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First Fridays
Emory College and the James Weldon Johnson Institute present First Fridays: Emory Faculty Scholarship on Race. Emory professors will share their latest research on topics related to race, difference and equity.
Presentations take place at 12pm on the first Friday of each month. Lunch is provided and an RSVP is requested.
Schedule of Events
October 4, 2024- We Are Also Here. Maya Migrant Stories from Turtle Island
Emil’ Keme (K’iche’ Maya)
Professor, English and Indigenous Studies
November 1, 2024- Listening for Anti-Blackness in the Courts: Sonic Patriarchy and Sexual Assault Sentencing
Sameena Mulla
Associate Professor, Women’s, Gender,and Sexuality Studies
December 6, 2024- Finding God in All the Black Places: Sacred Imaginings in Black Popular Culture
Beretta E. Smith-Shomade
Professor, Film and Media
Check out our Youtube page for archived First Fridays programming.
