This edition: A Gift That Keeps Giving for BRESI at CUNY
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Original tape date: February 25, 2023. First aired: February 15, 2023.In the summer of 2020, CUNY received an historic gift of $10 million from the Mellon Foundation to drive change across all 25 colleges and schools and to develop and expand a range of initiatives, including efforts to advance social and racial justice. A central element of these efforts is the $3 million Black, Race and Ethnic Studies Initiative (BRESI), which seeks to reimagine and further develop University programs in Black, Race and Ethnic Studies CUNY-wide.
Joining host Carol Jenkins are two of the BRESI Council members, Dr. Anthony Browne, Chair of Africana & Puerto Rican/Latino Studies at Hunter and Dr. Tsedale Melaku, Assistant Professor & Author at Baruch College.
Guest List
Dr. Anthony P. Browne BRESI Council Member & Chair, Africana & Puerto Rican/Latino Studies, Hunter College
Dr. Tsedale Melaku BRESI Council Member & Asst. Professor & Author, Baruch College
- TBA
- Monday, September 14 - 7:30pm
- Tuesday, September 15 - 7:30pm
- TBA
- Wednesday, September 16 - 7:30pm
- Thursday, September 17 - 7:30pm
- Monday, September 21 - 7:30pm
- Tuesday, September 22 - 7:30pm
- Wednesday, September 23 - 7:30pm
- Thursday, September 24 - 7:30pm
- Monday, September 28 - 7:30pm
- Tuesday, September 29 - 7:30pm
- The Conscience of America: The Fight for Civil Rights in Birmingham
- Friday, September 25 - 4:03pm
- Saturday, September 26 - 4:03pm
- Sunday, September 27 - 4:03pm
- TBA
- Wednesday, September 30 - 7:30pm
- Thursday, October 1 - 7:30pm
- Monday, October 5 - 7:30pm
- Tuesday, October 6 - 7:30pm
- Wednesday, October 7 - 7:30pm
- Thursday, October 8 - 7:30pm
- Monday, October 12 - 7:30pm
- More Than A Building, A Dream Come True: The Opening of the African American Museum
- Friday, October 9 - 9:00am
- Saturday, October 10 - 9:00am
- Sunday, October 11 - 9:00am
- TBA
- Wednesday, September 2 - 7:30pm
- Thursday, September 3 - 7:30pm
- Monday, September 7 - 7:30pm
- Tuesday, September 8 - 7:30pm
- Wednesday, September 9 - 7:30pm
- Thursday, September 10 - 7:30pm
- Making Time To Heal
- Wednesday, August 26 - 7:30pm
- Thursday, August 27 - 7:30pm
- Monday, August 31 - 7:30pm
- Tuesday, September 1 - 7:30pm
- The Conscience of America: The Fight for Civil Rights in Birmingham
- Friday, August 21 - 4:03pm
- Saturday, August 22 - 4:03pm
- Sunday, August 23 - 4:03pm
- When "Impossible" Isn't an Option
- Wednesday, August 19 - 7:30pm
- Thursday, August 20 - 7:30pm
- Monday, August 24 - 7:30pm
- Tuesday, August 25 - 7:30pm
- The Tulsa Massacre: The History They Tried To Erase
- Monday, August 17 - 7:30pm
- Tuesday, August 18 - 7:30pm

