The Happenings

Take a look at what’s going on.

To submit an event to The Happenings, please email events@blackvoicesu.com.

 

Feb
26
Thu
Crystal T. Laura – Against the Social Ecology Of School Discipline: Teaching for Love, Justice, and JoyAgainst the Social Ecology Of School Discipline: Teaching for Love, Justice, and Joy
Feb 26 @ 5:30 pm
Crystal T. Laura - Against the Social Ecology Of School Discipline: Teaching for Love, Justice, and JoyAgainst the Social Ecology Of School Discipline: Teaching for Love, Justice, and Joy @ United States

The Douglas Bilken Landscape Urban Education Lecture Series presents
as part of the
2014-2015 Surveillance & Segregation in 21st Century Schools:
Dismantling the School-to-Prison Pipeline

Against the Social Ecology Of School Discipline: Teaching for Love, Justice, and Joy with Crystal T. Laura, Ph.D.

Crystal T. Laura, Ph.D. – teacher, activist, author – will discuss her new book, Being Bad: My Baby Brother and the School-to-Prison Pipeline, a riveting account of her younger brother’s odyssey through school and to prison. She makes an eloquent and urgent argument that schools can only succeed with all of our children when they are built on a foundation of “love, justice, and joy,” a pursuit she describes as “dangerous and worthwhile.”

Crystal T. Laura, Ph.D. is an assistant professor of educational leadership and co-director of theCenter for Urban Research and Education at Chicago State University, and a volunteer teacher at St. Leonard’s Adult High School for formerly incarcerated men and women. Among her publications are Being Bad: My Baby Brother and the School-to-Prison Pipeline (2014) and Diving In: Bill Ayers and the Art of Teaching Into the Contradiction (co-edited with Isabel Nunez and Rick Ayers, 2014). By day, she explores teacher education and leadership preparation for learning in the context of social justice with the goal of training school professionals to recognize, understand, and address the school-to-prison pipeline. During the second shift, she co-parents two marvelous boys who give her work in the field of education particular urgency.

Mar
4
Wed
The Throwaways: Film Screening & Filmmaker Discussion @ Maxwell Auditorium
Mar 4 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
The Throwaways: Film Screening & Filmmaker Discussion @ Maxwell Auditorium | United States

Please join the Department of Sociology and the Department of African American Studies for this public screening of the new documentary film, The Throwaways, followed by a discussion with the film co-directors Ira McKinley and Bhawin Suchak.

For more information on the film or to view its trailer, visit http://throwawaysmovie.com/.

Mar
22
Sun
NABJ-SU presents Jesse Williams @ "The Herg" (Joyce Hergenhan Auditorium)
Mar 22 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Mar
24
Tue
Sanya Richards-Ross @ Grant Audtorium
Mar 24 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Sanya Richards-Ross @ Grant Audtorium | Syracuse | New York | United States

The Caribbean Students Association, She’s the First – Syracuse, Sport Professionals of Color and the Delta Zeta Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.
present
The Woman Behind the Gold: Sanya Richards-Ross

Come and enjoy an evening with four-time Olympic champion Sanya Richards-Ross as she discusses culture, sports, women’s empowerment, and entrepreneurship.

Mar
25
Wed
Truth Be Told featuring Forest Whitaker @ Hendricks Chapel
Mar 25 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Sep
3
Thu
SAS Back-to-School Backpack Fill-Up @ Schine Underground
Sep 3 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
SAS Back-to-School Backpack Fill-Up @ Schine Underground | Syracuse | New York | United States

Beginning Monday, August 31 through Saturday, September 5, The Student African American Society host a school supply drive. The goal is to fill 144 book bags purchased by The Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. with the necessities for any student to excel in academia.

Volunteers will packing the bags on September 3.

Sep
11
Fri
9/11 Remembrance Balloon Release @ Carnegie 114
Sep 11 @ 7:00 pm
9/11 Remembrance Balloon Release @ Carnegie 114 | Syracuse | NY | United States

The Brothers of the Pi Chapter of Lambda Alpha Upsilon Fraternity, Inc. will host a remembrance ceremony for the victims of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. Guest will come together to express how the events of that day affected their lives. Then they will release balloons in remembrance of the ones who now rest.

Sep
19
Sat
Black Cultural Showcase @ Goldstein Auditorium
Sep 19 @ 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Black Cultural Showcase @ Goldstein Auditorium | Syracuse | New York | United States

Ubuntu: Black Leadership Network presents the Black Cultural Showcase. An involvement fair that will feature over 40 Black and Latino student organizations and services. Also enjoy performances by Black Reign Step Team, Black Legacy, Redemption, One World, and DJ Zel. Learn about campus organizations and how you can get involved on campus.

Sep
25
Fri
An Evening with SNL’s Kenan Thompson @ Goldstein Auditorium
Sep 25 @ 8:00 pm
An Evening with SNL's Kenan Thompson @ Goldstein Auditorium | Syracuse | New York | United States

University Union and SU’s Parents Office present: “A Night with SNL’s Kenan Thompson!”

Student tickets available for $5 at the Schine Box Office. Family member tickets will be available for $15 online.

Nov
7
Sat
“Laugh Till You Turn Blu” ft. Mike Epps @ Goldstein Auditorium
Nov 7 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm
"Laugh Till You Turn Blu" ft. Mike Epps @ Goldstein Auditorium | Syracuse | New York | United States

The Thrillin’ Theta Xi Chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc. Presents:
The 5th Annual Comedy Show “Laugh Till You Turn Blu” ft. Mike Epps

Proceeds will be donated to the Good Life Youth Foundation!

The first 500 tickets purchasers for the comedy get a free GLOW PARTY ticket!