Post Tagged with: "African American Studies events"

Stephens to Discuss New Book on African American Resort Town Idlewild, Nov. 18

Stephens to Discuss New Book on African American Resort Town Idlewild, Nov. 18

  Dr. Ronald Stephens, Associate Professor of African American Studies, will give a lecture and sign books as a part of the African American Studies speaker series on Monday, Nov. 18, from 2 to 4 p.m. in Baker 231. Stephens new book, Idlewild: The Rise, Decline, and Rebirth of a […]

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November 1, 2013 at 3:01 amEvents

Young People and America’s Long Black Freedom Struggle, Oct. 24

Young People and America’s Long Black Freedom Struggle, Oct. 24

Rebecca de Schweinitz from Brigham Young University will present “‘And a Child Shall Lead Them’:  Young People and America’s Long Black Freedom Struggle” on Thursday, October 24, 2013 from 4:00-5:30 P.M. in Bentley 233. De Schweinitz is the author of If We Could Change the World: Young People and America’s Long […]

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October 1, 2013 at 7:53 amEvents

Framing ‘Beyonce’s Fierce Feminism’ article in Ms. Magazine, Oct. 10

How did Ms. Magazine frame the “Beyonce’s Fierce Feminism” article? Dr. Janell Hobson talk about “The Politics of Looking (and Not Looking) Like a Feminist” on Thursday, Oct. 10, at 7 p.m. in Walter 135. Hobson is the Graduate Director of the Department of Women’s Studies at the University of […]

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October 1, 2013 at 3:41 amEvents

Roundtable on Banning Literary Texts by African American Authors, Oct. 3

A Roundtable Discussion on Banning Literary Texts by African American Authors is Thursday, Oct. 3, at 4 p.m. in the Faculty Commons, third floor of Alden Library. Recently a school board in North Carolina banned Ralph Ellison’s novel Invisible Man, concluding that the text lacked “literary value.” Invisible Man is […]

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September 26, 2013 at 9:09 amEvents

Black Alumni Reunion Dessert Reception in African American Studies, Sept. 28

The African American Studies Department and the Ohio University College of Arts & Sciences are hosting a dessert reception during the Black Alumni Reunion weekend. The reception is Saturday, Sept. 28,  from 1-3 p.m. African American Studies is hosting the reception in the department’s new space at 31 S. Court. […]

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September 20, 2013 at 8:11 pmEvents

Journey From Housing Project to University Presidency, Sept. 9

Journey From Housing Project to University Presidency, Sept. 9

The departments of African American Studies, History and Political Science and the Women’s Center welcome Dr. George Wright to Ohio University on Monday, Sept. 9, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Walter Rotunda. Wright, a noted African American scholar who has written extensively on topics such as racial violence […]

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August 23, 2013 at 2:09 pmEvents

Childs, Houston Help Commemorate March on Washington, Aug. 28

Ohio University will commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, a key event in the Civil Rights Movement where Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech, from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 28, at Templeton-Blackburn Alumni Memorial Auditorium. […]

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August 20, 2013 at 2:28 pmEvents