African American Heritage House Lecture Series
The African-American Heritage House (AAHH) an organization, informed by the African American Experience, committed to strengthening Chautauqua by encouraging and welcoming diversity, fostering honest conversations, and adding new voices to the programmatic mix. The AAHH is proud to bring quality programming with unique perspectives to the Chautauqua Institution.
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AAHH Wes Moore
Originally broadcast at 1:00 p.m. ET Friday August 6, 2021.
Wes Moore, currently a candidate for governor of Maryland, previously served as the Chief Executive Officer of Robin Hood, one of the largest anti-poverty forces in the nation. He is a bestselling author, a combat veteran, and a social ...
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AAHH Steve Capers
Originally broadcast at 1:00 p.m. ET Friday, July 30, 2021.
Steve Capers’ career as a comedy impresario began while vacationing on Martha’s Vineyard, enjoying a day at the island’s famed Inkwell Beach. It was in 2009, that the managing partner of Knock-Knock Comedy Productions had the idea to pr...
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AAHH Andre Perry
Originally broadcast at 1:00 p.m. ET Friday August 13, 2021.
African American Heritage House Lecture. Andre Perry, sr. fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program, Brookings Institution
About Chautauqua Institution: Chautauqua Institution is a community on the shores of Chautauqua Lake in southwestern ...
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AAHH Carl Hart
Originally broadcast at 1:00 p.m. ET Friday, August 20, 2021.
African American Heritage House Lecture. Carl Hart, Ziff Professor of Psychology (In Psychiatry), Depts. Of Psychology and Psychiatry, Columbia University
About Chautauqua Institution: Chautauqua Institution is a community on the sh...
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AAHH Rev. Shantell Hinton Hill
Originally broadcast at 1:00 p.m. ET Friday, August 27, 2021.
Rev. Shantell Hinton Hill
About Chautauqua Institution: Chautauqua Institution is a community on the shores of Chautauqua Lake in southwestern New York state that comes alive each summer with a unique mix of fine and performing arts,...
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AAHH DeRay Mckesson
Originally broadcast at 1:00 p.m. ET Friday, July 23, 2021.
*Please note that a small portion of the Q&A was edited due to technical difficulties.
DeRay Mckesson is a civil rights activist focused primarily on issues of innovation, equity and justice. Born and raised in Baltimore, he graduated ...
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Imagining a More Inclusive Chautauqua
Originally broadcast at 1 p.m. ET Friday, July 16, 2021.
Amit Taneja, senior vice president and chief inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility (IDEA) officer, Chautauqua Institution
Erroll Davis, president, African American Heritage House at Chautauqua
Ted First, board director, African ...
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AAHH Paula Madison
Originally broadcast at 1:00 p.m. ET Friday, July 2, 2021.
Paula Madison
About Chautauqua Institution: Chautauqua Institution is a community on the shores of Chautauqua Lake in southwestern New York state that comes alive each summer with a unique mix of fine and performing arts, lectures, inte...
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AAHH Rev. Dr. Heber Brown III
Originally broadcast at 1:00 p.m. ET Friday, July 9, 2021.
Rev. Dr. Heber Brown III
About Chautauqua Institution: Chautauqua Institution is a community on the shores of Chautauqua Lake in southwestern New York state that comes alive each summer with a unique mix of fine and performing arts, lec...
