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Festival 2024 Playlist

Orquesta Afinke LIVE on the New Haven Green

Orquesta Afinke
Orquesta Afinke is a remarkable Spanish musical band comprising ten seasoned music veterans. Afinke, a traditional Spanish slang widely used by musicians, represents a musical group...

Carrie Ashton LIVE ON THE NEW HAVEN GREEN

Connecticut native Carrie Ashton imbues rock n’ roll with raw energy, gritty vocals, and unabashed lyrics. Just a few bars of her songs will have you stomping to the beat in no time. You may remember...

WOMEN NAVIGATING THE NEW NORMAL: EXPLORING PRISON RE-ENTRY

An honest discussion about the difficulties women face when returning home after prison, between Babz Rawls-Ivy and Tiheba Bain, who have been through the experience.

NEW HAVEN PRIDE CENTER DAY OF ACTION ON RACIAL JUSTICE - Welcome & Reading by Andrea Jenkins

To welcome and to set the tone for the second Day of Action for 2022, we kick-off the day’s programming with a special artistic presentation by Transgender poet and political leader Andrea Jenkins....

NEW HAVEN PRIDE CENTER DAY OF ACTION ON RACIAL JUSTICE - Pushing Back Against Invisibility : Queer Asian Representation

Similar to the straight community, Asian representation within the Queer Community is nearly nonexistent. We must do better as a community of uplifting our Queer Asian siblings. In this panel we will...

NEW HAVEN PRIDE CENTER DAY OF ACTION ON RACIAL JUSTICE Panel : Closing the Generational Wealth Gap : How do we Empower Queer BIPOC Entrepreneurs?

Queer Entrepreneurship is on the rise as our state and country solidify LGBTQ+ arts with laws of protection and equality. Similar to the straight community however, generational wealth gap for BIPOC...

COMMUNITIES OF CARE: LOVE & SOCIAL JUSTICE - ANDREA JENKINS IN CONVERSATION

Minneapolis city council president Andrea Jenkins made national headlines in 2017 after becoming the country’s first out Black trans person elected to public office. In 2022 she created history again...

NEW HAVEN PRIDE CENTER DAY OF ACTION ON RACIAL JUSTICE Keynote : Health Equity & the Queer Racial Justice Movement

Dr. Justin B Terry-Smith, DrPH is an Air Force disabled veteran and a recognized HIV/AIDS activist and public health expert. He is also a proud Black LGBTQ+ Jewish man. In this conversation, Dr....

CULTIVATING COMMUNITY THROUGH BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Business entrepreneurs Jason Sobocinski, founder and owner of Black Hog Brewing Company, and Alisha Crutchfield-McLean, founder and owner of BLOOM, New Haven’s newest lifestyle hub, unite for a...

The History of Graffiti

A film screening of "Black Book Graffiti: Word Write Large" and a talk back with James Top, CEO of The Odd Partners Graffiti Crew. The film features black graffiti pioneers like Charmin 65, the first...

UN(RE)SOLVED TALK

In this virtual event, director and immersive artist Tamara Shogaolu, the creator of Un(re)solved, will discuss the installation in conversation with artist and filmmaker Thomas Allen Harris. The...

Felon - An American Washi Tale

Alone in solitary confinement, a teenager called out to the men in the hole with him: “Somebody, send me a book!” Moments later, Dudley Randall’s The Black Poets slid under his cell door. Those pages...

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