Eric Williams Memorial Lecture Series Archive

2021

Friday, April 9th- Living the Legacy from Trinidad and Tobago and Beyond: A conversation with Erica Williams Connell and Dr. Arnold Rampersad, moderated by Dr. Lorraine Leu

Friday, April 16th- Bridging Community Knowledge and Scholarship: Dr. Carole Boyce Davies on the Genesis of the Eric Williams Memorial Lecture, moderated by Dr. Jennifer Wilks

Friday, April 23rd- Apex of Change: Intersecting the Academic, Historic and Political: A conversation with Sir Hilary Beckles on the international effect of Eric Williams's work, moderated by Dr. Minkah Makalani

Friday, April 30th- Calypso as an Art Form of Resistance: A conversation between calypsonian Drs. Hollis "Chalkdust" Liverpool and Meagan Sylvester

2022

Thursday, April 14- “One Person, No Vote: How Voter Suppression Is Destroying Our Democracy" by Dr. Carol Anderson, Professor of African American Studies, Emory University

2023

Tuesday, April 4- "Revolutionary Winds..." by renowned scholar, activist/organizer, teacher, and writer Dr. Angela Davis