Hush No More!: Domestic Violence, Sexual Abuse and Trauma in the Black Community
The Baton Foundation, Inc., in collaboration with Hush No More! and Comfort in The Storm, will host a film screening and community conversation about domestic violence, sexual assault and abuse, and trauma in the Black community. This program is free, but registration is required. The Problem Studies show that every 98 seconds someone is sexually […]
Hush No More!: A Documentary
The Baton Foundation, Inc., in collaboration with Hush No More! and Comfort in The Storm, will host a film screening about domestic violence, sexual assault and abuse, and trauma in the Black community. This program is free, but registration is required. The Problem Studies show that every 98 seconds someone is sexually assaulted. 1 in […]
Wakanda Forever: Remembering the Life and Work of Chadwick Boseman
The Baton Foundation will host a community discussion to celebrate Chadwick Boseman’s life and extraordinary work. This program is free. Registration is required. About the Program The world seemed to stop, if only briefly, when Chadwick Aaron Boseman died on August 28, 2020. His short life was exceptional and steeped in history. Over the course […]
Homemade Citizenship: All But Inviting Injury
The Baton Foundation is thrilled to host an author discussion about American citizenship vis-à-vis the Black experience in the United States. This program is free, but registration is required. Program Narrative Even when they embody everything the nation claims to respect, Black people cannot count on being treated like citizens. Simply consider the Black soldiers […]
Contagions of Empire: A Conversation With Professor Khary Polk
The Baton Foundation is excited to host an author discussion with Professor Khary Polk about his recently published book, Contagions of Empire. This program is free, but registration is required. About the Book Contagions of Empire: Scientific Racism, Sexuality, and Black Military Workers Abroad, 1898-1948 (University of North Carolina Press, June 2020) examines how the movement […]
White Too Long: The Legacy of White Supremacy in American Christianity
The Baton Foundation, in partnership with the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, is excited to offer a discussion and Q & A with Dr. Robert Jones about his book, White Too Long. This program is free, but registration is required. About the Book Drawing on history, public opinion surveys, and […]
Remembering Our Future: Relying on Each Other to Restore Hope & Healing
The Baton Foundation, in partnership with the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, is honored to host a lecture on hope and healing by Dr. Joyce E. King. This program is free, but registration is required. About the Program Sankofa (the Adinkra symbol pictured above) teaches us that it is not […]