Upcoming Events and Meetings

Spring 2025 Semester Meetings

Please mark your calendars for our general body meetings this semester. We look forward to engaging discussions and planning impactful events together.

Our first meeting will be in person!

📅 Date: 2/27
⏰ Time: 12:30pm-2pm
📍 Location: Faculty Lounge, Boylan Hall basement

This meeting is for everyone—whether you’re a longtime member, someone we haven’t seen in a while, or brand new to the group. If you’ve never been to a meeting before, this is the meeting for you! Let’s reconnect, set our intentions for the semester, and build community together.

Why You Should Come:

✅ Connect with colleagues across campus
✅ Share ideas for programming and advocacy
✅ Learn how to get involved in upcoming initiatives such as the Donning of the Kente ceremony
✅ Celebrate Black History Month with a strong, united presence

Your voice and presence matter!

Our April and May meetings will be held via Zoom. Please register using the links below.

- Friday, April 11th, 1pm – 2pm via Zoom. Register here.
- Friday, May 9th, 1pm-2pm via Zoom. Register here.

SPRING 2025 EVENTS

The Wolfe Institute is sponsoring the event “A Post-Inauguration Reassessment of US Democracy: A Talk by Jamelle Bouie”
this Thursday, February 20, 2025, 12:30 to 2:00 pm. The event will take place in the Woody Tanger Auditorium in the library.
The CUNY Association of Black Faculty and Staff General Body Meeting is Friday, February 21st @ 3pm via Zoom. Register here.
The Brooklyn College Circle is hosting a Spring Mixer event on Thursday March 20th, 4pm – 7pm and a membership raffle. More details on BCC events and how to join can be found here.
The 2025 Hess Week will take place from April 1-4 with scholar Melissa Murray. More on Hess week.
Save the Date for the annual Donning of the Kente ceremony on Friday May 2nd.

FALL 2024 EVENTS

October 29th, 2024

Unity Through Reparations: The December 12th Movement

Location: Jefferson Williams Room, Student Center

Time: 12:30-2 pm

Join us for a presentation and discussion on the historic and current global struggle for reparations with guest presenters: The December 12th Movement. Learn about the demand for a federal executive order downpayment for reparations, the historic Durban Declaration that launched the current reparations moment, and how to get involved in this centuries-long grassroots struggle.

Click the link below to see the flyer and scan the QR code to register. Lunch is provided.

Unity Through Reparations

Black Solidarity Day: November 4th, 2024

Download the flyer and scan the QR code to register.

Cuba in Africa. A Film Screening and Discussion with Producer and Director Negash Abduraham in conversation with Prof. Lily Cerat, Director of CUNY Haitian Studies Association (HSI) Cuba in Africa

Location: Woody Tanger Auditorium, Library

Time: 11:00am – 12:15 pm

Learn about Cuba’s role in liberation movements in Africa, the relationship between current events in Cuba, Haiti, Latin America, and the Caribbean, and how Black Solidarity Day in the US relates to Blackness globally. After the film, there will be a discussion with Producer and Director Negash Abduraham in conversation with Prof. Lily Cerat, Director of CUNY Haitian Studies Association (HSI).

Keynote Lunch: Speaker Charles Barron

Location: Student Center, Room TBD

Time: 12:50 pm – 2:05 pm

Join us for a special Black Solidarity Day lunch event. Our keynote speaker, the dynamic Charles Barron, former NYC Council Member and a longtime activist for social justice, will share powerful insights on the continued fight for Black liberation. Lunch will be served.

A Call to Student Clubs: Culture and Campus Impact Open Mic Discussion

Location: Student Center, Room TBD

Time: 2:30 pm – 3:45 pm

An open mic discussion moderated by three distinguished alumni! This event offers a unique platform for student clubs to share their experiences, explore the role of culture on campus, and discuss ways to enhance their impact. Whether you’re in a club or just passionate about campus life, come and voice your ideas, hear from alumni, and spark meaningful dialogue on the future of student engagement.

Election Open Mic Discussion

Location: Student Center, Room TBD

Time: 4 pm – 5 pm

Share your thoughts, concerns, and reactions to the 2024 Presidential election results. Come and be apart of the conversation as we explore the impact of this election on our community and beyond.