o kick off Black History Month 2021 I am so honored to be a host for this important conversation. Join us this Wednesday February 3rd @4p Beyond Symbol: Culture & Reparations

Public dialogue on arts and culture, the reparations movement, and NYC. Free.

Beyond Symbol is a series of public dialogues on how reparations for Black communities can move forward at a local level, and the role of arts and culture within the movement. Each session will include a panel of five co-hosts and a special guest. Made possible with support from Humanities NY. Organized by FABnyc.

Co-hosts

Amy Andrieux - Executive Director, Museum of Contemporary Arts of the African Diaspora (MoCADA)

Ayesha Williams - Deputy Director, The Laundromat Project

Catherine Mbali Green-Johnson - Executive Director, ARTs East NY

Jordana De La Cruz - Co-Director, JACK

Ryan Gilliam - Executive Director, FABnyc

Events will also be live streamed via Facebook LIVE. Follow FABnyc on Facebook.

SESSION 1: Reparations, Culture, and Cities

Wednesday, February 3 4pm

Guest: Justin Hansford, Executive Director - Thurgood Marshall Civil Rights Center at Howard University, founder U.S. African American Redress Network

How cultural reparations have been implemented in U.S. cities in the Southeast, and their connections, if any, to other reparation measures, as documented by the U.S. African American Redress Network.

Sankofa: Honoring Our Stories celebrates stories of Black residents of South Orange, from the past and present, to create a meaningful narrative of the impact of Black residents on South Orange.