Fermilab’s African American/Black Association, Women’s Initiative and the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion are excited to co-sponsor a two-part event to help honor Black History Month. The first event is a book club discussion of “A Black Woman’s Journey from Cotton Picking to College Professor: Lessons about Race, Class, and Gender in America,” by Dr. Menah Pratt-Clarke. The event will be on Wednesday, Feb. 8, from noon-1 p.m. CST. To register, click here (Services log-in required). The second event will feature…
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Fermilab’s African American/Black Association, Women’s Initiative and the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion are excited to co-sponsor a two-part event to help honor Black History Month. The first event is a book club discussion of “A Black Woman’s Journey from Cotton Picking to College Professor: Lessons about Race, Class, and Gender in America,” by Dr. Menah Pratt-Clarke. The event will be on Wednesday, Feb. 8, from noon-1 p.m. CST. To register, click here (Services log-in required). The second event…
On Wednesday, Feb. 1, at 11 a.m., the Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and the African American/Black Association will honor Black History Month by hosting a virtual presentation by James Howard, Executive Director of Black Inventors Hall of Fame Museum. Howard will give a presentation focused on the importance of the museum and showcase some of the inventors. It will also include a virtual walk-through of the museum and a Q&A at the end of the presentation. To register, please…
In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the African American Black Association is sponsoring a coat drive. The AABA is accepting new or gently used coats for any age between Jan. 3 – 27 for the local charity Family Focus of Aurora. Family Focus is an organization that invests in strengthening families and their children in Chicago and NE Illinois to build social capital and achieve upward economic mobility through high-quality innovative programs and services grounded in anti-racism and social justice….
You are cordially invited to join Fermilab’s AABA (African American/Black Association) for a meet and greet with lab director Lia Merminga, acting deputy director for operations Martha Michels and deputy director for science and technology Bonnie Fleming to share your thoughts on the lab’s strategic pillar that focuses on diversifying and empowering our workforce. Please join us for this exciting opportunity on Wednesday, Nov. 16, from 11 a.m. to noon in the Wilson Hall atrium.
In honor of Black History Month, the African American/Black Association (AABA) Laboratory Resource Group will spotlight Fermilab’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and Minority-Serving Institutions (MSI) alumni. This virtual-only event will be hosted via Zoom on Tuesday, Feb. 22, from noon – 1pm CST. HBCUs and MISs are institutions of higher learning established prior to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide collegiate-level educational opportunities for Black Americans who were largely disqualified and/or prohibited from attending established colleges and…
In honor of Black History Month, the African American/Black Association (AABA) Laboratory Resource Group will spotlight Fermilab’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and Minority-Serving Institutions (MSI) alumni. This virtual-only event will be hosted via Zoom on Tuesday, Feb. 22 from noon – 1pm CST. HBCUs and MISs are institutions of higher learning established prior to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide collegiate-level educational opportunities for Black Americans who were largely disqualified and/or prohibited from attending established colleges and…