 W. E. B. Du Bois Center to Reflect on Democracy this SeasonDuring the event community members met the center’s first Executive Director Ny Whitaker and Michael Blake, the inaugural visiting scholar in democracy.  Du Bois Freedom Center Welcomes New Executive DirectorThe chance to educate people about the legacy of civil rights pioneer W.E.B Du Bois drew Ny Whitaker to become the first executive director of the Du Bois Freedom Center.  W.E.B. Du Bois Honored on 59th Anniversary of His DeathA hallmark of the event was the release of waters from Accra that Berkshire NAACP President Dennis Powell collected during his 2019 trip for the "Year of Return," which marked 400 years of the arrival of the first documented enslaved Africans in Jamestown, Va., and 400 years of African resilience.  W.E.B Du Bois Center to Host Elizabeth Freeman RoundtableThe roundtable will take place Friday, Aug. 19, at 4 p.m. at Dewey Hall. A reception will follow the roundtable. |
