Black Space Week 2024 Programming Schedule

#ContainingMultitudes: Join us for these two amazing events

Space Humanities Panel: Join Black In Astro for a discussion on what it means to be a human studying space

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Time: 12:00 - 1:30 pm EDT

We Contain Multitudes Panel Discussion with Dr. Nia Imara and Dr. Jami Valentine

Time: 4:00 - 5:30 pm EDT

Sunday June 16

Come kick off #BlackSpaceWeek with us in this casual meet up to get to know the members of the Black In Astro board along with other members and supporters of the Black In Astro community.

Register to join us on Zoom!

Time: 2:00 - 3:15 PM EDT

Astro-Art Competition Submissions (Opens at the Start of Black Space Week 2024)

#M-Theory - Meet the Hubble Fellows Panel: Join Black in Astro for a discussion with Dr. Arianna Long, Dr. Sinclaire Manning, and Dr. Kiersten Boley about the Hubble Fellowship and post-doctorate life!

Time: 4:00 - 5:30 pm EDT

We are multidimensional beings made of stardust. This year, for #BlackSpaceWeek, the Black In Astro team wants to uplift how our community brings our multidimensional identities and experiences with us into Space. 

The concept of multidimensionality allows us to acknowledge that our identities are not just intersectional, but ever changing and ever evolving based on our lived experiences. Multidimensionality is a way of expressing our constant relationship with everything around us, from the current matrices of oppression to the historical wisdoms of our ancestors, from our individual struggles to our collective liberation. To embrace multidimensionality is to celebrate how we are just as complex and fascinating and worthy of awe as the universe we are traversing. 

Black In Astro is excited #BlackSpaceWeek will provide the opportunity for the Black Space Community to celebrate our multidimensionality and everything that it entails. Starting with the #BSWRollCall and continuing for the rest of #BlackSpaceWeek, we cannot wait to get into #MTheory and what it means to be #AfroDynamic; we will provide a #LiftOff platform to showcase our collective talents and reflect on #ContainingMultitudes; and finish the week by putting on #ForTheCulture and looking towards an #NDimensional future by honoring our past. 

Come join us for #BlackSpaceWeek 2024!

Black Space Week 2024 Programming and Register Links Below

AfroDynamic: Fireside Chat with Professor Sonya Smith
Join Black In Astro for a fireside chat about all things aerospace with Professor Sonya Smith moderated by Sideena Grace!

Time: 12:00 - 1:30 pm EDT

#Liftoff - Join us for these two events:

Time: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm EDT

• Undergraduate Research Showcase: This event will feature 5 -7 minute research poster presentations from Black In Astro undergraduates

Time: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT

• Graduate Research Showcase: This event will feature 8 -10 minute presentations from Black In Astro graduate students