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Noliwe M. Rooks on her new book A Passionate Mind in Relentless Pursuit: The Vision of Mary McLeod Bethune In conversation with Jeanne Theoharis

Posted on October 17th, 2024 · Posted in Book Discussions
“Rooks restores [Mary McLeod Bethune] to the canon of fierce Black freedom fighters. . . . Rooks' redefining biography is essential reading.” —BooklistRoosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion of A Passionate... Read more

Geraldine Ferraro: Paving the Way— A Film Screening and Conversation About the Ascent of Women in Politics

Posted on October 9th, 2024 · Posted in Public Programs
Monday, October 21 ... Read more

Hope for the Unhoused Featuring Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass in conversation with Hon. Carolyn B. Maloney

Posted on October 9th, 2024 · Posted in Public Programs
Roosevelt House is proud to present the Mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass, about the accomplishments and challenges of her first year in office, and the critical issues facing urban leaders nationwide. The first woma... Read more

A Chance to Harmonize: How FDR’s Hidden Music Unit Sought to Save America from the Great Depression―One Song at a Time

Posted on October 9th, 2024 · Posted in Public Programs
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion of A Chance to Harmonize: How FDR’s Hidden Music Unit Sought to Save America from the Great Depression―One Song at a Time by award-winning author and American music scholar, Sher... Read more

What’s at Stake in November? A Hunter Faculty Forum on the 2024 Presidential Election

Posted on September 26th, 2024 · Posted in Public Programs
The Roosevelt House Public Po... Read more

Violence Against the LGBTQ Community—Then and Now: A Screening of the 2002 film The Laramie Project and Conversation with Director Moisés Kaufman

Posted on September 25th, 2024 · Posted in Film Screenings, LGBTQ Center Program
Wednesday, October 9 5:00PM: Reception 5:30PM: Screening 7:00PM: Post-screening discussion   Screenin... Read more

American Voices: The Sandra Cisneros Symposium at Hunter College

Posted on September 12th, 2024 · Posted in Public Programs
Please join us as Roosevelt House—together with Hunter College’s Office of the President and MFA in Creative Writing Program—celebrate the artistry of the great Sandra Cisneros on the 40th... Read more

The Youth Vote in 2024 and Beyond: Engaging Gen Z Through Social Media and Mobile Voting

Posted on September 9th, 2024 · Posted in Public Programs
Book Signing and Pizza to Follow By 2028, Gen-Z and Gen-Alpha will be the largest group o... Read more

The Feminister — Film Screening

Posted on September 6th, 2024 · Posted in Film Screenings, Human Rights Program Events
Please join us for a film screening of The Feminister which follows the career of former Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallström, the first to institute "feminist foreign policy" which has since been adopted by a number of countries around... Read more

Celebrating a New York Icon: Kenneth Sherrill’s Research and Impact on New York State Politics

Posted on September 3rd, 2024 · Posted in LGBTQ Center Program
A groundbreaking scholar, activist, and longtime professor of political science at Hunter College, the late Kenneth Sherrill (1942-2023) was the first out gay elected official in New York State. A former Democratic District Leader, and pioneer of the... Read more