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Monday, March 24<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n “Rulers & Revolutionaries: The Epic Lives of Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Henri Christophe, Haiti\u2019s First Emperor and King”<\/span> <\/em>with Dr. Julia Gaffield (William & Mary) and Dr. Marlene Daut (Yale University).<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Central Library\u2019s Community Room, 4:30 \u2013 6:00 PM. <\/span>Reception to follow<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Tuesday, March 25<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n “Biography as Liberation: The Lives of Louis-Joseph Janvier and Madamme Suzanne Simone Baptiste Louverture<\/span> in the Struggle for Haitian Sovereignty and Black Visibility”<\/span><\/em> with Dr. Chelsea Stieber (Tulane University) and Dr. Robin Mitchell (The University at Buffalo),<\/a> moderated by Professor Brandon Byrd (Vanderbilt History and AADS).<\/span><\/p>\n Central Library\u2019s Community Room, 4:30 \u2013 6:00 PM.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Thursday, March 27<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Vanderbilt CSA Students Panel and Luncheon<\/span><\/p>\n CSA students sharing their career trajectories and future plans while at VU.<\/span><\/p>\n VCL Satellite at Rothschild College, 12:00 \u2013 1:00 PM.<\/span><\/p>\n Box lunches for attendees<\/span><\/p>\n Film Screening of <\/span>\u201cCh\u00e8che Lavi.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n “Ch\u00e8che Lavi is a lyrical portrait of two Haitian migrants, Robens and James, who find themselves stranded at the U.S.- Mexico border with no way forward and no one to rely on but each other.”<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n Buttrick Hall 103, 5:00 \u2013 7:30 PM.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Friday, March 28<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n HBCU Caribbean Connections Panel in Collaboration with Meharry Medical College and Tennessee State University.<\/span><\/p>\n Begonia Labs, 5:00 \u2013 6:00 PM.<\/span><\/p>\n CLACX x EADJ Open House and Opening Reception for <\/span>Between Rivers and Revolutio<\/a>ns<\/a><\/em>, an exhibition by Vanessa Charlot.<\/span><\/p>\n Begonia Labs, 6:00 \u2013 8:00 PM.<\/span><\/p>\n Begonia Labs is located at 2805 West End Ave.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Saturday, March 29<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n B<\/span>etween Rivers and Revolutions<\/em> –<\/span> Vanessa Charlot in Conversation with Grace Aneiza Ali and Katie Delmez<\/span><\/p>\n Frist Art Museum, 10:30 AM \u2013 12:00 PM.<\/span><\/p>\n Conversation with Haitian American Artist Vanessa Charlot<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n