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Black History Month Event Series

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In celebration of Black History Month this February, the Belfer Center’s multiple research teams will be hosting programming on the intersection of race and pressing issues in foreign and domestic policy and on the contributions of Black Americans to the field of international affairs and national security.

This series is co-sponsored by the Harvard Kennedy School's Black Student Union.

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Black History Month Event Series

Events

The Black History Month Event Series will engage the broadest audience possible in conversations about the intersection of race and pressing foreign and domestic policy issues, including:

 

Olamide Samuel

Agency, Africa, and the Atom | Feb. 10, 2021

A Project on Managing the Atom (MTA) seminar with Olamide Samuel, Coordinator of SCRAP Weapons and Senior Teaching Fellow at SOAS University of London.

Coded Bias movie

Coded Bias: A Conversation with Filmmaker Shalini Kantayya | Feb. 17, 2021

In honor of Black History Month, join the Technology and Public Purpose Project for a virtual screening of the film, Coded Bias. The TAPP will host filmmaker Shalini Kantayya for a conversation moderated by Karen Ejiofor and Amritha Jayanti on Wednesday, February 17th at 12pmET.

    March Formation

    Defense Project Series: Diversity in the Services | Feb. 22, 2021

    Please join the Defense Project for a session on Diversity in the Services, hosted by LtGen(ret) Charles W. Hooper and Captain Zeita Merchant NSF'20, and three current Harvard National Security Fellows, COL Thomas Caldwell, Lt Colonel Matthew Woods, and LCDR Roosevelt White. The panelists will describe their paths to this point, and discuss ideas on how the services can improve diversity, combat racism, and ensure inclusion of all as we head into this next decade.

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    Belfer Policy Chat | Transnational Solidarity for Racial and Caste Justice | Feb. 23, 2021

    Reverend Frank Chikane, (HKS MPA-MC ’95) Emeritus Pastor of the Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa and apartheid activist, Dr. Suraj Yengde, Senior Fellow at the Shorenstein Center and Dalit rights activist, will discuss transnational movements for racial justice and the international implications of the Black Lives Matters protests in a conversation moderated by Augusta Dell’Omo, Ernest May Fellow in History & Policy at the Belfer Center’s International Security Program.

    Asha Castleberry-Hernandez and Remi Adeleke

    Unfinished Business: A Candid Conversation on the Legacy of Service and Breaking Barriers in America | Feb. 24, 2021

    In celebration of Black History Month, the Intelligence Project will host Remi Adeleke, filmmaker, author, and former Navy SEAL, and Asha Castleberry-Hernandez, Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary at the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, The State Department, for a candid conversation on the historical contributions of Black Americans to national security and intelligence. Adeleke and Castleberry-Hernandez will discuss how Black history has often portrayed both America at its best and worst and share from their personal experiences as people of color in the national security community. They will also reflect on, honor, and celebrate the extraordinary achievements and sacrifices of those whose story is often untold, neglected, or unappreciated.

    Telling Black Stories event photo

    Telling Black Stories | What We All Can Do | Feb. 25, 2021

    In honor of Black History Month, please join the Belfer Center and DK Metcalf, Seattle Seahawks; Reverend Wheeler Parker Jr., Pastor; Kevin Merida, Senior VP and Editor-in Chief, ESPN, “Undefeated”  and Khalil Muhammad, HKS Professor. The event will be moderated by Ratna Gill, Emmett Till Interpretive Center and MPP'22 and Eric Rosenbach, Co-Director, Belfer Center.

    Seattle Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf recently announced that for the month of February, he would be using his social media presence to tell the story of Emmett Till, in honor of Black History Month. Emmett Till was a 14-year-old Black boy who was murdered in 1955 for allegedly flirting with a white woman. This panel will discuss the significance of truth-telling and reconciliation through the acknowledgment of its racialized history that this country so desperately needs. Participants will learn about actions that each of us can take to ensure that we are engaging in critical conversations about race and justice, not just during this month but every day.

    This event is co-sponsored with the Institutional Antiracism and Accountability Project at the Shorenstein Center.