/wgst/ en /wgst/2026/02/20/ericka-huggins-and-gayle-dickson-asali-conversation <span>Ericka Huggins and Gayle Dickson (Asali) in Conversation</span> <span><span>Molly Beck</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-02-20T10:30:42-07:00" title="Friday, February 20, 2026 - 10:30">Fri, 02/20/2026 - 10:30</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/wgst/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2026-02/IMG_8446.jpeg?h=52d3fcb6&amp;itok=J1XJDuV5" width="1200" height="800" alt="Ericka Huggins, Gayle Dickson, Kristie Soares, Maisam Alomar, and Cheryl Higashida pose for a photo following their talk"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/wgst/taxonomy/term/233" hreflang="en">WGST news</a> <a href="/wgst/taxonomy/term/231" hreflang="en">news</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>On February 12, 2026, the Department of Women's and Gender Studies co-hosted a conversation with Ericka Huggins and Gayle Dickson (Asali), organized by Kristie Soares, Cheryl Higashida, and Maisam Alomar. The event drew a full room of students, faculty, and community members, including students enrolled in the courses "Beyond Prisons: Reform, Resistance, and Abolition," "Black Feminist and Womanist Theories," and "U.S. Women Writers."</p><p>The conversation spanned a rich range of topics, including the vital role of women in the Black Panther Party, the Party's internationalist solidarities and abolitionist commitments, and the enduring power of media and storytelling as tools of resistance and liberation.</p><p>The event was co-hosted by the Center for African and African American Studies, the Departments of History, English, Ethnic Studies, and Women's and Gender Studies, and the Center for Humanities &amp; the Arts.</p> <div class="align-center image_style-medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/wgst/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/2026-02/IMG_8446.jpeg?itok=CveXb2Eu" width="750" height="563" alt="Ericka Huggins, Gayle Dickson, Kristie Soares, Maisam Alomar, and Cheryl Higashida pose for a photo following their talk"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:30:42 +0000 Molly Beck 1778 at /wgst /wgst/2026/02/20/professor-samira-mehta-interviewed-about-pbs-documentary <span>Professor Samira Mehta Interviewed ¶¶ÒõÂÃÐÐÉä PBS Documentary</span> <span><span>Molly Beck</span></span> <span><time datetime="2026-02-20T10:01:56-07:00" title="Friday, February 20, 2026 - 10:01">Fri, 02/20/2026 - 10:01</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/wgst/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/2026-02/Screenshot%202026-02-20%20at%2010.28.51%E2%80%AFAM.png?h=975f26f8&amp;itok=tw4P3u-Z" width="1200" height="800" alt="Samira Mehta Talks with 9News about PBS docuseries"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/wgst/taxonomy/term/233" hreflang="en">WGST news</a> <a href="/wgst/taxonomy/term/231" hreflang="en">news</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p><a href="/wgst/2026/02/03/professor-samira-mehta-consults-and-appears-pbs-documentary-black-and-jewish-america" rel="nofollow">Earlier this month</a>, the first episode of PBS's <span>Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History premiered, with the final episode of this 4 part docuseries premiering on 2/16. </span>Professor Samira Mehta, Women &amp; Gender Studies Associate Professor and Director of the Program in Jewish Studies, is featured in the PBS docuseries exploring the history behind black and Jewish Americans. She was also an academic consultant for the series. Watch the series<a href="https://www.pbs.org/show/black-and-jewish-america-an-interwoven-history/?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=23480324820&amp;gbraid=0AAAAAooDyp1wEnn_jaFNTMQQXJW1y_2x0&amp;gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhreJuPG9kgMVbjKtBh2YSDh2EAAYASAAEgJhJfD_BwE" rel="nofollow"> here!</a></p><p>To promote the docuseries and explain how the series <span>explores the intertwined narratives of Black and Jewish communities and the moments that connect them, Mehta was interviewed by 9News Denver. Watch it </span><a href="https://www.9news.com/video/news/community/race-and-culture/exploring-interwoven-history-black-jewish-americans/73-d590839b-053d-4e17-ae1e-8ed77ad5fa99" rel="nofollow"><span>here!</span></a></p><p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="align-center image_style-medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/wgst/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/2026-02/Screenshot%202026-02-20%20at%2010.28.51%E2%80%AFAM.png?itok=c9VfwE7B" width="750" height="404" alt="Samira Mehta Talks with 9News about PBS docuseries"> </div> </div> <p><br>&nbsp;</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:01:56 +0000 Molly Beck 1777 at /wgst