2023 Grace Holt Lecture: Foodways and Food Justice in the African Diaspora Featuring Dr. Psyche Williams-Forson

Join the UIC Department of Black Studies to celebrate the legacy of BLST founder, Dr. Grace S. Holt, as well as the achievements of students who are committed to the advancement of the lives of Black people and the field of Black studies.

Following the awards presentation, in this year’s lecture, “I Got Greens, Beans, Tomatoes….and a Little Tofu Too: African American Food Cultures and the Need for Black Food Energy,” our keynote speaker, Psyche Williams-Forson, PhD, will discuss the richness of Black food — as Diasporic, global, and varied — and problematize deficit orient perspectives to Black food. This discuss will encourage us to think broadly about Black communities and food and to recognize the need for Black food energy — food spaces and dialogues that embrace the many facets of who we are as “beautifully human.”

An in-person reception will follow keynote and Q&A.

Please note that there will be an option to attend the awards presentation and lecture virtually. Register to receive the link.

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