CLICK HERE: Blacks in America: 400 Years Plus, Featuring Wesley Bell

Black Struggle, Resiliency, and Hope for the Future

Keynote speech by the Hon. Wesley Bell, St. Louis County Prosecutor

Performances by: Missouri AME Conference Choir, Better Family Life’s K.Y.P.E. dance troupe, and more!

This event is FREE and open to the public, parking is free in any of the university garages.

PLEASE RSVP at blacksinamerica.eventbrite.com

This event is part of a three-part trilogy to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Africans in the United States.
The 400 Years Plus Trilogy will explore various aspects of Black experience, struggle and resiliency from historical and current perspectives. It will also reflect on Black contributions, identity and progress in the next century, serving as a time and space for fellowship, celebration and inspiration.

Save the date for upcoming events in the trilogy:

June 2 - 2019 Civil Rights: Past and Present
November 10 – 2019 Freedom Now

This initiative is being led by Professor Jack Kirkland, co-founder of Black Studies at Washington University in St. Louis. Professor Kirkland is an internationally known scholar who lectures, consults and writes on the African-American family and social and economic development.