Apr. 28
6:00–7:00 pm
Zoom
Attend a talk and poetry session with Elizabeth Adetiba and E. Nina Jay.
Elizabeth Adetiba is a doctoral student and National Science Foundation Graduate Fellow in the Department of Sociology at Columbia University. Her dissertation examines the presence and impact of anti-Black sentiment in the medical scholarship concerning the origins of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Prior to pursuing her doctoral studies, Elizabeth worked as a journalist and fact-checker, with her work on police violence, gender violence, and criminal justice featured in HuffPost, Slate, The Nation, and The Black Youth Project.
E. Nina Jay describes herself as “a Black, Lesbian, Womon, Writer who uses poetry as a tool of survival and to break silences around all forms of violence against gurls and womyn, with particular focus on the intersections of race, sexuality, and poverty. "As a survivor of incest and rape, I believe womyn and gurls can create powerful community to fight against the violence and constant degradation that weaves itself into every facet of our lives, by breaking silences and unraveling shame.”
This event is sponsored by UChicago's Equal Opportunity Programs. Attendees may use this Zoom link to join the event.