Upperman African American Cultural Center @ UNC-Wilmington. Affectionately known as The Upp.
Wilmington, NC
Joined July 2010
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Go check out our selection of podcasts on cultural centers!!
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Creating a new neighborhood on the peninsula that will surely flood instead of fixing the issues that are already plaguing neighborhoods is crazy but i don’t expect anything less from Charleston
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Never thought I’d be on something that Dr Harris is on and now i wanna throw up bc people really take me serious lmao
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Black and brown employees often labor in art spaces as docents, safeguarding artworks while providing guidance and answering the questions of museum patrons. They are central to the functioning of museums, but their presences are overlooked and their contributions to our experience in museums are rendered invisible. Artist Deni Wohlgemuth-Ponty, however, made this black docent the subject of his painting "ArtGuard2000." He is flanked by seemingly canonical artworks filled with white figuration. Ponty suggests that this coy figure also deserves our contemplation and scholarly attention.
Another notable example of acknowledging the significance of docents is evident in the work of artist Fred Wilson, who has always been conscious of the labor performed by black and brown museum employees. He incorporated them into his groundbreaking 1992 exhibtion "Mining the Museum" at the former Maryland Historical Society and in "Guarded Views"—his contribution to the 1994 "Black Male" exhibtion at the @whitneymuseum.
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I don’t know if anyone involved in this was Gullah Geechee, but St. Augustine is at the Southern most site in the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor.
In 1964, a white hotel manager named James Brock poured acid into a whites-only pool at the Monson Motor Lodge after Black activists jumped into the water during a "swim-in" protest.
—On June 18, 1964, motel manager James Brock poured muriatic acid into the swimming pool at the Monson Motor Lodge in St. Augustine, Florida, in an attempt to force out black swimmers who were protesting the hotel's whites-only policy. The incident was part of the St. Augustine Movement, a civil rights campaign that used nonviolent protests to challenge segregation in the city.
Brock's actions were met with outrage from the civil rights community, and they helped to galvanize support for the St. Augustine Movement. The incident also led to a national debate about racism and segregation.
The Monson Motor Lodge is no longer in operation, but the site of the pool where Brock poured the acid is now a memorial to the St. Augustine Movement. The memorial includes a plaque that tells the story of the incident and its significance.
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Rest in Power to Maria Bernadete Pacífico, a relentless defender and leader of the Pitanga dos Palmares quilombo. theguardian.com/world/2023/a…
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Hey @SarahHuckabee
Black history is not propaganda.
Black history is not teaching our kids to hate America.
Black history is not perpetuating a lie.
Slavery happened.
Lynching happened.
Rape, murder, brutalization, and dehumanization of Black people happened and continues to happen.
Racialized mass incarceration, racial profiling, and extrajudicial murder of Black people happened and continues to happen.
Black history is American history.
Black history is not indoctrination.
Banning Black history is racist.
You are racist. You are not Christian. You are pathetic.
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Books can change lives. Mahogany Bookstore, a Black owned bookstore located in Washington, D.C., donated over 100 new books to detainees in Maryland — because “Those behind bars deserve access to books too.”
✨ More good news: wordinblack.com/2023/01/the-…
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On September 16, 1958, in Little Rock, Arkansas, fifteen-year-old Johnny Gray bravely wagged a cautionary finger before delivering a striking blow to one of the two white boys. The altercation unfolded as they attempted to intimidate Johnny and his sister, Mary, by forcing them off the sidewalk on their way to the segregated school. The heated exchange culminated in a fierce fist fight, during which Gray tenaciously pursued the white boys, chasing them down the block.
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How to Get Away With Murder has been over for years and I still can’t figure out why those kids and everybody else treated Annalise like a villain when all she did was try to clean up their messes
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Let’s go Seahawks! Glad to welcome ECU Chancellor Philip G. Rogers to Trask Coliseum for a great men’s basketball game.
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Greetings Seahawks! The 23/24 #FAFSA is now open! Complete it today at studentaid.gov! #UNCW @UNCWilmington
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@CoachKimCrabbe has been a beacon in our community for years. So happy to see her recognized as an Honorary Seahawk by @UNCWilmington, @UppermanCenter, and Black Student Life! You are a special lady - thank you for being an inspiration to us all.
Today at the @UNCWSoccer match we celebrated Black Student Life at @UNCWilmington along with @UppermanCenter and the Black Student-Athlete Association. Both groups also helped us recognize women’s soccer trailblazer @CoachKimCrabbe as an Honorary Seahawk. #HawkYeah
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Join us Sunday when @UNCWSoccer hosts High Point at NOON. We are partnering with @UppermanCenter and the Black Student-Athlete Association for a special day at the Soccer Stadium. We will also recognize women's soccer pioneer @CoachKimCrabbe at halftime. UNCWsports.com/BuyTickets
