BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//events.la.psu.edu//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:5609-b15eb945150b30d2dfc6ca2eeaceaa6c@events.la.psu.edu DTSTAMP:20260417T194115Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20200601T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20200601T150000 SUMMARY:#COVIDWhileBlackPA DESCRIPTION:\nJoin thought leaders from across the state for a roundtabl e discussion and poetry performance \;addressing the impacts of COVI D-19 on Black lives\, rights and organizing. \;\n\nThe event is free and open to the public\, but participants must register at \;https: //bit.ly/covidPAroundtable \;to receive zoom link.\n\nIn an effort t o identify the potential impacts on voting\, voting rights\, community o rganizing and political representation\, and to explore the historical c ontext of Black responses and resistance to similar moments and challeng es\, the Colored Conventions Project\, Penn State&rsquo\;s Center for Bl ack Digital Research (#DigBlk) and Lenwood Sloan of the Commonwealth Mon ument Project\, an initiative of the The Foundation for Enhancing Commun ities (TFEC)\,* are convening a collaborative of statewide thought leade rs and publics to share insights\, concerns\, information\, and strategi es for addressing the challenges of COVID-19 for Black communities and t o think and act collectively now and in the long term. \;\n\nFEATURE D PARTICIPANTS\n\nSharia Benn\n\nSankofa Theater\, Harrisburg\n\n \; \n\nSam Black \;\n\nHeinz History Center\, Pittsburgh\n\n \;\n\n Tony Collins\, \;\n\n1619 Project\, Lancaster\n\n \;\n\nHarriet Gaston\n\nPenn State Altoona\n\nBlair County African American Heritage A ssociation\n\n \;\n\nIvan Henderson\n\nAfrican American Museum of Ph iladelphia\n\n \;\n\nLeroy Hopkins\n\nAfrican American Historical So ciety of  \;\n\nSouth Central Pennsylvania\n\n \;\n\nShakira Kin g\n\nActivist/Educator \;\n\n \;\n\nTayyib Smith\n\nLittle Giant Creative / Pipeline\, Philadelphia\n\n \;\n\nKelly Summerford\n\nWi lliam Goodridge House\, York\n\n \;\n\ntonya thames taylor\n\nWestch ester University\n\n \;\n\nCorin Wilson\n\nMural Arts Philadelphia&n bsp\;\n\n \;\n\nFEATURED POETS\n\nAmanda Kemp - Poet and Educator - F &\; M University - Lancaster \;\n\nJordan Lewis  \;- PA. Po etry Aloud Winner 2018 \;\n\nMomo St. Claire -  \;Educator and & nbsp\;Philadelphia Poet and Playwright\n\nRaycell Diaz Hernandez PA. Poe try Aloud Finalist - 2019\n\nFor more details: https://events.la.psu.edu /event/covidwhileblack-pa_roundtable/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Join thought le aders from across the state for a roundtable discussion and poetry perfo rmance addressing the impacts of COVID-19 on Black lives, rights an d organizing. 

The event is free and open to the public, but participants must register at https://b it.ly/covidPAroundtable to receive zoom link.

In an effor t to identify the potential impacts on voting, voting rights, community organizing and political representation, and to explore the historical c ontext of Black responses and resistance to similar moments and challeng es, the Colored Conventions Project, Penn State’s Center for Black Digital Research (#DigBlk) and Lenwood Sloan of the Commonwealth Monume nt Project, an initiative of the The Foundation for Enhancing Communitie s (TFEC),* are convening a collaborative of statewide thought leaders an d publics to share insights, concerns, information, and strategies for a ddressing the challenges of COVID-19 for Black communities and to think and act collectively now and in the long term. 

FEATURED PART ICIPANTS
Sharia Benn
Sankofa Theater, Harrisburg
 Sam Black 
Heinz History Center, Pittsburgh
 
Tony Collins, 
1619 Project, Lancaster
 
Har riet Gaston
Penn State Altoona
Blair County African American H eritage Association
 
Ivan Henderson
African America n Museum of Philadelphia
 
Leroy Hopkins
African Ame rican Historical Society of  
South Central Pennsylvania
 
Shakira King
Activist/Educator 
 
T ayyib Smith
Little Giant Creative / Pipeline, Philadelphia
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Kelly Summerford
William Goodridge House, York
 
tonya thames taylor
Westchester University
 
C orin Wilson
Mural Arts Philadelphia 
 
FEATURED POETS
Amanda Kemp - Poet and Educator - F & M University - Lan caster 
Jordan Lewis  - PA. Poetry Aloud Winner 2018  ;
Momo St. Claire -  Educator and  Philadelphia Poet and Playwright
Raycell Diaz Hernandez PA. Poetry Aloud Finalist - 2019< /p>

For more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/covidwhileblack -pa_roundtable/

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