Shawnasia Black ’08, MSCP ’09
Co-Leader of CBAA
Joanna da Cunha-Semedo ’15, M.A. ’16
Co-Leader of CBAA
Janette Ekanem ’09, MPA ’10, J.D.
Co-Leader of CBAA
Johnna Plunkett-Chappell ’09, M.S.
Co-Leader of CBAA
Inez Williams-Gaye ’07
Co-Leader of CBAA
Ask Questions or Get Involved
Have general questions, want to share feedback or an event idea, or interested in getting involved, receiving community-specific emails, and CBAA updates? Please email us at cbaa@clarku.edu, fill out this brief survey, or send it to fellow alumni who might be a good fit.
![Co-founders of the Clark Black Alumni Association](https://s28151.pcdn.co/alumni/wp-content/uploads/sites/255/2023/05/Untitled-design-16-535x340.png)
Events
Upcoming Events:
- Juneteenth Event information coming soon
More Heritage and Identity Events at Clark
Throughout the year, the CBAA hosts a variety of events, both in-person and virtually. Recent events include:
- Alumni & Friends Virtual Book Club, Black History Month: Kindred by Octavia Butler.
- Company One Theatre and the CBAA Present: “The Boy Who Kissed the Sky”
- A Celebration of Race & Redemption: A Virtual Juneteenth Event
- BIPOC Affinity Social at Reunion Weekend
- Black History Month Alumni & Friends Virtual Book Club
- Cocktails and Conversation with the CBAA
- “can i touch it?” Performance and Clark reception
- A Celebration of Race & Identity in the Arts (A Juneteenth Event)
Recent Events
![Photo of a group of attendees at the "can i touch it?" Performance and Clark Reception](https://s28151.pcdn.co/alumni/wp-content/uploads/sites/255/2023/02/Awesome-group-photo-650x400.jpg)
Alumni gathering at “can i touch it?” performance and Clark reception at the Strand Theatre, Dorchester, MA
![Screenshot from CBAA Juneteenth event. Image of Professor Toby Sisson sharing a photo of artwork. Test reads: Mary Lee Bendolph, American, born 1935](https://s28151.pcdn.co/alumni/wp-content/uploads/sites/255/2023/03/Screenshot-2022-06-16-191027-650x400.png)
Professor Toby Sisson’s slide from her co-curated exhibit Us Them We | Race Ethnicity Identity discussed in “A Celebration of Race & Identity in the Arts: A Juneteenth Event”
![Photo of two women at the "can i touch it?" Performance and Clark Reception](https://s28151.pcdn.co/alumni/wp-content/uploads/sites/255/2023/02/Karleen-Porcena-CBAA-with-Summer-scaled-e1677687691982-650x400.jpg)
Karleen P. Porcena ’09, Co-Founder of the Clark Black Alumni Association (left) with Summer L. Williams ‘01, M.A.Ed. ’02, Director of “can i touch it?” and Co-Founder of Company One Theatre (right) at “can i touch it?” performance and Clark reception
![Professor Power-Greene discussing his novel, “The Confessions of Matthew Strong” at the 2023 Juneteenth event](https://s28151.pcdn.co/alumni/wp-content/uploads/sites/255/2023/06/Speaker-Photo-650x400.png)
Professor Power-Greene discussing his novel, “The Confessions of Matthew Strong” at the 2023 Juneteenth event
![Photo of two women at the "can i touch it?" Performance and Clark Reception](https://s28151.pcdn.co/alumni/wp-content/uploads/sites/255/2023/02/Margo-Foreman-right-scaled-e1677687670994-650x400.jpg)
Margo R. Foreman, Clark’s Vice President and Chief Officer of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (right) with an alumni at “can i touch it?” performance and Clark reception
![Photo of Sasha Abby VanDerzee ’00 and Summer L. Williams ’01, M.A.Ed. ’02 at the "can i touch it?" Performance and Clark Reception](https://s28151.pcdn.co/alumni/wp-content/uploads/sites/255/2023/02/Sasha-right-and-Summer-with-flowers-from-President-Fithian-1-e1677687630198-650x400.jpeg)
Co-Founders of Company One Theater at “can I touch it” performance and reception: Sasha Abby VanDerzee ‘00, Company One Board President (left) and with Summer L. Williams ‘01, M.A.Ed. ’02, Director of “can i touch it?” (right)
![Screenshot from CBAA Juneteenth event. Image of Professor Toby Sisson sharing a photo of artwork by Rashid Johnson, American, born 1977, Untitled (Anxious Red), 2020 Oil pigment stick on paper](https://s28151.pcdn.co/alumni/wp-content/uploads/sites/255/2023/03/Screenshot-2022-06-16-192910-650x400.png)
Slide from Professor Toby Sisson’s presentation on her co-curated exhibit Us Them We | Race Ethnicity Identity discussed in “A Celebration of Race & Identity in the Arts: A Juneteenth Event”
Contact Information
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