BODY ROCK: THE POLITICS OF BLACK FEMALE IDENTITY ON “STAGE”

October 18, 2014 / 2PM / Brooklyn Museum  (Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium, 3rd Floor)

This discussion examines the ways in which black female body is objectified in public arenas, whether on the stage, in the digital sphere, or on the street.  Moderated by Artist, Hip Hop Ambassador and Activist Toni Blackman. Participants include Reverend Desiree Allen, theater director Charlotte Brathwaite, Composer and Performer Karma Mayet Johnson, and Digital and Advertising Creative Director Shannon Washington.

MYTHOLOGIES OF THE “DIVA”: REEXAMINING THE IMAGE OF BLACK WOMEN IN POP-CULTURE

November 8, 2014 / 2PM / Brooklyn Museum (Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing, 4th Floor)

This “Long Table” engagement aims to examine, criticize, and reinvent a narrative around the archetype of the “diva” and black female identity. Moderated by human rights activist and artist Shani Jamila, panelists include performers April Matthis and Okwui Okpokwasili, Creative Director of Mambu Badu and studio instructor at the Brooklyn Museum Kameelah Rasheed, artist and comedian Amanda Seales, and founder of the community healing space, SouLar Bliss Adaku Utah.

BEYOND BINARIES & BOXES: DECONSTRUCTING AND RE-ENVISIONING BLACK FEMINISM(S)

November 15, 2014 / 2PM / Brooklyn Museum (Morris A. and Meyer Schapiro Wing, 4th Floor)

Asks participants to reframe and envision a 21st Century practice of Black Feminism(s) based in creativity, abundance and collective liberation. Moderated by the series curator Ebony Noelle Golden. Participants include Tanya Fields, activist for food justice and economic development; Dr. Aimee Meredith Cox, noted scholar, dancer, and activist; Florence Noel, Consultant for the NYC Department of Education; Jamilah Lemieux, Journalist and Editor of Ebony.com; and Aiesha Turman, Founder and Director of The Black Girl Project.

*Seats are limited. Spaces are not reserved and are accomodated on a first come, first served basis*

ABOUT THE CURATOR
Series Curator, Ebony Noelle Golden, is known and respected for her ability to blend cultural strategy, creative innovation and community-centered design to address the most pressing quality-of-life issues including: environmental justice, youth development, women’s empowerment, education equity, and the holistic sustainability of families and neighborhoods. Working nationally, Ebony is the CEO of the cultural arts direct action group, Betty’s Daughter Arts Collaborative, LLC and the Artistic Director of The Body Ecology Performance Ensemble. She earned a B.A. in Literature and Creative Writing from Texas A & M University, an M.F.A. in Creative Writing-Poetry from American University, and an M.A. in Performance Studies from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.

Triple Consciousness is a part of a humanities collaboration between 651 ARTS and MAPP Productions which began in the 2013-2014 season with “From Double Consciousness to Post-Black,” a long-table conversation on Black identity as part of the MAPP International produced Sekou Sundiata Retrospective, Blink Your Eyes: Sekou Sundiata Revisted.