Lunch & Learn: “No Trouble for the Women” Black Women, the UNIA, and a Global Movement
Join the NYC Department of Records & Information Services (DORIS) each month for their virtual Lunch & Learn Series – an intimate conversation with agency staff and special guests focusing on the collections of the Municipal Archives and Library and the history of New York City.
On March 11th, Dr. Natanya Duncan, author of the award-winning book An Efficient Womanhood: Women and the Making of the Universal Negro Improvement Association, will delve into the distinct activist strategies employed by UNIA women. Bringing to light how the women scripted their own understanding of Pan-Africanism, Black Nationalism, and constructions of Diasporic Blackness.
Discover the impact these “efficient women” had on the UNIA – from its origins in Kingston, Jamaica, to its imprint on modern-day movements such as Black Lives Matter and Say Her Name, and consider the lessons their activism offers for our current moment.
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