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Food For The Soul - Lunch and learn with us every Wednesday from 12-1pm at BNAACC!

Food for the Soul, part of the Lunch on Us series, is a weekly noontime discussion focused on topics relevant to the many communities globally within the African Diaspora and our allies.

  • Day: Wednesdays
  • Time: 12:00-1:00 pm
  • Location: Bruce D. Nesbitt African American Cultural Center
    1212 W. Nevada Street, Urbana, IL 61801

Fall 2023 Topics

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  • 8/30: Let’s Chat About Study Abroad!
  • 9/6: Black & Latinx Summit Committee Informational!
  • 9/13: Suicide Prevention in Black Communities
  • 9/20: Black American Sign Language Matters!
  • 9/27: Open Your Ears to Afro-Latinx Music Genres! Listening Session & Discussion
  • 10/4: Graduate School Discussion Panel W/ the Black Graduate Student Association!
  • 10/11: Reckoning, Restitution and Repair: African Art and the Politics of Return
  • 10/18: Baby Hairs & Afros: A Tribute to Black Hairstyles Influence on the Culture
  • 10/25: Young Alumni Spotlight W/ Jaylin McClinton!
  • 11/1: Inside Scoop With Alexis Pauline Gumbs!
  • 11/8: Explore the C-U African American Heritage Trail!
  • 11/15: Transgender Awareness Week: Advancing Advocacy
  • 11/22: World Aids Day: Global Solidarity, Shared Responsibility
  • 12/6: Kwanzaa Celebration W/ BFAPA
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8/30: Let’s Chat About Study Abroad! 9/6: Black & Latinx Summit Committee Informational!  9/13: Suicide Prevention in Black Communities 9/20: Black American Sign Language Matters! 9/27: Open Your Ears to Afro-Latinx Music Genres! Listening Session & Discussion 10/4: Graduate School Discussion Panel W/ the Black Graduate Student Association! 10/11: Reckoning, Restitution and Repair: African Art and the Politics of Return 10/18: Baby Hairs & Afros: A Tribute to Black Hairstyles Influence on the Culture 10/25: Young Alumni Spotlight W/ Jaylin McClinton! 11/1: Inside Scoop With Alexis Pauline Gumbs! 11/8: Explore the C-U African American Heritage Trail! 11/15: Transgender Awareness Week: Advancing Advocacy 11/22: World Aids Day: Global Solidarity, Shared Responsibility 12/6: Kwanzaa Celebration W/ BFAPA

 

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If there is a topic you'd like to present as it relates to the Black/African diaspora, please reach out to Assistant Director Cherisse Smith at cherisse@illinois.edu to show your interest.