Community Crossroads: Black and Native Experiences in Boston​

Tuesday, June 1, 2021
5:00 pm–6:00 pm
Online
Free
Add to Calendar 2021-06-01 17:00:00 2021-06-01 18:00:00 Community Crossroads: Black and Native Experiences in Boston​ 06/01/2021 5 pm Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA Museum of Fine Arts, Boston tickets@mfa.org America/New_York public

Native American and Black people are often invisible in museums and public monuments, though they are integral to this nation’s history and future. Join us for a conversation that highlights differences and overlaps in the lived experiences of Black and Native peoples in Boston and beyond. Learn about current and historical bonds between Black and Native communities from scholars and thought leaders who identify as Black, Native, and Afro-Native.

Speakers

Dr. Tiffany Lethabo King, associate professor at Georgia State University, author of The Black Shoals, a powerful work considering film and novels through a lens combining Diasporic Black Studies and Indigenous Studies

Mary McNeil (Mashpee Wampanoag), PhD candidate at Harvard University, whose research focuses on Black, Native, and Afro-Native claims to space in Massachusetts

Mwalim Morgan James Peters (Mashpee Wampanoag), performing artist, filmmaker, and associate professor at UMass Dartmouth, author of Mixed Medicine Bag, a book of tales from his Wampanoag and Bajan cultures

This is the second of three events being held in conjunction with “Garden for Boston.”

Follow the link to preregister for the program. Live-streaming programs utilize Zoom. To access you will be required to download Zoom.

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Sponsors

Shapiro Family Foundation logo

Generously supported by the Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family Foundation.

Additional generous support from an anonymous donor. Funding for programming is provided in part by the MFA Associates / MFA Senior Associates.