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  • Black Love: A Celebration of the Village that Raises Us

    The Baton Foundation will host a lecture about Black love and the village that nurtures and sustains it. This program is free to the public, but registration is required. About the Program In recognition of Valentine’s Day, this program will shift the focus away from romantic love to, instead, focus on the love we each […]

  • Hidden in Plain Sight: Black Women and the Civil Rights Movement

    The Baton Foundation will host a lecture about the important role Black women played in the fight for Black liberation from the era of enslavement to the modern Civil Rights Movement. This program is free to the public, but registration is required. About the Program This talk explores why and how Black women involved in […]

  • Expressive Arts Self-Exploration Workshop

    The Baton Foundation will host a virtual expressive arts workshop designed to help attendees explore their inner self. This program is free to the public, but registration is required. About the Workshop The expressive arts combine a variety of practices including writing, music, visual arts, drama, and dance to support self-expression, personal growth and healing. […]

  • Half American

    The Baton Foundation will host a lecture about Black Americans fighting World War II—at home and overseas. This program is free to the public, but registration is required. About the Book Over one million Black men and women served in World War II. Black troops were at Normandy, Iwo Jima, and the Battle of the […]

  • Smile For We

    The Baton Foundation will host a conversation about Black men…and their smiles. This program is free to the public, but registration is required. About the Book The idea for Smile For We was born in response to recent instances of police brutality against Black men around the country. Often depicted as gang members, deadbeat dads, […]

  • The Importance of Cultural Heritage Instruction for Black Boys

    We must impress upon our children that even when troubles rise to seven-point-one on life's Richter scale, they must be anchored so deeply that, though they sway, they will not topple. ~Mamie Till Mobley It is easier to build strong […]

  • Red Hot City

    The Baton Foundation will host a lecture about the policies, politics and economics that led to Atlanta’s racialized gentrification. This program is free to the public, but registration is required. […]

  • Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

    The Baton Foundation will host a lecture about the first book-length autobiography by a formerly enslaved Black woman. This program is free to the public, but registration is required. About […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 the public, but registration is required. About the Program Dr. David Pullins, associate curator in the Department of European Paintings at The Metropolitan Museum of […]