Mon., March 1, 2012, 7:00pm

Community Conversations with Isabel Wilkerson. Facing History and Ourselves and The Allstate foundation present Isabel Wilkerson, author of The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great. In this book Wilkerson tells the story of 6 million black Americans who fled the South for a new, yet uncertain, life in the North and West. This mass exodus became know as the Great Migration. In The Warmth of Other Suns, Wilkerson tells the story of three who made the journey and shares what compelled them to leave. Conversation will be held at the Fogelman Conference Center at the UofM, 330 Innovation Drive. This event is free and open to the public. Seating is limited, visit facinghistory.org/communityconversations to RSVP. For more information contact Sonji Branch at 901-452-1776 x223. 

Mon., March 19, 2012, 11;00am-1:00pm

University of Memphis: A Campus History Series. Bring your lunch and join CROW, African and African American Studies and the Department of History as we discuss the rich history of the UofM! This discussion is based on UofM history professors Janann Sherman and Beverly Bond’s book University of Memphis: A Campus History Series.  So bring your lunch (light refreshments will be served) and join us in the UC River Room, University Center, UofM .  This event is free and open to the public.  Sponsored by the Center for Research on Women, African & African American Studies, and the Department of History. For more information, please contact crow@memphis.edu or call 678-2770

Fri., April 27, 2012

In honor of CROW's 30th Anniversary, and 100 Years of Women at the University of Memphis, CROW, together with African and African American Studies, and the Department of History, will host a banquet honoring 100 women who made a difference to the University of Memphis. 

Tickets for this event will be on sale soon.  Keep checking the CROW website for  more information, or call 901.678.2770.