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
- More Than A Building, A Dream Come True: The Opening of the African American Museum
- Sunday, February 15 - 10:00am, 4:00pm
- Friday, February 27 - 1:00pm
- Saturday, February 28 - 1:00pm
- Sunday, March 1 - 1:00pm
- Building a Legacy One Brick At a Time
- Monday, February 16 - 7:30pm
- Tuesday, February 17 - 7:30pm
- TBA
- Wednesday, February 18 - 7:30pm
- Thursday, February 19 - 7:30pm
- Monday, February 23 - 7:30pm
- Tuesday, February 24 - 7:30pm
- Wednesday, February 25 - 7:30pm
- Thursday, February 26 - 7:30pm
- Monday, March 2 - 7:30pm
- Tuesday, March 3 - 7:30pm
- TBA
- Wednesday, March 4 - 7:30pm
- Thursday, March 5 - 7:30pm
- Monday, March 9 - 7:30pm
- Tuesday, March 10 - 7:30pm
- Wednesday, March 11 - 7:30pm
- Thursday, March 12 - 7:30pm
- Monday, March 16 - 7:30pm
- The Conscience of America: The Fight for Civil Rights in Birmingham
- Friday, February 6 - 10:00am
- Saturday, February 7 - 10:00am
- Sunday, February 8 - 10:00am
- Building a Legacy One Brick At a Time
- Wednesday, February 4 - 7:30pm
- Thursday, February 5 - 7:30pm
- Monday, February 9 - 7:30pm
- Tuesday, February 10 - 7:30pm
- Wednesday, February 11 - 7:30pm
- Thursday, February 12 - 7:30pm
- More Than A Building, A Dream Come True: The Opening of the African American Museum
- Friday, January 30 - 10:00am
- Saturday, January 31 - 10:00am
- Sunday, February 1 - 10:00am
- Friday, February 13 - 10:00am, 4:00pm
- Saturday, February 14 - 10:00am, 4:00pm
- Breaking Barriers and Building Legacy
- Wednesday, January 21 - 7:30pm
- Thursday, January 22 - 7:30pm
- Monday, January 26 - 7:30pm
- Tuesday, January 27 - 7:30pm
- Wednesday, January 28 - 7:30pm
- Thursday, January 29 - 7:30pm
- Monday, February 2 - 7:30pm
- Tuesday, February 3 - 7:30pm
- Where Vision Meets Justice: What's at Stake?
- Monday, January 19 - 7:30pm
- Tuesday, January 20 - 7:30pm
