As part of the "Appalachian Forum" series, the UK Appalachian Center will host a film screening and discussion with filmmaker, William Isom, Director of the "Black in Appalachia" project. Isom will be screening "Knoxville's Red Summer: Riot of 1919" on Monday, October 28, 2019 at 5:00 pm. The screening will be held at the William T. Young Library UKAA Auditorium. There will be a reception open to all UK students, faculty, staff and open to the community with free food to follow the event at the UK Appalachian Center - 624 Maxwelton Court. 

This programming is presented with support from the UK Office of Institutional Diversity Inclusive Excellence Student Program Grant. 

Jessica Wilkerson visited UK to present "How Women Led Appalachian Movements for Social Justice" from 2:00-3:15PM at the William T. Young Library UKAA Auditorium on Thursday, March 21,2019. The Appalachian Center also hosted a special Coffee Hour with Jessica Wilkerson from 10-11AM on the 21st at the UK Appalachian Center - 624 Maxwelton Court!