Hi fam! Join BBSA and BGSA this week for the beloved monthly staple that is First Friday. The Event will take place this Friday (12/03) from 4:30-6:30 in the BSU lounge. This round will feature the FIRST in-person Good 4 the Blacks! This rounds topics include Jordans, Hennessy and Insecure. Dinner and beverages provided! Come feast, come vibe, come banter!
BGSA's hosting a Thanksgiving potluck dinner! We'll have enough food for the multitude but both dinner and dessert dishes are welcome. Drinks will also be available for purchase (21+ ID required). The event will take place in the BSU lounge located inside Walker Memorial (Bldg. 50). Come, eat and enjoy!
Join us for a Community Lunch this Wednesday 11/10 at 12:15-1:30 in 8-119. Soul food will be catered from Slade’s Bar&Grill. Everyone who attends will also get a free copy of Say It Louder! Black Voters, White Narratives, and Saving Our Democracy by Tiffany Cross. During the event, we will be discussing the history of the Voting Rights Act.
BGSA’s hosting a Halloween party! We’ll serve light refreshments and will have drinks available for purchase (21+ ID required). The event’s located in the Picower Terrace (46-6287) at 46 vassar street. Costumes encourage
Join us for our first General Body Meeting this Thursday 5:30-6:30 in 26-204! This GBM will be dedicated to discussing and answering questions about unionization. This will be an opportunity to have your personal questions answered and to voice your concerns.
BBSA + BGSA are bringing back the monthly staple that is First Friday! Happening this Friday (10/01) from 4:30PM-6:30PM in the BSU lounge.
Kick-off the school year at the third-annual BGSA First Function to celebrate the beginning of the academic year and welcome the incoming class of Black graduate students!
Join us on Felipe's Rooftop for and lively evening filled with music, food, fellowship, and fun.
Dr. Malika Grayson is the founder of STEMinist Empowered LLC, an organization focused on the empowerment of women of color who pursue graduate degrees through graduate mentorship. She is the second Black woman to graduate with her PhD in Mechanical Engineering at Cornell, and the author of the best-selling book “Hooded: A Black Girl’s Guide to the PhD.” Dr. Grayson will speak on her path through grad school, as well as how she used her peer and mentor network to tackle the challenges that came during her PhD.
Good 4 The Blacks, inspired by a popular segment held by a Black-ran podcast called The Nod, is an opportunity for our community to gather, vibe, and banter over whether or not we believe certain folks/icons/groups/processes are good for the Black community.
Good 4 The Blacks? (G4TB) is a community-led, open discussion on potentially under-discussed, touchy topics that may positively/negatively impact our community more broadly. Join us as we kick-off this new series with our first G4TB discussion on Tyra Banks and Diversity Committees!
Join the Black Arts Collective for a kickoff meeting next Weds, 3/31, 7:00-8:15 pm ET! Dinner will be reimbursed for the first 20 people. Please RSVP here for the zoom link.
What is the Black Arts Collective (BAC)?
The BAC is an unofficial group of Black Grads looking to build a community around art (in ALL of its forms). We wanted to create a space for collaboration, encouragement, learning, and honing creative skills, and, most importantly, a space to retreat from the demanding nature of grad school. And thanks to funding from the Graduate Student Experience Grant, we will be able to partially reimburse materials for art supplies (broadly defined)!
On Tuesday, March 2nd, 5:30pm ET, please join the SPXCE Intercultural Center and the Black Graduate Student Association for a community conversation about what holistic safety looks like from the perspective of Black students on campus. This is a follow-up to the February 4th Reimagining Public Safety event (view the recording here). This event will be facilitated by Dr. Durryle Brooks. Register HERE for this critical conversation. This discussion is for students who identify as Black, Indigenous, or person of color (BIPOC) or BIPOC allies.
About Dr. Durryle Brooks: Dr. Durryle Brooks is an interdisciplinary research scholar-practitioner and a social justice educator from Baltimore, MD. He is the Founder and CEO of Love and Justice Consulting LLC, an organization that provides leaders with diversity and social justice learning opportunities to increase their capacity to effectively and authentically engage difference. He is currently a Research Associate at the Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Join BGSA as we kick-off a new semester and celebrate Black history month!
The MIT Black Graduate Student Association and the Institute Community Equity Office are proud to announce a live discussion and Q&A on campus policing and the “defund the police” movement with community organizers from Chicago, New York and Boston. The event will take place on Feb 4th, 2021 from 1 to 2:30pm ET. Attendees of this event will walk away with a deeper understanding of the “Defund the police” movement and the information to form their own opinions about how public safety should look on a college campus
Celebrate Black culture at the Sloan School's February cultural function.
Bring in the new decade with an homage to the black creativity of the Harlem renaissance. Food. Friends. Vibes
Celebrate Black Love with dinner and a viewing of "The Photograph" starring Issa Rae.
Food, friends, & vibes featuring a game of Black trivia.
Join bgsa for a critical conversation about Black Elitism.
Paint, write, meditate, create a Vision Board! Come reflect on your decade and set intentions for the 2020s. Snacks provided.
Black student leadership organizations between Harvard and MIT have come together to host Black & Bouzee; a brunch affair! e
Start your Halloween festivities with the BGSA for a thrill-themed happy hour! RSVP Here.
Join the BGSA in the BSU Lounge for a screening of Jordan Peele’s “Get Out!” RSVP Here.
Join us for our second-annual Black kick-off event of the school year.
outdoor movie night, with popcorn, snacks, vibe!
Join the MIT Black Students' Union and Black Graduate Student Association for our 44th annual Ebony Affair Gala! Come enjoy incredible performances, delicious food, and a joyous celebration of MIT's black community alongside alumni, current students, newly admitted students, faculty, and staff.
The Black Alumni of MIT (BAMIT) is planning to celebrate Black students graduating this coming June at the annual Black Graduate Celebration on Friday April 19, 2019 from 5:30 – 7:30 pm at Kirsch Auditorium (32-123).
We will elect the new BGSA Executive Team. Please come to run for a position or vote for peers that will best serve the community. Further information forthcoming.
Join BGSA every second Thursday of the month to kickback with the Black Grad community.
