Graphic for “In the Presence of Your Ancestors: African American Foodways” Credit: Ethan Lau, senior communication major
In the Presence of Your Ancestors: African American Foodways
Monday, Feb. 7, 6 p.m.
Doak House Museum
Sponsored by the Doak House Museum, Eshta Egyptian Street Food and Rural Resources
Open to Tusculum students and recruits of the Black Student Union
The Black Student Union will host an intimate evening at the Doak House that includes a viewing of the docuseries “High on the Hog: How African America Cuisine Transformed America” and a discussion of African American foodways. This will take place as participants enjoy a warm meal of sweet potatoes, greens, black-eyed peas, mac n cheese, fried okra, and cornbread prepared by faculty, staff and members of the Black Student Union. The event is organized by students of Dr. Katherine Everhart’s Race and Ethnic Relations course in the fall, the Black Student Union, Dr. Everhart and Dr. Peter Noll.
Anup Kaphle (Photo credit: George Etheredge for Rest of World)
An Evening with Anup Kaphle
Tuesday, Feb. 8, 7 p.m.
Meen Center lecture hall and Zoom (https://tusculum.zoom.us/j/89718445079)
Presented by the College of Civic and Liberal Arts
Open to all Tusculum family members and the community
Kaphle, who graduated from Tusculum in 2007 with a bachelor’s degree in English, will lead a conversation about the role of diversity in international journalism and reporting. He is executive editor of Rest of World. This international nonprofit journalism organization documents what happens when technology, culture and the human experience collide in places that are typically overlooked and underestimated.
He previously managed international reporting teams as BuzzFeed News’ deputy foreign editor and oversaw digital efforts for the foreign desk at The Washington Post. He also served as editor-in-chief at the Kathmandu Post, the leading English-language daily newspaper in Nepal, and worked with Anthony Bourdain at the James Beard Award-winning Roads & Kingdoms.
National African American Read-In
National African American Read-In
Wednesday, Feb. 9, 10:30 a.m.
Scott M. Niswonger Commons living room and Zoom (https://tusculum.zoom.us/j/81190939695?pwd=QkhNaFlGQ1VPT1NKdXpRMFlrVkZpZz09)
Presented by the English and Languages Department
Open to all Tusculum family members and the community
Participants will read a portion of an African American author’s work that appeals to them. Tusculum has participated in the annual National African American Read-In for more than a decade. This event is a groundbreaking effort to encourage communities to read together, centering on African American authors and texts. The Black Caucus of the National Council of Teachers of English established it in 1990 to make literacy a significant part of Black History Month. The initiative has reached more than 6 million participants worldwide.
Cast of “Of Ebony Embers, Vignettes of the Harlem Renaissance”
Of Ebony Embers, Vignettes of the Harlem Renaissance
Thursday, Feb. 10, 7 p.m.
Marilyn duBrisk Theatre of Annie Hogan Byrd Fine Arts Center
Presented by Acts, Arts, Academia
Open to all Tusculum family members and the community
Free to Tusculum family members
$10 for anyone, 12 and older, $5 for everyone else
Email jhollowell@tusculum.edu or call 423-798-1620 to reserve seats
This performance celebrates the music and poetry of the Harlem Renaissance era in New York City. It is a chamber music theater work conceived and performed by The Core Ensemble. The group has produced and performed new music theater works based on multiculturalist, feminist and humanistic topics since 1993.
The Core Ensemble promotes intercultural understanding, explores social justice issues through artistic interpretation, provides education programs and offers emotionally impactful cultural experiences that lead to the promotion of equality for all.
“Of Ebony Embers” examines the lives of three outstanding, but very different, African American poets – Langston Hughes, Countee Culllen and Claude McKay – as seen through the eyes of the great painter and muralist Aaron Douglas.
Dr. Katy Ross
Find Your People, Find Yourself
Friday, Feb. 11, 11 a.m.
Behan Arena Theatre
Presented by The Tusculum Review and The Open Door Society
Open to Tusculum family members
Dr. Katy Ross, an instructor of communication at Pellissippi State Community College, about the positive impacts of an inclusive campus culture for students who identify as LGBTQ+. Supported by research and personal experience, Dr. Ross will share why it matters to be a visible ally and offer some practical strategies for demonstrating your allyship to others. The event will conclude with conversation and a pizza luncheon.