African American Heritage House

Winthrop Rockefeller’s Hill describes push for equitable Arkansas in final AAHH talk

by Max Zambrano on August 27, 2021

MAX ZAMBRANO - STAFF WRITER Hill The Rev. Shantell Hinton Hill won’t stop until her mission for equity is complete. Born a half-hour north of Little Rock in Conway, Arkansas, Hill is an equity officer

For AAHH, Columbia psychology professor Hart set to discuss what to focus on instead of drug use in society

by Max Zambrano on August 22, 2021

MAX ZAMBRANO - STAFF WRITER Hart Forget drug use. Let’s look at other problems. That’s the perspective of Carl L.

Brookings’ Andre Perry to discuss systemic devaluation of property in Black neighborhoods for AAHH lecture

by Sarah Vest on August 13, 2021

SARAH VEST - STAFF WRITER Perry Wealth in America has its roots in land ownership, with branches that reach forward

Wes Moore to give virtual AAHH talk on empathy in ‘return’ to Chautauqua

by Sara Toth on August 6, 2021

SARA TOTH - EDITOR Moore Wes Moore is no stranger to Chautauqua. He first spoke as part of the Institution’s

Steve Capers to discuss humor in life, finding purpose in online lecture

by Max Zambrano on July 30, 2021

MAX ZAMBRANO - STAFF WRITER Caper For nearly three decades, Steve Capers has lived in the world of comedy. In

‘To bring light back into her eyes:’ with new marker dedicated to Cottage bearing Phillis Wheatley’s name, part of Chautauqua’s past ‘no longer lost’

by Laura Philion on July 23, 2021

LAURA PHILION - COPY & DIGITAL EDITOR The Phillis Wheatley Cottage Marker is unveiled by artist Louise Mandumbwa, left, and Elaine Davis on Wednesday at the intersection of Harris and Palestine. DAVE MUNCH / PHOTO

Campaign Zero co-founder DeRay Mckesson to discuss actions people can take at local level

by Nick Danlag on July 23, 2021

NICK DANLAG - STAFF WRITER Mckesson DeRay Mckesson has been a leading voice in the Black Lives Matter movement for

AAHH leaders Davis, First, with IDEA officer Taneja, to discuss inclusion efforts at Chautauqua in online panel

by Laura Philion on July 16, 2021

LAURA PHILION - COPY & DIGITAL EDITOR Taneja Following the last-minute cancelation of Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock’s lecture, Chautauqua’s African

FCT and African American Heritage House to present Anna Deavere Smith’s ‘Twilight’ with actor Regan Sims

by David Kwiatkowski on July 16, 2021

DAVID KWIATKOWSKI - STAFF WRITER Regan Sims rehearses her one-woman show on Friday July 9, 2021 in Smith Wilkes Hall.

Media exec Paula Madison to open AAHH series with talk on week’s China theme

by Nick Danlag on July 2, 2021

Madison NICK DANLAG - STAFF WRITER As a mixed-race Chinese-Jamaican American, Paula Madison says she wants to talk more about

UNC professor James Johnson to speak on certain uncertainty, disruptive demographics

by Jamie Clarkson on August 26, 2020

Throughout its history, the United States has undergone numerous demographic shifts — but James Johnson believes that with attention and care, these shifts can be leveraged in the hyper-competitive global economy. Johnson Johnson will present

Lincoln Institute president George McCarthy to speak on racism in land policy

by Jamie Clarkson on August 12, 2020

In 1933, the Home Owners Loan Act allocated emergency financial relief to homeowners struggling through the Great Depression. But this

Rev. Robert M. Franklin speaks on internalized racism and the importance of dialogue

by Jamie Clarkson on August 6, 2020

When the Rev. Robert M. Franklin, Jr. studied the initial community responses to The Mirror Project — an online conscience-building

Institution, AAHH announce the CHQ Mirror Project: a democratic online platform for community discussion on racism

by Jamie Clarkson on July 25, 2020

On a typical summer day in Chautauqua, neighbors retreat from the sun under the covered porches of Victorian homes. There,