Let's dialogue on intersecting values of culture and leadership across the African Diaspora. You are invited to engage in this seven week series of conversations to build stronger communities of peers and leaders. Refreshments will be provided; everyone is welcome.

Tonight's topic: "Raising Kids in a World Where Race Matters" with Andrew Grant-Thomas, co-founder and co-director of EmbraceRace, located in Amherst, MA. 

Schedule: 5:30 p.m. Dinner in Commonwealth Room in the Student Union, 6:15-7:30 p.m., Roundtable Discussion in Commonwealth Room/Off Campus Student Center Rm 304, Supervised Children's Activities in the Cape Cod Lounge from 5:45 p.m. until 7:30 p.m.

In this time of bigotry, violence, and uncertainty, resistance and resilience are critical to our survival. Join the author of the Lambda Literary Award winning book Born on the Edge of Race and Gender: A Voice for Cultural Competency for a thought-provoking conversation punctuated by dynamic book excerpts. How do we deal with the hassles of existing in public, expand the rules of community membership, navigate devastating losses, do what we love despite threats to our safety, own our super powers, and unapologetically celebrate who we are?

Vanessa Díaz, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Fellow at Dartmouth College, discusses the ethnoracial, gender, and class stratification involved in the work of the celebrity journalists, paparazzi, and red carpet photographers who create content for celebrity weekly magazines. Building on her book project, Manufacturing Celebrity, this lecture focuses on the racial disparity and division of labor among paparazzi.