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The 14th Amendment: Birthright Citizenship & Belonging in America

Posted on March 6th, 2025 · Posted in Public Programs
Please join us as Roosevelt House—together with the Hunter College Sociology Department and the Tenement Museum—hosts a discussion that will delve into the profound and ongoing impact of the 14th... Read more

Global Women in Music: Composers Rewriting the Score

Posted on March 3rd, 2025 · Posted in Human Rights Program Events, Public Programs
The Human Rights Program presents a screening and discussion of Global Women in Music: Composers Rewriting the Score. The film highlights the Global Women in Music Concert, a groundbreaking event by the United Nations Symphony Orchestra that features... Read more

Crisis and Accomplishment: The Rise and Fall of John Lindsay

Posted on February 26th, 2025 · Posted in Public Programs
Please join us as Roosevelt House, in collaboration with Spectrum News NY1, hosts a special panel discussion on the career and legacy of the 103rd Mayor of New York City, John V. Lindsa... Read more

Loretta Ross — Calling In: How to Start Making Change with Those You’d Rather Cancel

Posted on February 24th, 2025 · Posted in Book Discussions, Public Programs
From a pioneering Black feminist and MacArthur "Genius" Fellow, the new book Calling in is an urgent and exhilarating memoir-manifesto-handbook about how to rein in the excesses of cancel culture so we can truly communicate and solve problems togethe... Read more

BLACK AS U R — Film Screening and Conversation

Posted on February 14th, 2025 · Posted in Film Screenings, LGBTQ Center Program, Public Programs
The LGBTQ Policy Center at Roosevelt House—in partnership with Queer Voices NYC, the CUNY School of Professional Studies, and Borough of Manhattan Community College—is pleased to present a screening of the award-winning 2022 Billy Porter-produced... Read more

Gay Talese — A Town Without Time: Gay Talese’s New York

Posted on February 14th, 2025 · Posted in Book Discussions, Public Programs
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a rare opportunity to hear legendary journalist, and nattiest neighbor, Gay Talese discussing his new book, A Town Without Time: Gay Talese's New York. With the wit, elegance, and depth... Read more

Talking About Israel & Palestine After October 7th

Posted on January 23rd, 2025 · Posted in Human Rights Program Events, Public Programs
The Roosevelt House Human Rights Program presents a discussion on "Talking About Israel & Palestine After October 7th," featuring Ari L. Goldman and Gregory Khalil.Ari L. Goldman is Professor... Read more

Alexis Pauline Gumbs — Survival Is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde

Posted on January 22nd, 2025 · Posted in Book Discussions, Public Programs
Roosevelt House, along with the Hunter College Department of Women and Gender Studies, is pleased to present a unique discussion—both heartfelt and scholarly—of the legendary poet, essayist, activist, and alumna of Hunter College High School (’... Read more

David Greenberg — John Lewis: A Life

Posted on January 21st, 2025 · Posted in Book Discussions, Public Programs
In 2012, Roosevelt House had the distinct honor of welcoming the late, great Congressmen John Lewis for a wide-ranging discussion of the Civil Rights movement to which he gave so much of his extraordinary life—and his presence reverberates at the h... Read more

Luis A. Miranda Jr. — Relentless: My Story of the Latino Spirit That Is Transforming America

Posted on January 6th, 2025 · Posted in Book Discussions, Public Programs
Roosevelt House is pleased to present a discussion of the new book Relentless: My Story of the Latino Spirit That Is Transforming America by Luis A. Miranda Jr.—father of Hamilton-creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, and l... Read more