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Friday, March 29, 2024

    • All Day
    • Krannert Art Museum, 500 E. Peabody Drive, Champaign | Main Level, West Gallery and Light Court

    Throughout her process, Jen Everett remixes images of herself in conversation with the materials she collects to talk about Black life, kinship, and collective gathering. Could you dim the lights? is her first solo museum presentation.

  • Illustrated poster featuring a group of Black women writing together at a table.
    • 5:00 pm
    • Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum of World Cultures

    "How was food used as a weapon against African Americans during the civil rights movement in Mississippi? How did African Americans fight back?" Join Dr. Bobby J. Smith II and Monica M. Scott in conversation around Dr. Smith’s book "Food Power Politics: The Food Story of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement."

    • 6:00 - 7:00 pm
    • Spurlock Museum: Community and Collaboration Gallery (CCG) Multipurpose Room