amber Rose, T. Anansi, Beverly Bain, Eraldo Souza dos Santos and Inclusion Experts Eric Jo Johnson and Kellie Sauls
2:35pm Words of Expression: TJ Williams
2:40pm New Ripples: Words of Gratitude (opportunity for audience comments)
3pm Brief Notes from Professor Christina Sharpe
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