Annual Low Lecture - Rhonda Y. Williams
Black Power and Black Lives Matter
Dr. Rhonda Y. Williams, " 'Everybody is So Hysterical and Panic Stricken...': Grasping Black Power in the 20th Century"
James Baldwin wrote: "I have never known a Negro all my life who was not obsessed with black power." And Rep. Shirley Chisholm (D-NY) stated: "Everybody is so hysterical and panic stricken because of the adjective that precedes the word power -- "black."
So, what of this complicated term, "black power"?
In her talk, based on her book *Concrete Demands*, Dr. Rhonda Y. Williams will examine some of the roots, routes, and expressions that have comprised the vigorous search for Black Power in the 20th century -- both before and after the familiar popularization of the term in 1966 -- and discuss why it's still relevant today.
All welcome, reception at 5 pm in the History Department, 5th floor Fine Arts North, talk at 6 pm in Public Policy 105.