Please join us for a special event on Tuesday February 20, 2018 from 6-8pm at the downtown TSU Avon Williams Campus Room 354, planned and hosted by CPS students from the Department of Public Administration and the Department of Social Work and Urban Studies. 

We will observe Black History Month through engagement with an important and timely issue confronting Nashville: the changes and challenges associated with gentrification. Neighborhood residents in cities across the country have already experienced patterns of rapid change, which can have both equity and economic effects -- often affecting African American urban communities most dramatically. In this event, we will learn about the experience of those in Portland, Oregon through the documentary selected by the student planning committee, NorthEast Passage. The Willamette Weekly wrote of the film, "NorthEast Passage is a deeply human story, filled with emotion and drama. The film captures many sides of the issues that have divided the community--including racial and socioeconomic debates that have no easy answers." Community, public sector, and nonprofit leaders from Nashville will view the film with us and share their insights. Refreshments will be served.

Hope you can join us for this special College event -- all details including speaker list and location are available at the EventBrite page. Please feel free to bring friends and other members of the community, just remember to RSVP with the number so that we can plan appropriately.  Please direct questions to Dr. Campbell, who is coordinating this event.

Remember to check out TSU's complete list of events celebrating Black History Month, with the theme "Black History is American History," for other great opportunities at our University during the month of February.