Kwame S. Brathwaite, son of the “keeper of the images” and Black Is Beautiful photographer Kwame Brathwaite, will join Corey D. B. Walker, Wake Forest University professor of the humanities, for an interdisciplinary exploration of Pan-Africanism.
This panel presentation will discuss Marcus Garvey’s influence on social activism, changing conceptions of fashion and beauty, the centrality of jazz and blues to twentieth-century Black cultural identity, and more. Advance registration is required.
This conversation coincides with the exhibition Black Is Beautiful: The Photography of Kwame Brathwaite, on view at Reynolda House through May 8, 2022.
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