The Department of Africana Studies and the Wilmington Public Library are partnering to present the inaugural James E. Newton Symposium on Oct. 12, 2024.

Panel discussions include “Generations and Genealogies: Black Feminist Bonds and Binds” and “Agency and Black Futures.”

“Dr. Newton (1941-2022), a founder of our department, was devoted to eliminating barriers between higher education and the community it’s intended to serve,” said Kimberly Blockett, chair of the Department of Africana Studies. “As part of our mission, the department strives to strengthen our connections to Black Delawareans. We hope that having this public dialogue about the study of Black life and culture is just the beginning of many events and conversations in Wilmington.”

Panelists include members of the Africana studies faculty; writer, filmmaker and community organizer Charlene Carruthers; Barbara Savage, Geraldine R. Segal Professor Emerita of American Social Thought and professor emerita of Africana Studies, University of Pennsylvania; Marquis Bey, professor of Black Studies, Northwestern University; Chelsea Frazier, assistant professor of Literatures in English, Cornell University; and Michael Tillotson, professor of Africana Studies, SUNY Cortland.

The Future of Africana Studies

Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024

9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Wilmington Public Library

10 East 10th St, Wilmington, DE 19801

The symposium is free and open to the public.

For further information, please visit: https://www.udel.edu/academics/colleges/cas/units/departments/africana-studies/about-us/james-newton-symposium/