Join Us in welcoming Dr. Noliwe Rooks

Join us for a conversation with Dr. Noliwe Rooks as she discusses, "A Passionate Mind in Relentless Pursuit: The Vision of Mary McLeod Bethune". Dr. Rooks will discuss the life and legacy of one of America’s towering educators, a woman who dared to center the progress of Black women and girls in the larger struggle for political and social liberation. 

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Date:
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Time:
6:30pm - 7:30pm
Location:
Barbara M. Donnellan Auditorium
Library:
Central Library
Audience:
Events for Adults Events for High Schoolers
Categories:
Author Talk Book Discussion
Calendar:
Arlington Public Library

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About the author

Dr. Noliwe Rooks is the L. Herbert Ballou University Professor of Africana Studies, and the chair of Africana Studies at Brown University. Her work explores how race and gender both impact and are impacted by popular culture, social history and political life in the United States. She works on the cultural and racial implications of beauty, fashion and adornment; race, capitalism and education, and the urban politics of food and cannabis production. She coined the term “segrenomics,” in "Cutting School: Privatization, Segregation, and the End of Public Education".  

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