March 1st, 5:30 PM, VAC Beam Classroom 

What does it mean to be both Black and immigrant in the United States? This talk seeks to answer this question by exploring how Jamaicans navigate racism, policing, and immigrant enforcement from their position as both Black and migrant. Drawing from interviews and participant observation in Miami and Fort Lauderdale, FL, this talk will explore how race, immigration, and anti-Blackness intersect for Black Caribbean communities.

Jamella N. Gow is an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Gonzaga University where she teaches courses on race, immigration, and globalization. Her research explores how im/migration status, race, and the Blackness intersect for Black Caribbean migrants in the United States.