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YAAA Book Club Discussion - Erasing Institutional Bias: How to Create Systemic Change for Organizational Inclusion

Join the Yale African American Affinity Group for a book club discussion of Erasing Institutional Bias: How to Create Systemic Change for Organizational Inclusion by Tiffany Jana and Ashley Diaz Mejias.

Erasing Institutional Bias will help people recognize that each of us has the power to affect systemic bias. Each of us can evaluate our own current role in perpetuating systemic bias and define our new role in breaking down systemic bias.

Register by Friday, March 25th for your chance to win a free copy of the book!

Black Trivia Night

Join the YAAA Social Justice and Social & Networking Sub-Committees, Chi Omicron Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc., and The New Haven Club of The National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women’s Club’s Inc. for an evening of Black trivia via the Kahoot platform. Players can create a team of up to 4 people or play solo. Bring your friends, co-workers, or family to join the event!

East Asia Library Talk Series: Reading Edo: Data-driven Approaches for Japan Studies

The talk will introduce data-driven humanities projects at the Center for Open Data in the Humanities (CODH) on historical materials during the Edo period such as Edo maps, Miwo (A mobile app for AI kuzushiji recognition), Kaokore, Bukan Complete Collection, and edomi, with discussion on how these tools and new methodologies will transform the style of Japan Studies.

Closing Panel: "Allegories, Renditions, and a Small Nation of Women" Exhibition

Students, faculty, and staff are invited to a virtual panel event at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, February 21, to mark the closing of the art exhibition on display in the Sarah Smith Gallery, “Allegories, Renditions, and a Small Nation of Women.”

The event will be presented as a live webinar. Learn more and register here: https://yale.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eXMphUrYR2y8Uv9_5_6pYQ

Lunch & Learn: Critical Race Theory Discussion

YAAA is pleased to have Judge Angela C. Robinson (Ret.) join us to discuss the principles of Critical Race Theory. Judge Robinson is a Yale Law School-educated, Equity Advocate who applies her education, training, and skills to resolve conflict.

Whether the conflict involves diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) work or requires the skills of an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) professional, Judge Robinson will lead the discussion and explain how Critical Race Theory impacts our community.

Art Colonies and Sporting Women: African-American Families and the Arts 1945-1965

Join the Yale African American Affinity Group for a lunch and learn discussion on Art Colonies and Sporting Women: African-American Families and the Arts 1945-1965. Our guest speaker will be Andrianna T. Campbell-LaFleur, an art historian lecturing at Yale in the African American Studies and History of Art Department 2021-2023.

Being Black In White Space

Join the Yale African American Affinity Group for a discussion with Professor Elijah Anderson on “Being Black in White Space”. Elijah Anderson is the Sterling Professor of Sociology and of African American Studies at Yale University, and one of the leading urban ethnographers in the United States.

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