NEW HAVEN, CT — Hair, Home & Belonging is a free and public conversation exploring Black hair as a site of identity, culture, memory, and community.
Co-Presented by the International Festival of Arts & Ideas and Yale Schwarzman Center, the panel discussion brings together salon founders, historians, artists, authors, and Yale professor and two-time Academy Award recipient Theodore Kim for a conversation examining the deeply personal and political realities connected to Black hair.
Produced and moderated by journalist, publicist, and cultural interpreter Stacy Graham-Hunt, the evening explores Black hair as a reflection of identity, belonging, artistry, professionalism, memory, and self-expression across generations and communities.
The event takes place alongside RUSUNUNGUKO (liberty/independence/freedom), a site-specific installation by Zimbabwean-born artist Nontsikelelo Mutiti currently on view in the Yale Schwarzman Center Dome.
Featuring vinyl braids woven throughout the space, the installation creates a striking visual dialogue with the themes explored throughout the evening.
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The free public event is set for Wednesday, June 17, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Yale Schwarzman Center, 168 Grove St., New Haven.
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