Remaking the Republic
The Baton Foundation will host a lecture about Black politics and the creation of American citizenship. This program is free to the public, but registration is required. About the Book […]
Howard Thurman’s Atlanta: Nonviolence, Civil Rights, and Mystical Thought
The Baton Foundation will host a conversation about the role Atlanta played in the life and work of Howard Thurman. This program is free to the public, but registration is […]
King: A Life
The Baton Foundation will host a conversation with author Jonathan Eig about his new biography of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This program is free to the public, but […]
Afro-Hispanic Painter Juan de Pareja
The Baton Foundation will host a lecture about the Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibit, Juan de Pareja, Afro-Hispanic Painter (April 3 – July 16, 2023). This program is free to […]
Georgia’s Long Struggle Toward Democracy: The Role of the Press, Then and Now
The Baton Foundation will host a lecture about the role of Black press leaders in Georgia’s ongoing struggle for democracy. This program is free to the public, but registration is […]
Celebrating the Season…Honoring Self
The Baton Foundation will host a virtual expressive arts workshop to help center us during the holiday season. This program is free to the public, but registration is required. About […]
America’s Black Capital
The Baton Foundation will host a lecture about how African Americans remade Atlanta in the Shadow of the Confederacy. This program is free to the public, but registration is required. […]
Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum
The Baton Foundation will host a conversation with journalist and author Antonia Hylton about her new book that centers mental illness, slavery, and racial segregation in the United States. This […]
Get Off My Neck
Auburn Avenue Research Library 101 Auburn Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA, United StatesThe Baton Foundation will host a lecture about the injustices and racial inequities in the U.S. criminal legal system. This in-person program is free to the public, but registration is […]
Before the Movement
The Baton Foundation will host a conversation about the hidden history of Black civil rights. This program is free to the public, but registration is required. About the Book In […]
Black Elders: The Meaning of Age in American Slavery and Freedom
The Baton Foundation will host a lecture about the importance of Black elders during the eras of enslavement and emancipation. This program is free to the public, but registration is […]
Blackness in Mexico
The Baton Foundation will host a lecture about the efforts underway in Mexico to recognize African-descendant Mexicans as a distinct cultural group. This program is free to the public, but […]