5-8 pm, Rutgers Academic Bldg East
(Room 2225)
15 Seminary Place
College Avenue Campus
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
RSVP LINK: http://tinyurl.com/raaabhmshowcase2024rsvp
PARKING LINK (You must register your vehicle): http://tinyurl.com/raaabhmparkingregistration
TABLING: Are you an artist, author, nonprofit or other entity that connects with our theme? Interested in having tabling space at our event? Then SIGN UP HERE (Bring your own 6-foot table or there is $20 fee after February 26th to cover rental and delivery costs) –> http://tinyurl.com/raaa-bhm-showcase-vendor
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2nd (5pm): Join with the Rutgers African-American Alumni Alliance (RAAA), Inc., along with campus and community partners, to celebrate Black History Month by marking the struggle for human rights encapsulated by the 220th anniversary of the declaration of Haitian independence as well as the impact of Africans on Latin America with a variety of cultural performances! The evening culminates in a talk and panel featuring widely known icon, Ras Baraka, mayor of Newark, New Jersey.
The acknowledgement of Haitiโs Declaration of Independence allows us to speak to a wider history of Africans transforming the cultural and political terrain of the Americas. Through the work of various artistic offerings this yearโs showcase will examine the impact Africans made on the histories and cultures of Latin America as well as the USA.
Finally, drawing on this history of claiming a space and leveraging the Black Arts Movement legacy of his father, mayor Ras Baraka will engage in a multigenerational conversation to ask what members of the community are looking for from their political leaders in the run up to a historic national election.
Venue and Parking Info
The event will take place at the Rutgers Academic Building, located on Rutgers’ College Avenue Campus at 15 Seminary Place, New Brunswick, NJ. A printable map of the Rutgers College Avenue Campus is available HERE.
Transit: The Rutgers Academic Building is a 10-minute walk from the New Brunswick Train Station, which can be reached on New Jersey Transit’s Northeast Corridor line. Cabs are available at the train station.
Parking: Visitors may park in Lots 26, 30 and the College Avenue Deck.