Africana Studies Symposium

A recording of Africana Studies Department's Annual Symposium

Africana Studies Inaugural Symposium 2024

Visiting Scholar: Dr. Eddie S. Glaude Jr., James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor of African American Studies at Princeton

Host and Moderator: Dr. Michael C. Mason, Inaugural Chair of Africana Studies at Berklee

April 12, 2024 at David Friend Recital Hall

Dr. Eddie Glaude addressed the Berklee community regarding his book Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own, which takes an exhaustive look at Black communities, the difficulties of race in the United States, and the challenges we face as a democracy. He authored this book during the COVID-19 pandemic and it coincides with the centennial birthday of author/social activist James Baldwin in 2024.

Watch a recording of the event below.