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SUMMARY:Black History Saturday School CommuniVersity
LOCATION:African American Research Library and Cultural Center\nAfrican Am
 erican Research Library and Cultural Center
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DESCRIPTION:AARLCC is hosting the best and brightest experts on Black hist
 ory to our community to promote intergenerational learning in a family-fri
 endly environment..\nhttps://broward.libnet.info/event/14271269
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>The African American Research Library and 
 Cultural Center continues its award-winning Black History Saturday School 
 with its CommuniVersity Series. AARLCC is hosting the best and brightest e
 xperts on Black history in our community to promote intergenerational lear
 ning in a family-friendly environment.</p>\n<p>Open to participants ages 1
 3 and up. Registration is required. Space is limited.</p>\n<p>CommuniVersi
 ty Story Time will be available for participants ages 5 to 12.</p>\n<p></p
 >\n<p><img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/broward/
 AARLCC/Communiversity_Logo_FINAL.png" width="1000" height="294" alt="" sty
 le="display: block\; margin-left: auto\; margin-right: auto\;" /></p>\n<ul
 >\n<li>Session 1: Saturday\, October 4\, 2025\n<ul>\n<li>&ldquo\;Liberatio
 n Through Literacy: Black Education\, Resistance\, and the Freedom to Read
 " with Dr. Tameka Hobbs. This intergenerational education program explores
  the enduring legacy of Black educational resistance and the transformativ
 e power of literacy. From the clandestine lessons of Mary Peake and the ci
 phering traditions on plantations\, to the intellectual leadership of Fred
 erick Douglass\, Dorothy Porter Wesley\, and Carter G. Woodson\, participa
 nts will trace the arc of Black learning as a form of liberation. Dr. Hobb
 s is a historian and the Regional Manager of Broward County's African Amer
 ican Research Library and Cultural Center.&nbsp\;</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul
 >\n<p><img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/broward/
 AARLCC/tbh_headshot.jpg" width="161" height="242" alt="" style="display: b
 lock\; margin-left: auto\; margin-right: auto\;" /></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Session
  2: Saturday\, November 15\, 2025\n<ul>\n<li>"Diop's Radical Reimagining o
 f African Cultural Identity and Its Blueprint for a Stable Economy" with D
 erek Davis.\n<p>This workshop integrates Diop's insights on African cultur
 al identity\, rooted in Black Egyptian civilization\, with the African Mod
 e of Production. It reveals how Africa pioneered universal knowledge (e.g.
 \, in science and philosophy) and developed unique\, collective societal s
 tructures. This distinct societal blueprint\, often mislabeled as "Asian\,
 " demonstrates Africa's unique economic and political evolution\, offering
  a powerful counter-narrative to Eurocentric historical frameworks and a m
 odel for stable\, collective governance. This radical re-imagining fosters
  self-knowledge\, challenges historical distortions\, and empowers a colle
 ctive vision for future progress. Derek T. Davis is a writer\, history buf
 f\, lecturer\, and community activist who is a promoter and advocate of Af
 rican American culture and history in South Florida. Before his retirement
 \, he managed several top-notch African American facilities in South Flori
 da. Including the Black Archives History and Research Foundation of South 
 Florida\, exhibits and programs at the African American Research Library a
 nd Cultural Center\, and the Old Dillard Museum. He continues to be a cons
 ultant and organizer of local community projects.</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n</li>
 \n</ul>\n<p><img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/br
 oward/AARLCC/Headshots/Derek_T__Davis.jpg" width="222" height="275" alt=""
  style="display: block\; margin-left: auto\; margin-right: auto\;" /></p>\
 n<ul>\n<li>Session 3: Saturday\, December 6\, 2025\n<ul>\n<li>"The History
  and Future of Generational Wealth" with Dwayne Rayner. Explore how genera
 tional wealth has been built\, lost\, and reimagined in America. Drawing o
 n three decades of experience in Wall Street banking\, corporate finance\,
  venture capital\, and impact investing\, this presentation will highlight
  practical strategies for individuals\, families\, and communities to crea
 te lasting legacies. It blends history\, financial insight\, and a vision 
 for a more inclusive future of wealth-building. Dwayne Rayner\, a Fort Lau
 derdale native with over 30 years of experience in finance\, is the Managi
 ng Director of Renaissance Capital Advisors\, LLC\, a business advisory an
 d investment firm. After earning his MBA from the Wharton School of Busine
 ss\, he worked at leading firms including Enron\, Solomon Brothers\, and J
 P Morgan as an M&amp\;A banker\, and later served as Director of Social Im
 pact Investing at the Wayfarer Foundation\, a family office funding early-
 stage entrepreneurs and mission-driven ventures. These roles have given hi
 m a well-rounded perspective on building wealth across sectors. In additio
 n to his professional leadership\, Dwayne has served for over 20 years as 
 Curriculum Director and Board Member of Youth About Business\, reflecting 
 his deep commitment to preparing young people for financial and entreprene
 urial leadership. Passionate about advancing financial literacy\, he conti
 nues to dedicate his work to bridging finance\, community\, and opportunit
 y for future generations.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p><img src="https://
 static.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/broward/AARLCC/Dwayne_Rayner.jpg
 " width="193" height="253" alt="" style="display: block\; margin-left: aut
 o\; margin-right: auto\;" /></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Session 4: Saturday\, January 
 24\, 2026\n<ul>\n<li>" The Jeanes Supervisors of Florida: Her-stories of B
 lack Women Educator Organizing And Advocacy As The Next Needed Thing" with
  Dr. Melanie Acosta. In this Black History Saturday School lesson\, teache
 rs will engage the communiversity in the story of the Jeanes Supervisors\,
  a cadre of Black women teachers responsible for revolutionizing education
  in the South in the 1900s. The Jeanes Supervisors&rsquo\; motto was\, &ld
 quo\;to do the next needed thing&rdquo\;\, and community-building in the s
 choolhouse and community was a powerful component of their professional wo
 rk. As a Communiversity\, teachers and students will work together to (re)
 member the Jeanes Supervisors in ways that can offer a source of order and
  action in the current education landscape.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p>
 <img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/broward/AARLCC
 /Headshots/Melonie_Acosta_sm.jpg" width="250" height="167" alt="" style="d
 isplay: block\; margin-left: auto\; margin-right: auto\;" /></p>\n<p></p>\
 n<ul>\n<li>Session 5: Saturday\, February 7\, 2026\n<ul>\n<li>"From Sun Ra
  to Wakanda: A Journey Through Afrofuturism" with Dr. Sondra Washington. J
 oin us for an exploration of Afrofuturism\, a cultural\, artistic\, and ae
 sthetic movement that blends elements of science fiction\, fantasy\, magic
 al realism\, and technology with Black history and culture. Afrofuturism i
 s more than a genre of literature and art&ndash\;it is a way of reclaiming
  the past\, reimagining the present\, and forging new\, empowering visions
  of the future for Black people. This talk will take you on an engaging jo
 urney through the world of Afrofuturism\, from its origins in the &ldquo\;
 cosmic jazz&rdquo\; of Sun Ra to the global phenomenon of Marvel&rsquo\;s 
 Black Panther and beyond. Dr. Sondra Bickham Washington is assistant profe
 ssor of American literature at Wilkes Honors College of Florida Atlantic U
 niversity where she specializes in African American literature\, Black gir
 lhood studies\, and digital humanities. Her work appears in Xavier Review\
 ; Palimpsest: A Journal on Women\, Gender\, and the Black International\; 
 and most recently as a digital humanities book titled Beyond NOLA: Explori
 ng Zora Neale Hurston in Bogalusa\, Louisiana's Magic City. Currently\, sh
 e is writing a monograph highlighting problematic literary representations
  of Black girls and the way these depictions reflect and impact the real l
 ives of African American female children and adolescents.</li>\n</ul>\n</l
 i>\n</ul>\n<p><img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/
 broward/AARLCC/Headshots/sondra_washington_sm.jpg" width="250" height="250
 " alt="" style="display: block\; margin-left: auto\; margin-right: auto\;"
  /></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Session 6: Saturday\, March 7\, 2026\n<ul>\n<li>"'Talk 
 That Talk': Celebrating African American Vernacular Traditions" with Dr. R
 egis Fox. Join us as we explore African American Vernacular Traditions\, s
 ome of the most unique cultural products of the African diaspora. Together
 \, we will unpack some of the most compelling examples of the genre\, incl
 uding spirituals\, work songs\, folktales\, and the blues. We will examine
  how these texts come to life through ritual and performance\, as well as 
 how they operate as sites of creative expression and survival. Regis M. Fo
 x\, Associate Professor of English at Florida Atlantic University\, earned
  a Ph. D in English from the University of California\, Riverside. Her pri
 mary research interests include Nineteenth-Century American Literatures\, 
 Feminist Theory\, and African-American Literary and Cultural Studies. She 
 released her first book\, <em>Resistance Reimagined: Black Women's Critica
 l Thought as Survival</em> (University Press of Florida) in 2017.</li>\n</
 ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p><img src="https://static.libnet.info/frontend-images
 /editor/broward/AARLCC/Regis_Fox.jpg" width="127" height="190" alt="" styl
 e="display: block\; margin-left: auto\; margin-right: auto\;" /></p>\n<p><
 /p>\n<ul>\n<li>Session 7: Saturday\, April 11\, 2026\n<ul>\n<li>"The Genes
 is of Carver Ranches\, Florida" with Cynthia Strachan Saunders of the Bowl
 es-Strachan House. See\, hear\, and read about the birth of a planned Blac
 k community in unincorporated Broward County and the Black folks who settl
 ed there in the 1940s and 1950s. Cynthia Strachan Saunders is a singer\, s
 ongwriter\, author and historian. In the music world\, she is known as Jus
 &rdquo\; Cynthia. Presently\, she is the owner and curator of the Bowles-S
 trachan Historical Resources Center\, in the City of West Park\, Florida.<
 /li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p><img src="https://static.libnet.info/fronten
 d-images/editor/broward/AARLCC/Headshots/cynthia_strachan_saunders_sm.jpg"
  width="250" height="333" alt="" style="display: block\; margin-left: auto
 \; margin-right: auto\;" /></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Session 8: Saturday\, May 2\, 2
 026\n<ul>\n<li>"Legal Giants of Broward County" with Carlisa Russell. Lega
 l Giants of Broward County offers an engaging exploration into the remarka
 ble legal and civic contributions of W. George Allen and Alcee Hastings. P
 articipants will review how these figures shaped desegregation\, fostered 
 political representation\, and strengthened institutional equity. This cou
 rse encourages critical reflection on their legacies and how individual le
 adership intersects with broader systemic change. Carlisa Russell Ed.S is 
 an educational specialist of 22 years who has worked to support the develo
 pment and implementation of progressive learning environments\, responsive
  leadership practices\, and equitable access to educational engagement opp
 ortunities for all students.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p><img src="https
 ://static.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/broward/AARLCC/Headshots/Carl
 isa_Russell_sm.jpg" width="250" height="273" alt="" style="display: block\
 ; margin-left: auto\; margin-right: auto\;" /></p>\n<p></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ses
 sion 9: Saturday\, June 6\, 2026\n<ul>\n<li>"What You Need to Know about t
 he Caribbean" with Calibe Thompson of Island SPACE Caribbean Museum.\n<p>&
 ldquo\;What You Need to Know about the Caribbean: Threads of Freedom&rdquo
 \; with Calibe Thompson of Island SPACE Caribbean Museum will trace the sh
 ared roots and routes of African-descended peoples across the Caribbean an
 d the United States. From the transatlantic slave trade to independence mo
 vements\, migration\, and cultural exchange\, this session explores how Ca
 ribbean history and heritage are deeply interwoven with Black American ide
 ntity. Attendees will gain a richer understanding of the resilience\, crea
 tivity\, and global impact of the Caribbean diaspora. Calibe Thompson is t
 he co-founder and executive director of Caribbean arts nonprofit Island SP
 ACE Caribbean Museum. She is a Jamaican-American entrepreneur&mdash\;telev
 ision producer\, award-winning publisher\, author and speaker&mdash\;leadi
 ng an organization whose mission is to elevate the profile of Caribbean ar
 t\, history and culture in every form throughout South Florida and the bro
 ader diaspora.&nbsp\;</p>\n</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<p><img src="https:
 //static.libnet.info/frontend-images/editor/broward/AARLCC/Calibe_2022_Off
 icial_Photo_RGB_close.jpg" width="229" height="159" alt="" style="display:
  block\; margin-left: auto\; margin-right: auto\;" /></p>\n<p></p>\n<p sty
 le="text-align: center\;"><strong>A Service of the Broward County Board of
  County Commissioners</strong></p>\nhttps://broward.libnet.info/event/1427
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