Gallatin's Black History Month 2018 will run from January 24-February 26, with a kick-off event by Alvin Ailey dancer Jamar Roberts, who will premier his dance piece “Halt," an exploration through dance of the body in protest. This year's theme is "Taking A Knee." In US sports, particularly within youth sports or at the collegiate football or NFL level, taking a knee is often understood as a respectful gesture when a player is hurt or at a moment of strategic game planning--as in a huddle. In 2016, US football players Colin Kapernick and Eric Reid took a knee before an NFL game to protest police brutality and racial injustice in the United States. The act is now encoded with a plethora of meaning--from anti-patriot to radical political dissenter to unifying a community. It is our hope that the themes of activism, dissent, radicalism, loving critique, and building community at the local and international level that will be explored in Gallatin's February programming.
1/24
Premiere of "Halt," A Solo Dance Piece by Jamar Roberts
2/1-2/26
Conversations with Bina48: An Exhibition by Stephanie Dinkins
2/1
2/6
Green is the New Black: Climate Justice and the Black World
2/12
The People Before the Park: Reading of Keith Josef Adkins's play, followed by a Talk Back
2/13
Rat Film: Screening and Discussion with Theo Anthony and Paige Glotzer
2/15
Race, Religion, and Presidents: A Talk by Kimberly Blockett
2/15
Say it Loud! Annual Showcase of the Arts and Black Activism
2/20
2/22
Descendants of Kings and Queens: Black Panther Film Panel Discussion with Jonathan W. Gray
2/26
Coding While Black: Artificial Intelligence, Computing, and Data in a Racialized World