Upcoming Events

This seminar explores the relationship between Black communities, both native-born and immigrant, and the question of American citizenship. It explores this relationship in various contexts: through political ideologies, religious communities, and shared cultural heritage. Wednesday, March 8, 2023 (10:00-10:15 am) Welcome Address by Dean Jacqueline Mattis (10:15-11:45 am) A Conversation between Salamishah Tillet and Claudia Rankine Salamishah Tillet, Henry Rutgers Professor, Africana Studies and Creative Writing, Rutgers University, Newark Claudia Rankine, Professor, Creative Writing Program, New York University (1:00-2:30 pm) Black…

Jacqueline Mattis, Dean, School of Arts & Sciences-Newark, Rutgers University, Newark

A Conversation between Salamishah Tillet and Claudia Rankine Salamishah Tillet, Henry Rutgers Professor, Africana Studies and Creative Writing, Rutgers University, Newark Claudia Rankine, Professor, Creative Writing Program, New York University

Black Citizenship Kimberley Johnson, Professor, Social & Cultural Analysis, New York University Niambi Carter, Associate Professor, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland, College Park Yarimar Bonilla, Professor, Anthropology, Graduate Center City University of New York Reuel Rogers, Associate Professor, Political Science, Northwestern University Moderator: Hyacinth Miller, Assistant Teaching Professor, Africana Studies and Political Science, Rutgers University, Newark

Black Citizenship and Religion John Jackson, Professor and Dean, University of Pennsylvania Zain Abdullah, Associate Professor, Religion, Temple University Todne Thomas, Associate Professor, African American Religious Studies, Harvard Divinity School Carlos Decena, Profesor, Latino and Caribbean Studies and of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Rutgers University, New Brunswick Moderator: Wendell Marsh, Assistant Professor, Africana Studies, Rutgers University, Newark