AUGUST 2020 NEWSLETTER
We just finished the 7th Week of Chautauqua’s 2020 Season, and AAHH’s fifth speaker! But that’s not all we’ve been doing! AAHH has been in the Chautauquan Daily, the Chautauqua Grapevine, extensive social media and the topic of many porch meetings as some of us have enjoyed the in-person experience at Chautauqua!
The online Chautauqua platform, CHQ Assembly, has done well. And we can report that the AAHH has enhanced that experience as well.
Here is a quick overview of our speakers.
WEEK THREE
On July 15th, Dr. Fahamu Pecou, an interdisciplinary artist and scholar, brilliantly discussed Notions Of Resistance in Black Art. Dr. Pecou’s presentation received rave reviews from Chautauqua’s Visual Arts leadership and faculty!
WEEK FOUR
Dr. David Danks, from Carnegie Mellon University, followed his panel discussion in the Virtual Amp with an AAHH presentation on the inherent biases in artificial intelligence (AI). His presentation was nontechnical and gave clear direction on how to eliminate bias and provide continuing oversight of complex algorithms.
WEEK FIVE
Dr. Martha Jones, from Johns Hopkins University, gave a stunningly insightful talk detailing 200 Years of Black Female Suffrage. Unfortunately, due to a weather-related power outage, no Q+A followed her talk. Dr. Jones will be in residence at the Institution and will be speaking again during Week Eight, so stay tuned on August 18th at 10:45am EDT.
WEEK SIX
Dr. Meria Carstarphen, former superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools, addressed the challenges of urban education today given societal biases, shrinking budgets, and global pandemics. The title of her speech was The New Reconstruction: Transforming Education for the 21st Century.
WEEK SEVEN
Dr.George W. McCarthy, from Lincoln Institute of Land Policy spoke on the biases built into federal housing and highway programs. The title of his speech was Think Land Policy Is Unrelated to Racial Injustice? Think Again.
EXCITING NEWS FROM AAHH !!
AAHH has indeed helped inspire conversations with Chautauqua's audience to showcase and engage the “best of human values” in 2020.
A mid-2020 record of individuals’ thoughts on racism.
Chautauqua Institution and AAHH initiated the Mirror Project, an opportunity to create a comprehensive discussion to be followed with dynamic recorded interviews with prominent thinkers who have “lived” experience.
Chautauqua Institution, AAHH announce the CHQ Mirror Project (Chautauquan Daily).
See the Mirror discussion to date: chq.org/Mirror
Then, for sure, see the also recent interview by Erroll Davis of Rev Dr. Robert Franklin, Morehouse College President Emeritus.
As if that weren’t all, our President Erroll Davis has been busy receiving significant grants and support!
First, Union Pacific Corporation, in honor of Erroll’s years of service on their board, made an unrestricted grant sufficient to underwrite an entire season of speakers!
Then, Detroit Public Television (DPTV) helped to publicize AAHH’s Chautauqua programming - specifically Meria Carstarphen’s talk on public education - among their 30,000 subscribers!
Additional cash grants have been received throughout the Season as well.
Thank you all for your support!
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