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Scientist of Activism

Exhibit: June 10 – December 3, 2023

The Jerry and Bruce Chappell Family Gallery

Exhibit Opening Event:

Date: Tuesday, June 13, 2023
Time: 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Location: Rubenstein Library 153 (Holsti-Anderson Family Assembly Room)
RSVP: here (free parking-information below!)

Please join us for a celebration of an exhibit, curated by Kamau Pope, honoring the decades-long work of Mandy Carter, a Durham, NC-based Black lesbian feminist activist who has been central in the struggle for social justice, especially nonviolent resistance, Black freedom movements, and queer liberation. The program will include time to view the exhibit, talk with curators, and hear remarks from Mandy Carter and others.

4:30-5:15 p.m.: Exhibit viewing and reception (Chappell Family Gallery, Rubenstein Library)
5:15-6:30 p.m.: Formal program with Mandy Carter and others (Holsti-Anderson Family Assembly Room, Rubenstein Library room 153)

Please RSVP here.

Parking (free):

There will be a parking attendant at lower level of the Bryan Center deck expecting attendees to this event.
Here is a google map with the parking deck pinned in red.
Here is a campus map with walking directions from the Bryan Center deck to the Library.

The exhibit design was created by a Durham, NC-based, Black-owned firm, Kompleks Creative and the typeface was designed by Tre' Seals of V ocal Type.

Women at the Center

Spring, 2023 newsletter: Travel grant recipients; Mandy Carter: Scientist of Activism exhibit and opening event; Rosetta Reitz Musical Archive of Care, and more.

Writing and Talking about Memoir: Little Brother, a Conversation with Sallie Bingham

Cover image from the book titled Little Brother, a Memoir. It is an image of a male child wearing a jacket and dark glasses.

the Bingham Center hosted a conversation with author Sallie Bingham on Thursday, June 9, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. ET. In her latest memoir, Little Brother, Bingham reflects on her youngest sibling, Jonathan, and his all-too brief life. This program will be recorded and shared online. To learn more about this book or to purchase a copy, visit Sarabande Books.

View the recording of this event here.