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Poynter - Margaret Brown: "We Won. We are Still Here:' Black Resistance and Dignified Self-Determination in Africatown, Alabama

Africatown is a tight-knit community just north of Mobile, Alabama. Many of its residents are the direct descendants of more than 100 Africans who were brought to America in 1860 as captives on a ship known as the Clotilda. The international slave trade had been outlawed in the United States decades earlier in 1808, but the Clotilda illegally set sail, galvanized by a bet that enslaver Timothy Meaher would not be able to do it.

DAY Happy Hour

Join DiversAbility at Yale (DAY) for our next Happy Hour on Thursday, March 16th from 5-6:30 pm at 80 Proof American Kitchen & Bar in New Haven (196 Crown Street). This is an informal opportunity to meet and greet with DAY members while enjoying complimentary appetizers.

Financial Wellness Workshop

As a Yale employee, you have access to a plethora of benefits and resources to help you and your family plan for the future. From personal wellness to financial wellness and work-life balance, Yale has you covered!
Join the Future Leaders of Yale for a conversation with the Yale Benefits Team about financial wellness resources on campus.

Topics that will be covered include:

Homebuyer Program
Tuition Reimbursement
Student Public Loan Forgiveness Program
Yale Advantages & Broadway Discounts

ANY & FLY Tea Ceremony

Join the Asian Network at Yale and Future Leaders of Yale to discover the wonderful atmosphere of a traditional Chinese tea ceremony with The Green Teahouse Managing Partner Ting Luo and find out what the art of drinking tea really means.

EMILY BERNARD, author of BLACK IS THE BODY

A reading/Q&A by essayist and memoirist Emily Bernard

Poynter - Kovie Biakolo: A (Not So) New Global Blackness: Blackness in Africa and its Diaspora During the Digital Age

Kovie Biakolo is a freelance journalist who writes about culture, identity, and the arts. Her work can be found in The New York Times, Smithsonian Magazine, TIME, among other publications. She is also the author of the forthcoming “Foremothers: 500 Years of Heroines From the African Diaspora” due in 2024/2025. Additionally, she currently serves as the Distinguished Lecturer for the Arts and Culture Reporting Program at the City University of New York where she was recently awarded a Tow Professorship for the 2022-2024 academic years.

MLK & FBI Discussion with Dr. Beverly Gage

Please join the Yale African American Affinity Group for a discussion with Dr. Beverly Gage, Professor of History & American Studies, and author of G-Man: J. Edgar and the Making of the American Century. Dr. Gage will discuss the FBI and government’s impact on the King family.

Southeast Asia Studies Brown Bag Seminar: The Art of Pretending to Govern: The Administrative Origins of Myanmar's Current State Crisis

Southeast Asia Studies Seminar: The Art of Pretending to Govern: The Administrative Origins of Myanmar’s Current State Crisis

Being Black At Yale Series: Microaggressions and Tokenism in the Workplace

Join the Future Leaders of Yale and Yale African American Affinity Group for the Being Black at Yale Series kick-off event. The goal of this series is to create a space in which individuals are able to freely express their experiences, thoughts, ideas, solutions, and initiatives. The session will be hosted by Darin Latimore, Deputy Dean, Chief Diversity Officer, and Associate Professor of Internal Medicine. Dean Latimore will facilitate conversation surrounding workplace racism, microaggressions, and tokenism.

Trailblazers in Yale Athletics

In honor of Black History Month, join Athletics, Asian Network at Yale, Future Leaders of Yale, Working Women’s Network, and Yale African American Affinity Group for this unique opportunity to learn more about the journeys of Vicky Chun and basketball coaches Dalila Eshe and James Jones.

Vicky Chun is the first woman and Asian American to serve as the Director of Athletics at Yale. Dalila Eshe is the first black female head coach at Yale. James Jones is the longest tenured head coach in the Ivy League.