Upcoming Events

2022

• Panelist, “Race: A necessary Dialogue in America” SYMPOSIUM in Conjunction with Freedom Summer of ‘64 AWARD CEREMONY, National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, 50 E Freedom Way, Cincinnati, OH 45202, September 22, 2022, 5:30 p.m.

• Presentation to 107th on Racial Categories and Health/Wellness at the Annual Meeting and Conference of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), Montgomery, Alabama, September 30, 2022

• Black History Walk. Saturday, October 8, from 10am to 12pm, kicking off at 717 Madison. Presenting at Margaret Garner Mural, painted on the floodwall at the foot of the Roebling Bridge, Covington, Kentucky. Times: 10:15am, 11am, 11:45am.

• “An Overview of The MCRC Project: An Interdisciplinary Collaboration.” Spotlight on Scholarship, Northern Kentucky University, George and Ellen Rieveschl Digitorium, Griffin Hall October 27, 2022

Previous Events

2022

• Art Exhibition at Xavier University Art Galleries featuring art of MCRC artist Monica Namyar—specifically 11 sculptures representing racial categories and traumas out of which each were born. July 7 - July 31, 2022

• “Artists’ Responses to Racial Discrimination and Violence,” SOS ART Cincinnati at Art Academy of Cincinnati, July 7, 2022

• Presentation to Our Beloved Community, Trinity Church, Covington Kentucky on Racial Classification’s Role in Systematic Racism, June 26, 2022

• John Mercer Langston, Race and the City Art Project, SOS Art, Mt Auburn Presbyterian Church, May 14

• Workshop, Beyond Black and White: An Interactive Workshop, Anthropologists and Sociologists of Kentucky, April 23

• Breakout Session Presentation, Unraveling Race: Re-Righting the Stories We Tell, Securing the Future Conference, Leadership Council for Nonprofits, Cincinnati, Ohio, April 20

• Presentation, What is Your Race? eLearning to Advance Racial and Ethnic Diversity Friendly University Initiative, Northern Kentucky University, March 24

2021

• Let Our Loss Be Heard Dance Performance, Woodward Theater, The Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center (IJPC) Fund Raiser, November 11

• Why Mourn? Telos Table group, Lebanon, Ohio, October 25

• Screening and Q & A of Why White? and I am White Like You, Right Mom?  Sacred Conversations Group, a collaboration involving St. Phillip, Saint Mark’s, St. John’s Worthington and First Unitarian Universalist, October 16

• Anderson Churches of Racial Unity, presentation & showing of “I am White Like You, Right Mom?” September 21

• MCRC films, Why White? and I Am White Like You, Right Mom? in the Primary Lineup for The 18th Annual Cincinnati Fringe Festival! June 4th - June 19th

• The Emotional Force of Race (curated with India Sada) Interactive Exhibition, Visual and In-person, 18th Annual Cincinnati Fringe Festival! June 4th - June 19th (Interactive Exhibit Currently on Know Theater Website)

• The Art of Storytelling. Workshop, Cincinnati Fringe Festival June 5

• Sacred Conversations Group, a collaboration involving St. Phillip, Saint Mark’s, St. John’s Worthington and First Unitarian Universalist, Columbus, OH, May 11

• The Emotional Force of Race, an exhibition curated in true collaboration by Joan Ferrante (Sociology) and India Sada (Creative Writing) in The SOTA Community Showcase Atrium, September 30, 2020 - April 15, 2021

• The Color of Religion, 2021 Lenten Zoom Series. Hosted by Dr. Prince Brown, Jr. Christ Church Cathedral, Presented Draft version of Why White? March 10

• The Art of Anti-Racist Community Engagement at the Anti-Racism Community Engagement Virtual Conference, Greater Cincinnati Service Learning Network, February 5

• Podcast SOTA Saturdays. Guest (with India Sada) Kicking-off, a live virtual tour of the new Atrium space featuring the MCRC exhibit, The Emotional Force of Race, February 1 from 11-12 VIA Zoom (Matt Albritton as Host)

• Moderator, Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library on May 13, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. Timothy Thomas’ life/legacy, the 2001 uprising, and race relations today in Cincinnati

• Film Showing of Let Our Loss Be Heard, 6 by 6, Script Howard Center for Civic Engagement, January 28

2020

• June 4, 2020 Leadership Cincinnati USA, “Both Shores” event, presentation & showing of film clips from Let Our Loss Be Heard documentary

• April 21, 2020 Six@Six Lecture Series, online presentation & showing of Let Our Be Heard – Margaret Garner Story

• Feb. 25, 2020 Hyde Park Des(s)erts Series, The Justice Ministry of Hyde Park Community United Methodist Church, presentation & showing of Let Our Loss Be Heard – The Margaret Garner Story

• Jan. 28, 2020 Northern Kentucky University, Digitorium, Griffin Hall showing of Let Our Loss Be Heard – the dance with analysis by two trauma therapists

2019

• Nov. 29, 2019 Six@Six Lecture Series, Covington, KY, presentation and screening of film clips from several documentaries https://www.mourningthecreationofracialcategoriesproject.org/6-6-lecture

• Nov. 18, 2019 Clermont County Library, Milford, OH, presentation & screening of Let Our Loss Be Heard – the Margaret Garner Story

• Oct. 2019 Racial Reconciliation Forum, Christ Church, Covington, KY, Screening of Let Our Loss Be Heard – the Margaret Garner Story 

• Sept. 18, 2019 Anderson Churches for Racial Unity, presentation & showing of The Categories Black & White 

• June 7 & 8, 2019 Area Choreographers Festival, Aronoff Center, Cincinnati, OH, live dance performance of Let Our Loss Be Heard – the Margaret Garner Story

• Feb. 17 & 24, 2019 Sunday Conversation of Race, Christ Church, Cincinnati, OH, Live poetry reading, film clips showing, and discussion 

• Jan. 20-21, 2019 Electric Revival Lock-In Focus on Racial Reconciliation, Diocesan of Lexington Youth Retreat, Christ Church, Covington, KY, presentation & screening of documentary film clips 

• The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), presentation & screening of Part 2: Let Our Loss Be Heard and Robert and Margaret Garner Branch Heritage Tour

• Cathedral Basilica of Assumption, Covington, KY, presentation & screening of Part 2: Let Our Loss Be Heard

• Women Writing for (a) Change, presentation, screening, and workshop of Part 2: Let Our Loss Be Heard 

• Anderson Churches for Racial Unity, presentation, screening, and Q&A Let Our Loss Be Heard

2018

• Nov. 29, 2018, Six@Six Lecture Series, presentation ‘New Ways of Seeing Race Through the Creative and Performing Arts, sponsored by NKU’s Scripps Howard Center for Civic Engagement at The Carnegie, Covington, KY

• Oct. 12, 2018. Hyde Park Community United Methodist, screening and Q & A The Categories Black and White

• Sept. 17, 2018, Anderson Churches for Racial Unity, screening and Q & A of The Categories Black and White 

• Aug. 11, 2018, Sacred Conversations Group, a collaboration involving St. Phillip, Saint Mark’s, St. John’s Worthington and First Unitarian Universalist, Columbus, OH, screening and Q & A of The Categories Black and White 

• April 27, 2018 Indian Hill High School students, faculty and staff, workshop on race at NKU University Center 

• April 6, 2018, Newport History Museum, Screening and Q & A of The Categories Black and White Screening, hosted by Scripps Howard Center for Civic Engagement 

• March 11, 2018, The Ohio Association for College Admission Counseling Annual Meeting, Keynote Address, “Racial Classification in the U.S.”, Columbus, OH

• March 11, 2018, The Ohio Association for College Admission Counseling Annual Meeting, Fireside Chat About Race, Columbus, OH, 

• ‘Just Desserts’ Hyde Park Community United Methodist, MCRC Project presentation, 2018

• Northern Kentucky University Board of Regents “Joint Finance & Policy Committee” Mourning the Creation of Racial Categories Project presentation

2017

• Dec. 9, 2017 National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, presentation and screening of Part 1: The Categories Black and White