Malcolm X Day Concert This Saturday 5.18
AIC BULLETIN
Honoring the
Legacy of Malcolm X -- El Hajji Malik El Shabaaz
in a panel discussion followed by a live performance by
Jazz Explosion
Date: Saturday, May 18th @ 6:30pm
Venue: American Islamic College Auditorium
640 W Irving Park Rd Chicago, IL 60613
Join us for a timely conversation as we reflect on the life and legacy El Hajji Malik El Shabaaz with a panel followed by a live performance by Jazz Explosion, an ensemble of some of Chicago's best, seasoned artists who have performed and recorded with Jazz legends, Max Roach, Elvin Jones, and Ramsey Lewis. This musical program is set to be a true reflection, expression, and celebration of Black, Muslim, and Muslim-adjacent contributions to American music and culture. Music selections include some of Br. Malcolm's favorites.
Proceeds will go to support urban development and international relief aid.
Panelists:
Dr. Lynne Muhammad, Instructor of Biology at AIC
PhD from Loyola University Chicago. Founder of The STREAM Lab, a hands-on interactive program to help youth, ages of 8-15, learn how to integrate skills learned in school into a cohesive tool for solving problems. Serves as the chair of the science department at Whitney Young Magnet High School where she has taught for more than 16 years.
Dr. Kim Searcy, Associate Professor of History at Loyola University Chicago Teaches courses on Islam, Islam in East Africa, African history, slavery in Muslim Africa, and Islam in the African American experience.
Tarek Khalil, JD, Attorney & Activist
UIC and John Marshall Law School Graduate. Board member and Education Coordinator with the American Muslims for Palestine (AMP-Chicago). With AMP, Tarek lectures on topics such as modern Palestinian history, Middle East politics, and Palestinian rights under international law.
SUGGESTED DONATION:
General Admission: $20
Student Rate: $15
Kids 12 and under: Free
For those with financial hardship, give what you can: Free / ∞
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the College restructured the event to welcome Jazz Explosion. Keeping in the spirit of El Hajji Malik El Shabazz (Malcolm X) and the cause for humanitarian aid to the suffering peoples of Gaza and Sudan central to this event, the College brings you a program that reflects the College's commitment to social justice and human rights for all.
Please join us for a stimulating panel discussion and a musical performance that is sure to provoke the senses.
Proceeds will be donated.
Tuesday, May 21st @ 6:30pm
Join Rebekah Coffman for a presentation on the Chicago Sacred initiative at the Chicago History Museum. This discussion will explore how religion is central to the unique urban history of Chicago, share CHM’s approach to religious histories, and describe methods for partnering in telling accurate and authentic religious and community stories through collections, exhibitions, digital initiatives, and programs.
Date: Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Time: 6:30 PM
Venue: Virtual on Zoom
Registration:
Free, registration required.
Speaker Biography:
Rebekah Coffman is a historian, preservationist, and curator currently serving as curator of religion and community history at the Chicago History Museum where she leads the Chicago Sacred initiative. Her interdisciplinary work is at the intersection of religious identity and the built environment and explores themes of tangible and intangible heritages in material and visual culture through place-based, community-centered approaches.
Tuesday, May 28th @ 6:30pm
Speaker Biography:
Ibrahim N. Abusharif, PhD, is an associate professor in residence in the Journalism and Strategic Communication Program. His fields of research include narrative journalism, religious studies, and the decolonization of storytelling. Specifically, his academic interests include the study of the intersections of religion and media, particularly digital media disruptions and their effects on contemporary religious authority. He also researches the origins, promulgation, and effects of key journalistic framing terminologies used in prominent Western news sources in their coverage and reportage of the Middle East and Muslim minorities in the West.
Date: Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Time: 6:30 PM
Venue: In-Person, AIC 640 W Irving Park Rd Chicago, IL 60613
Registration:
Free, registration required.
More About Dr. Abusharif:
Born and raised in Chicago, he studied the biological sciences as an undergraduate, and later he received his master’s from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism and his doctorate in religious and Islamic studies from the University of Wales Trinity Saint David.
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