Second Exam In the in-class exam, you will select four critical questions (out of ten) about the class sources. They will allow you to practice your analytical skills. Focus on the following topics and sources: .Teaching innovations catered to Black, Puerto Rican, Latinx students via SEEK (Reed’s “Creating the Black University, Black City and Life… Continue reading Second Exam Review
May Day Check-in How are you feeling? What’s on your mind? How can I help to facilitate a successful end of the semester? Central Ideas “To be negra is not something you choose but something placed on you, policed and rejected in you.” (93) “It is pivotal that we recall negro in its transnational translation from Latin America and… Continue reading Transnational Renderings of Negra/o/x- Omaris Zamora
Bio Alejandro Heredia is a queer Afro-Dominican writer and community organizer from The Bronx. He has received fellowships from Lambda Literary, VONA, the Dreamyard Rad(ical) Poetry Consortium, and the Dominican Studies Institute. How does your experience as an immigrant shape your writing, if at all? How does the history of where you are from affect your… Continue reading Muchacho- Alejandro Heredia
David Lamb was born in Queens, New York, and is a graduate of Hunter College, Princeton University, and New York University School of Law. He has written and produced two plays Plátanos y Collard Greens (based on his novel Do Plátanos Go Wit’ Collard Greens?) and From Auction Block to Hip Hop. Entry Discussion: On the… Continue reading Do Plátanos Go Wit’ Collard Greens- D. Lamb
“The experiences of Toni Cade Bambara, David Henderson, and June Jordan before, during, and after their time at the City College of New York illustrate how such experimental creative teaching methods could blossom from the SEEK Program at this particular juncture (the 1960s) in New York City… Altogether, these three educators illustrate the power of… Continue reading Creating the Black University, Black City and Life Studies- Conor Tomás Reed-Day 2
Entry Questions What has been your experience at Baruch College/ CUNY thus far? Do you feel included and well-represented within the space and the curriculum? What about the communities you belong? Do you think Baruch and CUNY promote Black-Latine-affirming spaces? Why? Why not? What type of classroom engagements (activities, assignments, lecture style, sources, materials, events,… Continue reading Creating the Black University, Black City and Life Studies- Conor Tomás Reed-Day 1
Bio Dr. Amina Gautier is an award-winning academic and Afro-Boricua writer. She is the author of four short story collections, many individual stories, and works of literary criticism. Now We Will Be Happy is a prize-winning collection of stories about Afro-Puerto Ricans, U.S.-born Puerto Ricans, and displaced native Puerto Ricans living between spaces while attempting to… Continue reading Aguanile- Amina Gautier
Cocolos Modernos Professor and scholar of race and Caribbean music Petra Rivera-Rideau argues “that a cultural politics of blackness links salsa and reggaetón. This cultural politics of blackness denotes a particular positioning that not only calls attention to the processes of racial exclusion embedded within Puerto Rico’s so-called racial democracy but also situates the island… Continue reading Cocolos Modernos- Petra Rivera-Rideau
Entry Questions Have you had the opportunity of visiting or staying an extended period in your or your family’s ancestral homeland? How that experience help you understand your identity better (and perhaps your notions of blackness beyond the US)? Bio Kahlil Haywood is a writer, editor, and educator. He has been a content creator and… Continue reading Paraíso Negro- Khalil Haywood
Janel Martinez, a Black Garifuna writer living in the diaspora, explores her matrilineal lineage in her personal essay “Abuela’s Greatest Gift,” delving into her connection with her Garifunidad. She highlights the “gifts” passed down to her: .ancestral memory, which encompasses historical and spiritual ties to her homeland and its people .a commitment to truthful storytelling… Continue reading Abuela’s Greatest Gift- Janel Martinez
