Wednesday, January 13, Noon – 1 p.m.
Pathways to a People — Gullah Geechee Heritage in Florida & Beyond
Saundra Morene of Gullah Geechee Nation, Jacksonville leads an introductory discussion on the rich heritage of an Afro-creole people.
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Wednesday, January 27, Noon – 1 p.m.
Gullah Geechee Communities of Florida
Saundra Morene, Veronica Gerald, and Anthony E. Dixon from Gullah Geechee Nation present Gullah Geechee communities of northeast Florida and discuss Jacksonville as a cosmopolitan Afro-creole urban center.
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Wednesday, February 10, Noon – 1 p.m.  
Self-Care for Social Justice
How can we engage in activist work in a way that builds us, rather than burns us out? Drs. Richmond Wynn and Tru Leverette will share practices toward emotional, physical and mental self-care for those working for social justice.
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Wednesday, February 24, 3 – 4 p.m.  
How to Research Local Black History
A roundtable discussion hosted by Dr. Felicia Bevel with Dr. Yolanda L. Rivers, Willie Character, Mitch Hemann and Kimberlyn Elliott. Hosted by UNF’s Digital Humanities Institute.
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Wednesday, March 10, Noon – 1 p.m.  
El grito de Yanga/Yanga’s Freedom Cry
Dolores Flores-Silva screens her documentary on Yanga, the Afro-Mexican freedom fighter who forced recognition of the first free Black community in the Americas. Yanga will be discussed in relation to the First Coast’s Fort Mose.
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Wednesday, March 24, Noon – 1 p.m. 
Black Memorials with Felicia Bevel
This talk will explore James Weldon Johnson Park as a site of Black memory-making and will discuss how such local histories of resistance can be useful in the classroom and community-based projects.
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Postponed until September 1, 2021
Previously Scheduled for Wednesday, April 7, Noon – 1 p.m. 
Community Learning Exchange
With Chris Janson and Rudy F. Jamison Jr.