LECTURE: 'From Soil to Soiree—Plants & Black Cultural Celebrations'

Join Cornell Botanic Gardens for its Class of 1945 Lecture featuring ‘Black in the Garden’ podcaster and TEDxJAX speaker Colah B. Tawkin. Ms. Tawkin will explore how and which plants have been integral to black cultural celebrations, both historically and in the present around the world. As part of her lecture, she will curate an engaging and culturally relevant conversation with community members about the importance of plants in Black cultural celebrations across the diaspora. Date/time: Thursday, October 26, 2023; 7:30pm Cost: Free; registration is required (see details below) Location: Cornell University’s Africana Studies and Research Center located at 310 Triphammer Road, Ithaca, NY. This lecture will also be live streamed via Zoom. To Register:

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