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Discussion: Black Activism, Then and Now

2022-02-15 19:00:00 2022-02-15 20:00:00 America/New_York Discussion: Black Activism, Then and Now Virtual - Zoom

Tuesday, February 15
7:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2022-02-15 19:00:00 2022-02-15 20:00:00 America/New_York Discussion: Black Activism, Then and Now Attorney Meena Jagannath, the Rev. Lukata Mjumbe, and scholar Shana L. Redmond discuss Black activism, past and present, in a conversation moderated by Derecka Purnell, a lawyer, writer and organizer. Virtual - Zoom

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Attorney Meena Jagannath, the Rev. Lukata Mjumbe, and scholar Shana L. Redmond discuss Black activism, past and present, in a conversation moderated by Derecka Purnell, a lawyer, writer and organizer.

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In honor of Black History Month, join us for a virtual discussion centered around the theme of Black activism in historical and contemporary perspective. How have previous generations of Black activists shaped activism today? What connections can we draw between Black activism at the local, national, and international level? Using famed Princeton resident Paul Robeson as one of several anchors to explore these questions and others, the conversation will consider past, present, and future trends of protest, resistance, and organization in the fight against racism. The program will feature Meena Jagannath, Rev. Lukata Mjumbe, and Shana L. Redmond in conversation with moderator Derecka Purnell. An audience Q&A will follow the speakers' conversation.

Meena Jagannath is Director of Global Programs at Movement Law Lab. Prior to coming to the Lab, Jagannath co-directed the Community Justice Project, Inc., a Miami-based movement lawyering organization supporting campaigns for racial justice and human rights. She is a movement lawyer with an extensive background in activism and international human rights, including work in Haiti and Guatemala. While in Miami, Jagannath used her legal skills to build the power of movements locally in South Florida around workers rights, housing, gentrification and police brutality. She has also brought to bear her international human rights expertise in delegations to the United Nations to elevate U.S.-based human rights issues like police accountability in Ferguson and Miami as well as Stand Your Ground laws to the international level. Jagannath received her J.D from the University of Washington School of Law, where she was a William H. Gates Public Service Law Scholar. She also holds a Master's degree in International Affairs (Human Rights) from the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, and a B.A. in International Relations and Peace and Justice Studies from Tufts University.

The Reverend Lukata Mjumbe is the Pastor of the historic Witherspoon Street Presbyterian Church of Princeton, NJ. Witherspoon Street’s longest serving Pastor was the Reverend William Drew Robeson and the father of Paul Robeson. Like father and son, Reverend Mjumbe is a deeply committed advocate and organizer, talented theater artist and respected scholar committed to the radical transformation and salvation of oppressed communities and marginalized people. He is a high honors Political Science graduate of Morehouse College and Princeton Theological Seminary in Religion & Society (M.Div., Th.M). He also serves as the Faith Policy Advisor to Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12).

Derecka Purnell is a lawyer, organizer, and author of "Becoming Abolitionists: Police, Protests, and the Pursuit of Freedom." She works to end police and prison violence by providing legal assistance, research, and training in grassroots organizations through an abolitionist framework. In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Purnell co-created the COVID-19 Policing Project at the Community Resource Hub for Safety Accountability to track police arrests, harassment, citations and other enforcement through public health orders related to the pandemic. She received her JD from Harvard Law School, her BA from the University of Missouri- Kansas City, and studied public policy and economics at the University of California- Berkeley as a Public Policy and International Affairs Law Fellow. Her writing has been published widely, including in The New York Times, The Atlantic, Boston Review, Teen Vogue, and Harper's Bazaar. Purnell has lectured, studied, and strategized around social movements across the United States, The Netherlands, Belgium, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and Australia. She is currently a columnist at The Guardian, a Margaret Burroughs Fellow for the Social Justice Initiative’s Portal Project at the University of Illinois-Chicago, and a Scholar-in-Residence at Columbia Law School.

Shana L. Redmond, Ph.D. (she/her), is a scholar and continuing student of the Black Radical Tradition. She is the author of "Anthem: Social Movements and the Sound of Solidarity in the African Diaspora" (2014) and "Everything Man: The Form and Function of Paul Robeson" (2020), which, among other accolades, received a 2021 American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation. She is President-Elect of the American Studies Association and Professor of English and Comparative Literature and the Center for the Study of Ethnicity & Race at Columbia University.


This program is presented in partnership with the Pace Center for Civic Engagement at Princeton University and the Paul Robeson House of Princeton and made possible with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this programming do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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Fri, Aug 01, 9:45am - 12:00pm
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Fri, Aug 01, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Tech Center
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Sat, Aug 02, 10:30am - 11:00am
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
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Sat, Aug 02, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
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Sun, Aug 03, 3:00pm - 5:15pm
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Mon, Aug 04, 11:00am - 12:00pm
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Practice your English speaking skills with others during conversation facilitated by a volunteer on Google Meet. Registration required.

Tue, Aug 05, 10:30am - 11:00am
Off-Site
This interactive event features books, songs, rhymes and movement for kids 18 months and older, accompanied by an adult family member or guardian. Please bring a blanket. Registration not required.

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Princeton Public Library - Story Room
Come play together at the library! These drop-in play sessions offer an opportunity for young children to play with their caregiver in a relaxed, fun and social learning space. Themes change weekly.

Tue, Aug 05, 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Community Park Pool parking lot, 400 Witherspoon Street
Princeton Police Department and the Princeton Recreation Department host this annual family-oriented evening of fun and activities at Community Park Pool. Free pool admission until 7:30 p.m.

Tue, Aug 05, 6:00pm - 8:30pm
Princeton Public Library - Community Room
Panelists discuss the importance of nuclear threat reduction and the need for nuclear disarmament. The Solidarity Singers of NJ perform songs of peace.

Tue, Aug 05, 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Tower Room
Writers receive constructive feedback at these twice-monthly group sessions during which participants read passages from a work in progress and members offer suggestions.

Wed, Aug 06, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Quiet Room
Bring your knitting and/or crochet project (and your own supplies) to these drop-in social gatherings. Sessions will not include instruction. Registration is not required.

Wed, Aug 06, 10:30am - 11:00am
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
This interactive, in-person story time features books, songs, rhymes, fingerplays and movement for children 2 years old and up with an adult caregiver.

Wed, Aug 06, 11:30am - 12:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
This interactive, in-person story time features books, songs, rhymes, fingerplays and movement for children up to 24 months old with an adult caregiver.

Wed, Aug 06, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
After Baby Storytime, stay and play with your baby in a supportive and nurturing environment with other young families and continue the fun with free play and socialization.

Wed, Aug 06, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
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Practice your English speaking skills with others during conversation facilitated by a volunteer on Google Meet. Registration required.

Thu, Aug 07, 10:30am - 11:00am
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
This interactive, in-person story time features books, songs, rhymes, fingerplays and movement for children 2 years old and up with an adult caregiver.

Thu, Aug 07, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Tech Center
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Thu, Aug 07, 11:00am - 1:00pm
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Constituent service representatives from the office of Sen. Andrew Zwicker provide general information and answer questions about state services.

Thu, Aug 07, 11:30am - 12:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
This interactive, in-person story time features books, songs, rhymes, fingerplays and movement for children up to 24 months old with an adult caregiver.

Thu, Aug 07, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
After Baby Storytime, stay and enjoy free play and socialization with your baby in a supportive and nurturing environment.

Fri, Aug 08, 2:30pm - 3:15pm
Princeton Public Library - Community Room
Join us for games and crafts inspired by Tracey West’s Dragon Masters series. For ages 7 and up.

Fri, Aug 08, 7:00pm - 10:00pm
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Sat, Aug 09, 10:30am - 11:00am
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
This interactive, in-person story time features books, songs, rhymes, fingerplays and movement for children 2 years and up, accompanied by an adult.

Sat, Aug 09, 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Community Room
From the mists of the Scottish moors to the bloodstained throne of Dunsinane, the tale of Macbeth will unfold as local actors stage an unabridged reading of William Shakespeare’s iconic tragedy.

Sat, Aug 09, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
These sessions are intended for youth in second through sixth grade who are beginners or have some chess experience.

Sun, Aug 10, 3:00pm - 5:30pm
Princeton Public Library - Community Room
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Mon, Aug 11, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
Come play together at the library! These drop-in play sessions offer an opportunity for young children to play with their caregiver in a relaxed, fun and social learning space. Themes change weekly.

Mon, Aug 11, 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Princeton Public Library - Quiet Room
Practice your English speaking skills in-person with others during conversation facilitated by a volunteer at the library.

Mon, Aug 11, 2:00pm - 4:15pm
Princeton Public Library - Community Room
Films that reflect "Color Our World," the theme of this year's Summer Reading program for adults, are screened on Monday afternoons.

Cancelled
Mon, Aug 11, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Virtual
Poets read from works in progress and receive constructive peer feedback at these virtual sessions.

Mon, Aug 11, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Virtual
Practice your English speaking skills with others during conversation facilitated by a volunteer on Google Meet. Registration required.

Tue, Aug 12, 10:30am - 11:00am
Off-Site
This interactive event features books, songs, rhymes and movement for kids 18 months and older, accompanied by an adult family member or guardian. Please bring a blanket. Registration not required.

Tue, Aug 12, 10:30am - 12:30pm
Princeton Public Library - Conference Room
Sketchers of all abilities and experience levels meet twice monthly to sketch, draw and paint together in this social art group. Sessions held on the second Tuesday and last Wednesday of the month.

Tue, Aug 12, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
Come play together at the library! These drop-in play sessions offer an opportunity for young children to play with their caregiver in a relaxed, fun and social learning space. Themes change weekly.

Tue, Aug 12, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Community Room
Illustrator Rashad Malik Davis leads a series of workshops where rising sixth- through ninth-graders will create large, moving, fantasy creatures out of cardboard. Registration required.
Registration opens Saturday, July 26 2025 at 9:00am

Tue, Aug 12, 4:00pm - 6:30pm
Princeton Public Library - Conference Room
All Mercer County residents are eligible for this photo ID card, which provides the cardholder's personal identifying information, medical risk factors and emergency contact information.

Wed, Aug 13, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Quiet Room
Bring your knitting and/or crochet project (and your own supplies) to these drop-in social gatherings. Sessions will not include instruction. Registration is not required.

Wed, Aug 13, 10:30am - 11:00am
Princeton Public Library - CoLab Space
Award-winning author and illustrator John Parra shares his latest book, "This Moment Is Special," answers questions and signs books.

Wed, Aug 13, 11:30am - 12:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
This interactive, in-person story time features books, songs, rhymes, fingerplays and movement for children up to 24 months old with an adult caregiver.

Wed, Aug 13, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
After Baby Storytime, stay and play with your baby in a supportive and nurturing environment with other young families and continue the fun with free play and socialization.

Wed, Aug 13, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Community Room
Illustrator Rashad Malik Davis leads a series of workshops where rising sixth- through ninth-graders will create large, moving, fantasy creatures out of cardboard. Registration required.
Registration opens Saturday, July 26 2025 at 9:00am

Wed, Aug 13, 4:00pm - 5:30pm
Virtual - Google Meet
Practice your English speaking skills with others during conversation facilitated by a volunteer on Google Meet. Registration required.

Thu, Aug 14, 10:30am - 11:00am
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
This interactive, in-person story time features books, songs, rhymes, fingerplays and movement for children 2 years old and up with an adult caregiver.

Thu, Aug 14, 10:30am - 11:30am
Princeton Public Library - Conference Room
The group discusses, "Flashlight," a short story by Susan Choi.

Thu, Aug 14, 11:00am - 1:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Tech Center
Members of the Princeton Macintosh Users Group help resolve questions about Apple devices. Drop in at any time during this session.

Thu, Aug 14, 11:30am - 12:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
This interactive, in-person story time features books, songs, rhymes, fingerplays and movement for children up to 24 months old with an adult caregiver.

Thu, Aug 14, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
After Baby Storytime, stay and enjoy free play and socialization with your baby in a supportive and nurturing environment.

Thu, Aug 14, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Community Room
Illustrator Rashad Malik Davis leads a series of workshops where rising sixth- through ninth-graders will create large, moving, fantasy creatures out of cardboard. Registration required.
Registration opens Saturday, July 26 2025 at 9:00am

Thu, Aug 14, 7:15pm - 8:30pm
Virtual
The group discusses "Thursday Night Lights: The Story of Black High School Football in Texas" by Michael Hurd. All are welcome.

Sat, Aug 16, 9:00am - 5:00pm
Princeton Public Library - 3rd Floor Pop-up Programming Area
Find our visiting dogoyle, "Matilda," in her new hiding spot during a scavenger hunt on the third floor.

Sat, Aug 16, 10:00am - 11:30am
Off-Site - Princeton Garden Theatre
In this animated fantasy-drama, based on the story of the origin of the Book of Kells, a young boy must brave an enchanted forest to complete work on a legendary book. 1 hour, 15 minutes.

Sat, Aug 16, 10:30am - 11:00am
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
This storytime features books and songs about dogs and dragons to celebrate the library's visiting "dogoyle." A scavenger hunt on the third floor to find our dogoyle's new hiding spot will follow.

Sat, Aug 16, 3:30pm - 5:00pm
Princeton Public Library - Story Room
These sessions are intended for youth in second through sixth grade who are beginners or have some chess experience.

Sun, Aug 17, 12:00pm - 5:00pm
Princeton Public Library - 3rd Floor Pop-up Programming Area
Find our visiting dogoyle, "Matilda," in her new hiding spot during a scavenger hunt on the third floor.

Sun, Aug 17, 4:00pm - 5:15pm
Princeton Public Library - Hinds Plaza
Classic rock band Full Code performs everything from The Beatles to the Boss as part of the Listen Local series. On Hinds Plaza, weather permitting, or in the Community Room.