Humanities Talk: A Space for Black History.

The Historic Trust and Humanities Washington presents Luther Adams — Free Man of Color, a member of the 2024-2026 Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau program, with “A Space for Black History,” at 6 p.m. Feb. 8 at the Red Cross Building, 605 Barnes St., Vancouver. Register for this free event at thehistorictrust.rezdy.com/618595/a-space-for-black-history.

Anger against “critical race theory” and “wokeness” has led to new laws prohibiting what can and cannot be taught to students of all ages, and what books can remain in libraries. Why are there efforts to limit this knowledge? Are some ideas just too dangerous? If so, how do we decide what those are as a society? To counter some of these efforts, Professor Luther Adams – Free Man of Color, uses Black thought, images, and poetry, as well as local history, to create an open space to ask questions about Black history and why it matters to all of us.