Charting Our Path: Celebrating 50 Years of Black Studies (1971-2021) Exhibit

Criss Library - UNO 6401 University Dr N, Omaha, NE, United States

Charting Our Path: Celebrating 50 Years of Black Studies (1971-2021) is open to the public on the first floor of Criss Library. The exhibit shares the history of one of the oldest Black Studies departments in the nation, highlighting debates over curriculum, attempts to downgrade the department to a program, and the mutual engagement between […]

On the Inside Exhibition

Criss Library - UNO 6401 University Dr N, Omaha, NE, United States

On the Inside is a group show of LGBTQ+ artists who are currently incarcerated. The art is made from basic materials the prisoners have access to behind bars: mostly letter sized paper, dull pencils, ball-point pen ink tubes (the hard shell is deemed too dangerous), and unlikely innovations such as using an asthma inhaler with Kool-Aid […]

“On the Inside” Speaker Event: UNO TRAC (Transforming, Renewing, Achieving, and Connecting) a Higher Education in Prison Program

Online

A virtual talk and Q&A with Ms. Peggy Jones and Dr. Steve Langan to discuss On the Inside, a group show of LGBTQ+ artists who are currently incarcerated. Jones and Langan will be discussing their work with UNO TRAC (Transforming, Renewing, Achieving, and Connecting) a Higher Education in Prison Program. The UNO TRAC program provides […]

Charting Our Path: Celebrating 50 Years of Black Studies (1971-2021) Traveling Exhibit

Omaha Public Library Charles B. Washington Branch 2868 Ames Ave, Omaha, NE, United States

Charting Our Path: Celebrating 50 Years of Black Studies is an 8-panel traveling exhibit sharing historical snapshots of one of the oldest Black Studies departments in the nation. The exhibit highlights the department’s civil rights origins, attempts to downgrade the department to a program, and the mutual engagement between campus and community. The banners share […]

Charting Our Path: Celebrating 50 Years of Black Studies (1971-2021) Traveling Exhibit

University of Nebraska Kearney Calvin T. Ryan Library 2508 11th Ave, Kearney, NE, United States

Charting Our Path: Celebrating 50 Years of Black Studies is an 8-panel traveling exhibit sharing historical snapshots of one of the oldest Black Studies departments in the nation. The exhibit highlights the department’s civil rights origins, attempts to downgrade the department to a program, and the mutual engagement between campus and community. The banners share […]

Charting Our Path: Celebrating 50 Years of Black Studies (1971-2021) Traveling Exhibit

University of Nebraska Lincoln Love Library 1318 R Street, Lincoln, NE, United States

Charting Our Path: Celebrating 50 Years of Black Studies is an 8-panel traveling exhibit sharing historical snapshots of one of the oldest Black Studies departments in the nation. The exhibit highlights the department’s civil rights origins, attempts to downgrade the department to a program, and the mutual engagement between campus and community. The banners share […]

Charting Our Path: Celebrating 50 Years of Black Studies (1971-2021) Traveling Exhibit

Nebraska Methodist College John Moritz Library 720 No. 87 St., Omaha, NE, United States

Charting Our Path: Celebrating 50 Years of Black Studies is an 8-panel traveling exhibit sharing historical snapshots of one of the oldest Black Studies departments in the nation. The exhibit highlights the department’s civil rights origins, attempts to downgrade the department to a program, and the mutual engagement between campus and community. The banners share […]