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New Haven Black History: Alive in the Archives!

The Greater New Haven African American Historical Society and Beinecke Library will hold an open house in the Beinecke reading room on Sunday, November 20, 2:30pm - 4:30pm, to showcase library collections related to New Haven Black History. Some of the people with ties to New Haven who you might meet in the archives include: Ida B. Wells, W. E. B. Du Bois, Edward Bouchet, Helen Hagan, George Crawford, William Grimes, Bias and Margaret Stanley, and more!

The Ministry of Song: A Conversation with Donald Lawrence

Join us for this special open class session of Professor Braxton D. Shelley’s course on “The Musicality of Black Preaching.” Framed by performances of Donald Lawrence’s music by members of the Yale and broader community, Donald Lawrence and Professor Shelley will have a free-flowing discussion about music, ministry, and his creativity. Open to the general public, but registration is required.

VIRTUAL: Annual Global Justice Conference: Justice and Technology

This event will focus especially on the latest and potential uses and abuses of artificial intelligence, for example for manipulating people as consumers and as citizens – but other topics within the broader theme are also discussed. The conference will also feature the awarding of the Ninth Annual Amartya Sen Essay Prizes. Jeffrey Sachs and Ralph Nader will give keynote addresses.

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