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Mon, Jun 17
Film screening @ 6PM
Panel conversation @
7 – 8:30PM
Heritage Hall
afterparty @ 8:45PM
Chase Room
NJPAC
1 Center Street
Newark, NJ
Honor Juneteenth with a PSEG True Diversity Film screening
and Standing in Solidarity
conversation on the history and impact of historically Black colleges and
universities (HBCUs).
These schools, some predating the Civil War, are credited with building the
African American middle class and creating pathways for economic and social
mobility. The program includes a PSEG
True Diversity Film screening of Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges
and Universities (Firelight Films, 2018). The documentary
examines the impact of HBCUs on American history, culture and national
identity.
A conversation with Black leaders, who are also HBCU graduates, will take
place following the film screening. Our panel will be moderated by Calvin Ledford
(Hampton University), President, PSEG Foundation, and Director, Corporate
Social Responsibility.
The Juneteenth celebration continues with an afterparty hosted by Heritage
Hall located in the Hahne Building at 54 Halsey Street. Tour the “HBCU
Experience” exhibit and enjoy free music and refreshments.
Our panelists include:
The Honorable Mayor
Ras J. Baraka (Howard University), Mayor of the City of
Newark, author and poet
Brielle Lewis
(Hampton University), Director, Corporate Sponsorship Strategy, Prudential
Financial
Karma Brown Warren
(Tuskegee University), Physician at Metro Vein Centers, Inc.
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