Tea Talks

Sunday, February 7, 2021 | 2:00 – 4:00 PM Racism, Land & The American Farming Landscape Presenters: Reginald Jackson, Emeritus Professor of Communications at Simmons College, MA Lydia Clemmons, President of Clemmons Family Farm, VT Jarrad Nwameme, Farmer & Author, Triple J Farms, NY Moderator: Meghan Howey, Professor in Anthropology, University of New Hampshire  In 1920, there were 949,889 Black farmers. A century later, according to the 2017 Census of Agriculture, only 35,470 remained. This panel will investigate the contributing…

Sunday, February 14, 2021 | 2:00 – 4:00 PM Writing While Black: The Afrofuturistic Writer Presenters:  Nisi Shawl, Author Reynaldo Anderson, Author Sheree Renée Thomas, Author (TBC)  Moderator: Dennis Britton, Department of English, University of New Hampshire, NH In recent years, there has been an uptick, if not an actual surge, of works by science fiction writers of color, a literary genre where Black voices and characters have been historically absent. For writers of color the distinction between science fiction…

Sunday, February 21, 2021 | 2:00 – 4:00 PM Race & Care of the Soul Presenters: Thomas Moore, Author, Care of the Soul Reginald Wilburn, Department of English, University of New Hampshire, NH Moderator: Rev. Lauren Smith, Director of Stewardship and Development at the Unitarian Universalist Association Until the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer in 2020, few questioned the brutal hand of racism as orchestrated through police forces, our legal system, schools, workplaces and other institutions.…

Sunday, February 28, 2021 | 2:00 – 4:00 PM It Happened In New Hampshire: Black History in the Granite State Presenters: Sharon Jones, Singer and Activist Renay Allen, Author Barbara Baker Williams, Reverse Freedom Rider Moderator: Senator David Watters  The first enslaved African arrived in New Hampshire in 1645. There’s a long, rich Black history in the Granite State. Colonial New Hampshire newspapers testify to the state’s slave trade, runaways, abolitionists, and anti-abolitionist activities, followed by conflicting opinions about the…

Sunday, March 7, 2021 | 2:00 – 4:00 PM The Power of Place: Martha’s Vineyard and the Growth of the Black Elite Panelists: Gretchen Sorin, Author Driving While Black;  African American Travel and the Road to Civil Rights. Joanne Dowdell, Senior Vice President Global Government Affairs at News Corp Loren Van Allen,  A Member of the Shearer Family, owners of Shearer Cottage Moderator: Bithiah Carter, President & CEO, New England Blacks in Philanthropy  For Black Americans traveling in the era…

Sunday, March 14, 2021 | 2:00 – 4:00 PM On Shaky Ground: Students of Color in Predominantly White Institutions Presenters: Rekha Mahadevan, Berwick Academy Class of 2023 Grace Morelli, University of New Hampshire Class of 2021,    Curtis Linton, University of New Hampshire Class of 2021, Mechanical Engineer Ken Holmes, Senior Vice Provost for Student Life, University of New Hampshire Moderator: Jada Hebra, Senior Vice President & Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Southern NH University For many students of color, being in…