Bringing a turbulent chapter of Boston’s history to life is 1983 Emerson alumnus Christopher Buck, through his 2018 documentary, Operation Ceasefire, which was presented by the School of Communication inside the Bright Family Screening Room during a public screening and panel discussion last week.
EBONI hosted its 2nd Annual BLK Out Fashion Show on February 15, 2019.
Wes Jackson, Emerson’s Director of the Business of Creative Enterprises program, spoke about the significance of Alicia Keys hosting the Grammy Awards, the relevance of the awards and more.
Recording artist/producer and media literacy educator Juma Inniss ’13 is producing a group of up-and-coming artists with something to say, and he’s bringing them to Emerson College to debut their work at a Diverse Voices in Communication event, sponsored by the School of Communication.
Fifty years after its inception, current and alumni members of EBONI are reflecting on the role the organization has played in making Emerson College more diverse, inclusive, and more responsive to the interests and needs of its growing African-American community.
Emerson College Associate Professor Jabari Asim was recently named the first recipient of the Elma Lewis Distinguished Fellowship in Emerson’s Social Justice Center.
Dr. Tamera Marko Named Executive Director of the Elma Lewis Center for Civic Engagement and Jabari Asim Named Elma Lewis Distinguished Fellow in the Social Justice Center.
Visual and Media Arts Professor Kathryn Ramey’s current production, El Signo Vacio (The Empty Sign), a cinematic ethnography interrogating the U.S. occupation of Puerto Rico, was one of just 50 projects selected out of roughly 5,000 for funding and professional support through a Creative Capital grant.
For me, King’s work is relevant today not because of his poetic calls for us to be better human beings, but because of his deep and searing analysis of what prevents us from being better human beings and a better nation.
During the Fall 2018 semester, the Social Justice Center received 18 reports of bias-related incidents. The vast majority of reports occurred in Emerson classrooms and involved bias based on gender identity and expression, and ethnicity and culture.
