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On Not Standing a Chance: Black Life and (the Problem of) the Object | Biko Mandela Gray

Cultural & Special Programs November 21, 2018

Biko Mandela Gray delivers the Fall 2018 Ferris E. Reynolds Lecture in Philosophy. Gray offered the following overview of his lecture: Tamir Rice never stood a chance— in life or death. Timothy Loehmann’s statement demonstrates, the 9-1-1 call’s “description was of a black male,” who, once Loehmann saw Rice, “appeared to be over 18 years […]

Why Black Lives and the Movement Matter

Teaching & Learning Technologies November 3, 2016

An Elon Law audience of students and community members take part in philosophical conversations about race, justice and privilege during a panel discussion featuring prominent local voices in the Black Lives Matter movement. The panel features: Toussaint Romain, Assistant Public Defender, Charlotte/Mecklenburg County Robert Randolph Jr., Lecturer and Director of the Writing Center, North Carolina […]

Stand Your Ground | Kelly Brown Douglas

Center for the Study of Religion, Culture, & Society April 25, 2016

Kelly Brown Douglas is a professor of religion at Goucher College with areas of expertise in Women’s Theology and Sexuality & Black Church studies. In her “Stand Your Ground” lecture, she addresses the evolution of the Black Lives Matter campaign and the construction of the black body historically, and in today’s society. (343)

We Won’t Wait | #BlackLivesMatter as Lament | Tiya Bolton

Teaching & Learning Technologies January 21, 2016

Tiya Bolton is campus staff with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship at Elon. Her reflection talks about the significance of the Black Lives Matter movement, clarifying the difference between Black Lives Matter and All Lives Matter, and explaining Black Lives Matters in terms of biblical and prophetic lament. Her remarks were part of this year’s multi-faith worship […]