South to Freedom: Runaway Slaves to Mexico and the Road to Civil War
The Baton Foundation, in partnership with the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, will host a lecture about the confluence of Mexican and United States history during the antebellum era. This program is free to the public, but registration is required. About the Book South to Freedom: Runaway Slaves to Mexico […]
Black Boys in the 21st Century: The Importance of Cultural Heritage Training
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 children than to repair broken men. ~Frederick Douglass Orientation Overview Initiated in 2016, The Baton Foundation is excited to host its sixth annual Cultural Heritage […]
En Pointe: A Conversation with Ashton Edwards
The Baton Foundation, in partnership with CNP and the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, is excited to present a facilitated conversation between ballet dancer Ashton Edwards and Daryl Foster. This program is free to the public, but registration is required. NOTE: All times are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). You may register […]
Slavery, Fatherhood, & Paternal Duty
The Baton Foundation, in partnership with the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, is thrilled to offer a special Father’s Day lecture about Black fatherhood throughout the nineteenth century—during and after Black enslavement. This program is free to the public, but registration is required. About the Book In Slavery, Fatherhood, & […]
Black Language Matters: The Role of Linguistics in Addressing Social and Racial Inequality
The Baton Foundation, in partnership with the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, is excited to offer a lecture about language and social and racial inequity. This program is free to the public, but registration is required. About the Program What role does language play in the Black Lives Matter movement? […]
The Ledger and the Chain
The Baton Foundation, in partnership with the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, will host a lecture about the domestic slave trade in the United States—sometimes referred to as the second Middle Passage. This program is free to the public, but registration is required. About the Book The terrors inflicted upon […]
Walk with Me: Fannie Lou Hamer’s Challenge to America
The Baton Foundation, in partnership with the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, will host a lecture about famed civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer. This program is free to the public, but registration is required. About the Book Kate Clifford Larson brings a stirring reappraisal of Fannie Lou Hamer’s life […]
How the Streets Were Made: Housing Segregation and Black Life in America
The Baton Foundation, in partnership with the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, will host a lecture about housing segregation and Black life in the United States. This program is free to the public, but registration is required. About the Book In How the Streets Were Made: Housing Segregation and Black […]
Philip Payton: The Father of Black Harlem
The Baton Foundation, in partnership with the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, will host a lecture about real estate entrepreneur Philip Payton and the intersection of race, self-advancement, social justice and capitalism. This program is free to the public, but registration is required. About the Book At the turn of […]
“Ground Crew” Essay Contest
CONTEST NARRATIVE For more than half a century, the Civil Rights Movement has been remembered, in large part, by the narratives schools, media, and cultural institutions have promulgated with regards to the Movement’s icons. Dr. King and Rosa Parks often are at the center of those narratives, and for good reason. The struggle to secure […]
In Pursuit of Knowledge: Black Women and Educational Activism in Antebellum America
The Baton Foundation, in partnership with the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, will host a lecture about the struggle Black women and girls faced in Antebellum America to secure their educational rights. This program is free to the public, but registration is required. About the Book In In Pursuit of […]
Satirical Racism: Afro-Brazilian Activism
The Baton Foundation, in partnership with the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, will host a lecture about Afro-Brazilian satirical racism. This program is free to the public, but registration is required. About the Program This lecture presents satire, irony, and parody as a means to contest racist structures through media […]