Hampton University News April 13, 2021 Hampton University in Partnership with the Hampton Roads Community Foundation Presents: Unmasking Peninsula Examining Race- and Gender-Based Trauma, Offers Workshops and Community Resources Unmasking Peninsula (#UnmaskingPeninsula) convenes virtually on April 23 and 24; the two-part dialogue and workshop series will investigate race, racism, gender discrimination, and how these issues impact the Peninsula community and the greater Hampton Roads region. #UnmaskingPeninsula is presented by Hampton University in partnership with the Hampton Roads Community Foundation. Unmasking Peninsula - co-created by Dr. Sarita McCoy Gregory, an assistant professor of Political Science in Hampton University's School of Liberal Arts and Education, and Samantha Willis, an award-winning writer, independent journalist, and co-founder of The Unmasking Series - is the fourth Unmasking program in the state of Virginia, including, most recently, Unmasking Hampton Roads in 2019 (unmaskinghr.org<http://news.hamptonu.edu/release/unmaskinghr.org>). #UnmaskingPeninsula includes: Part I - April 23, 6:00 to 8:00, features two-panel sessions - one focused on race-based trauma, and the other on gender-based trauma - when two groups of leading scholars, mental health professionals, and community advocates engage in meaningful dialogue about these important topics impacting communities of color in the Peninsula and Hampton Roads region. TV personality, HU Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications professor and co-host of Coast Live April Woodard, moderates these panel sessions. Panelists include: Dr. Faye Barner, co-founder of the National Association of Black Counselors; Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, Vanderbilt University sociology professor and author; Dr. Karen Ward, Hampton University theatre and criticism professor; Jasmine Guy, actress and director; and many more. Part II - April 24, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m., invites attendees to put learning into action by participating in professionally facilitated, virtual workshops, gaining tools to understand, address, and heal race- and gender-based trauma. A virtual exhibition, spanning both days of the series, features art, music, and performances by Hampton University students and Teens with a Purpose. This creative digital space rounds out the #UnmaskingPeninsula program and offers attendees a chance to engage in small group dialogues in real-time about their experiences. The HBO Max film "On the Record" - about Black women's experiences with sexism, sexual harassment, and misogyny in the music industry - will be available for attendees to view, as well Unmasking Peninsula was co-created by Dr. Sarita McCoy Gregory, an associate professor in Hampton University's School of Liberal Arts and Education, and Samantha Willis, an award-winning writer, independent journalist, and co-founder of The Unmasking Series. This is the fourth Unmasking program in the state of Virginia, including the most recent, Unmasking Hampton Roads (2019). The series, which Willis began in Richmond in 2016, was inspired by the poem "We Wear the Mask" by African-American writer and poet Paul Laurence Dunbar . For more information visit: https://home.hamptonu.edu/UnmaskingPeninsula/ To register for this virtual discussion visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/manage/events/150252955635/details Many thanks to #UnmaskingPeninsula Presenting Partner: -Peninsula Community Foundation of Virginia Many thanks to #UnmaskingPeninsula Community Partners: -Asian Business Association of Hampton Roads -College of William & Mary Center for Racial & Social Justice -Filipino American National Historical Society, Hampton Roads Chapter -Hampton Roads Diversity & Inclusion Consortium -National Association of Black Counselors -National Coalition of 100 Black Women Inc., Tidewater Chapter -Teens with a Purpose -YWCA of South Hampton Roads Sandra M. Phoenix HBCU Library Alliance Executive Director Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library 111 James P. Brawley Drive SW Atlanta GA 30314 404-978-2118 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) http://www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> Honor the ancestors, honor the children and those yet to come. Building Capacity for Humanities Special Collections at HBCUs - Become an ally and partner with us to protect, preserve and share a more authentic record of American history. Follow this link http://hbculibraries.org/humanities-2019.html for more information. Follow this link http://hbculibraries.org/ and click on the Donate Now button to invest in this project. Your support is appreciated. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ and Twitter at https://twitter.com/HBCULibAlliance Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/