Webinars

Black Geographies: Place, Power, and Possibility

This series explores Black geographies as a mode of thought and as a critical site of study, praxis, and imagination. Together, we will consider how Black placemaking, spatial memory and imaginaries, and geographic thought unsettle dominant cartographies of power while opening possibilities for alternative futures in and beyond formal educational contexts. Conversations will attend to the textures of place (e.g., histories, sounds, images, and rhythms) and the insights they offer into relation, sovereignty, and everyday Black living.

It will feature the following scholars:

• Dr. J.T. Roane
• Dr. Dana Nickson
• Dr. LaToya Eaves
• Dr. DeMarcus Jenkins

Black Possibility As Creative Praxis

The 2024-2025 Black Study in Education Lab Webinar Series, presented by the Center for the Study of Higher Education (CSHE) and hosted by Dr. Wilson Kwamogi Okello, included four presentations featuring distinguished guest speakers.

The Black Possibility as Creative Praxis series examines how Black creative practices disrupt violent anti-Black patterns in educational contexts. Drawing inspiration from the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s-70s, we explore how Black cultural production serves as a powerful tool for healing, resistance, and reimagining education in the face of challenges such as anti-DEI legislation and book bans. Our discussions will center on how Black creativity fosters life-affirming, equitable experiences for students and communities, opening pathways for transformative possibilities in education and beyond.

Black Research Approaches

The 2023-2024 Black Study in Education Lab Webinar Series, presented by the Center for the Study of Higher Education (CSHE) and hosted by Dr. Wilson Kwamogi Okello, included four presentations featuring distinguished guest speakers.