The NCW Library will partner with the NCW Equity Alliance to host a virtual program called “A Space For Black History.”
Professor Luther Adams of the University of Washington is featured.
Amanda Black, public affairs manager for NCW Libraries, said Adams will focus on “critical race theory” and attitudes surrounding “wokeness.”
“This is an opportunity to discuss recent efforts to limit access to information about critical race theory,” Black said, “and he raises the question, ‘Are certain ideas too dangerous? How do we, as a society, determine what those ideas are?'”
According to a release from the library, Adams incorporates Black thought, imagery, poetry and local history to create an open space to ask questions about Black history and why it matters to all of us.
Black says this fits with their goal of offering a diverse experience.
“At the library, we want to create space for all kinds of histories, stories and experiences,” Black said, “so we’re really glad he’s coming to speak.”
Adams is an associate professor of ethnic, gender and labor studies at the University of Washington Tacoma.
His research combines interdisciplinary studies of urban, Southern, labor, and religious history to understand Black culture and life.
Following up on his first book, Louisville Goes North: African American Migration to Southern Urban Areas, 1930-1970, he is writing a history of police brutality and the long struggle of African Americans against it.
Adams’ virtual program will be video-streamed via Zoom on July 31 from 6 to 7:30 p.m., and anyone is welcome to register.
“Space for Black History” is presented through the nonprofit Humanities Washington.
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