Tiya Miles, Professor of History at Harvard’s Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, explores the intersections of African American, Native American, and women’s histories. The exhibition Place, Nations, Generations, Beings: 200 Years of Indigenous North American Art includes early-19th century baskets made by Peggy Scott Vann (Margaret Ann Crutchfield), a Cherokee woman who enslaved hundreds of Black people on her plantation and was outspoken against the forced removal of Cherokee people from their territory.

Blankets play important roles in Native communities. They serve as protection from the elements, are used in ceremonies, and are recognized as works of art in their own right. In this talk, Isabella Robbins, Ph.D. student in the History of Art, explores the present and past functions of blankets in the exhibition Place, Nations, Generations, Beings: 200 Years of Indigenous North American Art. Space is limited.

Bix Archer, B.A. 2019, Education and Public Programs Fellow at the Brooklyn Museum, explores the historical, artistic, and biographical significance of John Wilson’s 1952 mural, The Incident. Inspired by the work of radical Mexican muralists, Wilson painted what he termed “an exorcism”—a vision of the violence that haunted African American life, a reality at odds with the Cold War rhetoric of American freedom and progress. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Reckoning with “The Incident”: John Wilson’s Studies for a Lynching Mural. Space is limited.

Crystal Feimster, Associate Professor of African American Studies, History, and American Studies, and Johanna Obenda, the Cullman-Payson Fellow in Academic Affairs and Outreach, engage with John Wilson’s studies for the The Incident, Wilson’s mural on a racial-terror lynching. They discuss methods and challenges of teaching with these studies and explore the role of the witness from the perspective of the artist, the subjects, and the contemporary viewer. Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Reckoning with “The Incident”: John Wilson’s Studies for a Lynching Mural.

Join the CT Mental Health Center for an LGBTQ+ panel discussion on the theme You Belong, a message to everyone who is a part of our community. The panel will feature:
◦ Sonia Salazar (Owner of Barracuda Bistro & Bar and Te Amo Tequila)
◦ Tony Ferraiolo (Transgender advocate and activist)
◦ Bindu Vanapalli (Emergency Medicine Physician at Yale)
Panelists will discuss how they created a sense of safety and belonging in their community. Moderated by Dr. Nathan Ha, psychiatry resident at CMHF.