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It’s almost here: Dr. Heather Ann Thompson discusses Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy, finalist for the National Book Award, tomorrow at Center City at 6:30pm and at the Gantt Center at 2PM for a reception and book signing. Please join us! Details and registration above.
Demographic changes challenge the cultural narrative about what it means to grow up in and to live in the South, and UNC Charlotte’s Center for the Study of the New South looks at these questions in a series of 2016-17 events that kicks off with Puerto Rican Southern Belle: From Harlemworld to Disney World to […]
Super Tuesday and the North Carolina primary are over. How will the 2016 presidential candidates attract (or not attract) Latino/a voters in the general election this November? Dr. David Leal, Professor of Government at the University of Texas at Austin and Federico Rios, Program Director of Elementary School Services at Communities In Schools of Charlotte-Mecklenburg, […]
Thomas Negri of Nashville, Tenn., a long-time advocate of diversity, inclusiveness and opportunity for immigrants and refugees, will deliver UNC Charlotte’s annual Levine Lecture Wednesday, March 2, 2016, on Immigration Integration and Inclusiveness. The 2016 Levine Lecture, held at the Levine Museum of the New South (200 E 7th St, Charlotte, NC 28202), will focus on […]
How do Latinos and African Americans in Charlotte get along? Since they often live near each other and deal with similar issues, do they discuss such matters? Or do the respective communities remain primarily to themselves? The answers vary, depending on who’s answering the questions. To get a better sense of how these communities deal […]
As a Charlotte resident, have you ever wondered how the landscape of our population is changing as our city grows? UNC Charlotte and its Center for the Study of the New South, as part of our partnership with the Levine Museum of the New South, are hosting a panel discussion about Charlotte’s Latino population, engaging […]
The final conversation in a year-long series of candid community conversations on the relevance of the American black male in the 21st century will focus on I am a Man! Black, Male and Gay. The event is scheduled for Thursday, May 21 at 6:30 p.m. at UNC Charlotte Center City. UNC Charlotte’s Center for the Study of […]
Popular thought that North Carolina is experiencing heavy Latino migration is a demographic reality. Anthropologist Hannah Gill will discuss what the migration means to the state and to the immigrants as she delivers the Levine Lecture, “New Roots in the Old North State,” on Monday, Mar. 9, 2015. The annual lecture is presented by UNC […]
The fourth in a yearlong series of candid community conversations on the relevance of the American black male in the 21st century will focus on Heart and Soul: What the Health of the Black American Male Means to the Entire Community. The event is scheduled for Monday, January 19, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. at UNC […]
Foodies, farmers, educators and advocates will explore these and more “farm to table” and sustainability questions during a community discussion of “Soul Food: A Contemporary And Historical Exploration of New South Food” on Thursday, October 2 at UNC Charlotte Center City, 320 E. Ninth St. The day’s first discussion, “Rethinking Our Relationship to the Land,” […]
Tipton-Martin is a culinary journalist, author of the forthcoming book, The Jemima Code, co-founder of the Southern Foodways Alliance, and founder and executive director of the SANDE Youth Project. She will lead the discussion with her research on historical and contemporary African American cooks and chefs with roots in North Carolina. The accompanying traveling exhibit to […]
A UNC Charlotte panel discussion titled “Hard Hits: Concussions and the Modern Athlete” will consider emerging research on sports-related concussions, in the latest offering in the “Sports in the New South: Culture, Color and Cash” series. The event is scheduled for Tuesday, November 5, 2013 at 6:00 PM at UNC Charlotte Center City, 320 E. […]