Buffalo Blackness: Teaching Beyond the Books
A Webinar for the Community on the History of
the African American Experience in the Queen City
Tuesday, February 28, 2023, online via Zoom, 7:00pm-8:30PM EST
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Buffalo Blackness: Teaching Beyond the Books features local experts on the embedded history of racism in Buffalo, including how architecture, the environment, and food contribute to the issues Black communities in Buffalo still face today - as well as what its possible solutions are. Participants will receive lesson ideas on the impact of racism on the region to integrate in their classrooms.
This is a FREE webinar, however, the Academy for Human Rights suggests a $20 donation so we can continue to offer no-cost webinars to educators and the community. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2023
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panelists
Jillian Hanesworth was born and raised on the East side of Buffalo, NY. She began writing at the age of 7, when she would write songs for her mother to sing in church. She later took a break from writing to successfully pursue educational goals, and worked to obtain a BA in Criminal Justice and Law focusing on reform. In January 2017, Jillian committed herself to social change through art, thus began her poetry career. Since then, Jillian has performed over 200 times, in Buffalo, NYC, Baltimore, Toronto, and everywhere in between. She has let her passion lead her mission empower listeners to take part in demanding and creating sustainable systemic change. Currently, Jillian is the founder of Literary Freedom, LLC, a community activist and organizer, and the first ever Poet Laureate in the history of Buffalo - after she spent two years advocating for the existence of the role. Jillian loves and lives for the community and exemplifies that in all she does.
Learn more about Jillian and her work here.
Learn more about Jillian and her work here.
Allison DeHonney has 20 years of professional service in key areas of Executive Leadership, Project Management, and Business Development. Allison has spearheaded four business endeavors; the latest of which is Urban Fruits & Veggies LLC. and Buffalo Go Green Inc., a non-profit organization. Urban Fruits & Veggies (UFV) has been in operation for five years and is involved with several projects throughout the city of Buffalo and Erie County. UFV has an urban farm and mobile produce market that services food apartheid areas and underserved communities bringing access to healthy fruits and vegetables and nutrition education. UFV sells at local farmers markets weekly from June to October, has a corporate wellness division where they imbed their services into local companies and partner with organizations on wellness initiatives, and offer programming for elementary and high school students where they teach nutrition education and urban farming.
Dr. Henry Louis Taylor, Jr. is a professor at University at Buffalo, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, teaching courses in central city revitalization, urban management, and race, class and gender and the city. His research focuses on a historical and contemporary analysis of distressed urban neighborhoods, social isolation, and race and class issues among people of color, especially African Americans and Latinos and is concerned with the redevelopment of shrinking cities and metropolitan cities, with a focus on social, economic, and racial justice. Dr. Taylor is the founding director of the Center for Urban Studies, which seeks solutions to problems facing metropolitan regions and central cities (including shrinking cities). The center conducts basic and action-based research on community and economic development, focusing on the needs and issues of traditionally marginalized groups.
Sharon R. Amos, PhD is a historian, poet, and author. She received her doctorate at the University at Buffalo in American Studies (Women Studies). Her dissertation is titled, "Whose Dust is Rising?: Literary and Historical Narratives of African American Women." In 2012, she retired from the faculty of UB's Educational Opportunity Center. In 2015, Dr. Amos interviewed 10 African American women, which culminated into the project, "Centenarians: We Have a Story to Tell."