Professor Michael Jones-Correa, President's Distinguished Professor of Political Science in a conversation with Fernando Chang-Muy, Thomas O'Boyle Lecturer in law
Talk and Reception
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Speaker: Shadrack Frimpong, C'15, SP2'19
Founder, Cocoa360
The son of a peasant farmer and charcoal seller, Shadrack Frimpong grew up without running water and electricity in rural Ghana and became the first person from his village to attend college in the U.S. He graduated from Penn with Penn highest honor, the President Engagement Prize. Come hear the riveting journey that led him to start Cocoa360, a non-profit organization that helps fund tuition for girls and sustain a community hospital in Ghana.
Since beginning underground in the 1960s, Queer Black and Latinx ball communities have grown to become a safe space for queer youth of color to express themselves freely and have a sense of belonging. In the age of Pose and RuPaul's Drag Race, how does kinship thrive in ball and house communities, and who tells these stories?
A discussion with local ball community members and Philadelphia house legend Michael Melvin concludes the series.
On October 21 join several young LGBT people of color in a discussion of modern ball culture.
Since beginning underground in the 1960s, Queer Black and Latinx ball communities have grown to become a safe space for queer youth of color to express themselves freely and have a sense of belonging. In the age of Pose and RuPaul's Drag Race, how does kinship thrive in ball and house communities, and who tells these stories?
A discussion with local ball community members and Philadelphia house legend Michael Melvin concludes the series on October 28th.
This panel discussion and poetry art presentation will look at visual and textual works which trouble the divisions of states, languages, cultures and genders. The focus will be on contemporary queer artistry in the forms of photography, performance, poetry, anime/manga in queer, trans, Black, Pacific and Asian contexts. Moderated by the Alice Paul Center artist-in-residence Ricardo Bracho.