Black Heritage Gala

Thursday, February 25
6 p.m. (virtual event)

The theme of this year’s Black Heritage Gala, Change is Coming, reflects recent events and sentiment in society, our community and our campus.

Guest speaker Dorian Harrison, The Ohio State University at Newark professor of teaching and learning, will give a talk entitled “We are Still Here – Continuing Justice Efforts” for the gala. The event will be at 6 p.m. on February 25 via Zoom. It is free and open to the public.

Harrison’s talk will draw examples from historical movements in American society that propelled legislators to change oppressive laws and systems and use them to help guide attendees on the current movement. “Movements for racial justice, economic justice, gender equality, and economic equality have been at the forefront of many changes. We are now  faced with the reality that those efforts are still in motion,” said Harrison.

She will challenge attendees with and answer questions like what makes this time in history different, and what are our hopes for tomorrow? “We must ground ourselves in both distant and more recent histories of social movements for change. Change is still in progress and change is the hope for a new tomorrow,” she said.

Register for the gala at go.osu.edu/blackheritagegala2021.

If you require an accommodation to participate fully, please contact Connie Zang at zang.3@osu.edu. Requests should be made as soon as possible but no later than February 11. Requests will be accepted beyond that date and every effort to provide a needed accommodation will be made.