50th Anniversary Celebration of the Institute of African American Affairs & Center for Black Visual Culture

50th Anniversary Celebration of the
Institute of African American Affairs &
Center for Black Visual Culture

The Institute of African American Affairs at NYU was established in 1969, during a period of change and awakenings of cultural, civil and artistic significance on the national and global landscape. To mark the golden anniversary of the Institute, on October 17, 2019, we celebrated with past directors, special invited guests and moments that demonstrated the Institute’s past, present and future. Co-sponsored by Office of the SVP Global Inclusion, Diversity and Strategic Innovation.

50th Anniversary Photo Slidershow

Audience members during the program
IAAA & CBVC 50th Anniversary Celebration, October 17, 2019 - NYU IAAA & CBVC; Photo credit: Terrence Jennings — at NYU Kimmel Center 60 Washington Square South NY NY.
RONALD K. BROWN presents a dance performance
IAAA & CBVC 50th Anniversary Celebration, October 17, 2019 - NYU IAAA & CBVC; Photo credit: Terrence Jennings — at NYU Kimmel Center 60 Washington Square South NY NY.
Actress and Activist ANNA MARIA HORSFORD served as the evening’s hostess
IAAA & CBVC 50th Anniversary Celebration, October 17, 2019 - NYU IAAA & CBVC; Photo credit: Terrence Jennings — at NYU Kimmel Center 60 Washington Square South NY NY.
DEBORAH WILLIS and CHERYL FINLEY present awards to former directors of the IAAA EARL S. DAVIS and MANTHIA DIAWARA
IAAA & CBVC 50th Anniversary Celebration, October 17, 2019 - NYU IAAA & CBVC; Photo credit: Terrence Jennings — at NYU Kimmel Center 60 Washington Square South NY NY.
MANTHIA DIAWARA addresses the audience
IAAA & CBVC 50th Anniversary Celebration, October 17, 2019 - NYU IAAA & CBVC; Photo credit: Terrence Jennings — at NYU Kimmel Center 60 Washington Square South NY NY.
EARL S. DAVIS addresses the audience
IAAA & CBVC 50th Anniversary Celebration, October 17, 2019 - NYU IAAA & CBVC; Photo credit: Terrence Jennings — at NYU Kimmel Center 60 Washington Square South NY NY. IAAA & CBVC 50th Anniversary Celebration, October 17, 2019 - NYU IAAA & CBVC; Photo credit: Terrence Jennings — at NYU Kimmel Center 60 Washington Square South NY NY.
GINA DENT, FARAH JASMINE GRIFFIN, AND ANGELA DAVIS in conversation about Black Feminist Histories
IAAA & CBVC 50th Anniversary Celebration, October 17, 2019 - NYU IAAA & CBVC; Photo credit: Terrence Jennings And audience member looks on
GINA DENT, FARAH JASMINE GRIFFIN, AND ANGELA DAVIS in conversation about Black Feminist Histories.
IAAA & CBVC 50th Anniversary Celebration, October 17, 2019 - NYU IAAA & CBVC; Photo credit: Terrence Jennings — at NYU Kimmel Center 60 Washington Square South NY NY.
An audience member looks on
IAAA & CBVC 50th Anniversary Celebration, October 17, 2019 - NYU IAAA & CBVC; Photo credit: Terrence Jennings — at NYU Kimmel Center 60 Washington Square South NY NY.
Jazz vocalist CANDICE HOYES performs
IAAA & CBVC 50th Anniversary Celebration, October 17, 2019 - NYU IAAA & CBVC; Photo credit: Terrence Jennings — at NYU Kimmel Center 60 Washington Square South NY NY.
Jazz vocalist CANDICE HOYES performs
IAAA & CBVC 50th Anniversary Celebration, October 17, 2019 - NYU IAAA & CBVC; Photo credit: Terrence Jennings — at NYU Kimmel Center 60 Washington Square South NY NY.
DEBORAH WILLIS closes the program with ANNA MARIA HORSFORD and CANDICE HOYES.
IAAA & CBVC 50th Anniversary Celebration, October 17, 2019 - NYU IAAA & CBVC; Photo credit: Terrence Jennings — at NYU Kimmel Center 60 Washington Square South NY NY.
Guests enjoy the evening’s festivities
IAAA & CBVC 50th Anniversary Celebration, October 17, 2019 - NYU IAAA & CBVC; Photo credit: Terrence Jennings — at NYU Kimmel Center 60 Washington Square South NY NY.
(l-r) ANNA MARIA HORSFORD, Actress, Activist, and Hostess for the evening; DEBORAH WILLIS, Professor, Chair of the Department of Photography & Imaging at the Tisch School of the Arts, and Director of the Institute of African American Affairs (IAAA) & Center for Black Visual Culture (CBVC)-New York University; MANTHIA DIAWARA, Professor, and former Director of the Institute of African American Affairs (IAAA)-New York University
IAAA & CBVC 50th Anniversary Celebration, October 17, 2019 - NYU IAAA & CBVC; Photo credit: Terrence Jennings — at NYU Kimmel Center 60 Washington Square South NY NY.
ANGELA DAVIS enjoys a chat with a guest
IAAA & CBVC 50th Anniversary Celebration, October 17, 2019 - NYU IAAA & CBVC; Photo credit: Terrence Jennings — at NYU Kimmel Center 60 Washington Square South NY NY.
DJ APRIL HUNT
IAAA & CBVC 50th Anniversary Celebration, October 17, 2019 - NYU IAAA & CBVC; Photo credit: Terrence Jennings — at NYU Kimmel Center 60 Washington Square South NY NY.
(l-r) DEBORAH WILLIS, Professor, Chair of the Department of Photography & Imaging at the Tisch School of the Arts, and Director of the Institute of African American Affairs (IAAA) & Center for Black Visual Culture (CBVC)-New York University; ANGELA DAVIS; Activist, Author, and Distinguished Professor Emerita-University of California, Santa Cruz CHARLES RANGEL, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives
IAAA & CBVC 50th Anniversary Celebration, October 17, 2019 - NYU IAAA & CBVC; Photo credit: Terrence Jennings — at NYU Kimmel Center 60 Washington Square South NY NY.
CHARLES RANGEL, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives and EARL S. DAVIS, former director of the Institute of African American Affairs (IAAA) at New York University chat
IAAA & CBVC 50th Anniversary Celebration, October 17, 2019 - NYU IAAA & CBVC; Photo credit: Terrence Jennings — at NYU Kimmel Center 60 Washington Square South NY NY.
(l-r) ALLYSON GREEN, Dean, Tisch School of the Arts- New York University; CHIRLANE McCRAY, First Lady of New York City; ELLYN TOSCANO, Senior Director of Programming, Partnerships and Community Engagement for NYU Brooklyn-New York University
Former IAAA Director EARL S. DAVIS and former Representative CHARLES RANGEL chat with New York City’s First Lady CHIRLANE McCRAY
IAAA & CBVC 50th Anniversary Celebration, October 17, 2019 - NYU IAAA & CBVC; Photo credit: Terrence Jennings — at NYU Kimmel Center 60 Washington Square South NY NY.
DEBORAH WILLIS chats with GINA DENT and Dean ALLYSON GREEN
IAAA & CBVC 50th Anniversary Celebration, October 17, 2019 - NYU IAAA & CBVC; Photo credit: Terrence Jennings — at NYU Kimmel Center 60 Washington Square South NY NY.
IAAA & CBVC Director DEBORAH WILLIS chats with New York City’s First Lady CHIRLANE McCRAY
IAAA & CBVC 50th Anniversary Celebration, October 17, 2019 - NYU IAAA & CBVC; Photo credit: Terrence Jennings — at NYU Kimmel Center 60 Washington Square South NY NY.
(l-r) CHERYL FINLEY Inaugural Distinguished Visiting Director-Atlanta University Center Collective for the Study of Art History & Curatorial Studies; CHIRLANE McCRAY, First Lady of New York City; DEBORAH WILLIS, Professor, Chair of the Department of Photography & Imaging at the Tisch School of the Arts, and Director of the Institute of African American Affairs (IAAA) & Center for Black Visual Culture (CBVC)-New York University
IAAA & CBVC 50th Anniversary Celebration, October 17, 2019 - NYU IAAA & CBVC; Photo credit: Terrence Jennings — at NYU Kimmel Center 60 Washington Square South NY NY.