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Desdemona Panel Discussion: Dialogues-Across Histories, Continents, Cultures
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As part two of a two-part symposium presented by Doreen B. Townsend Center and Cal Performances, Peter Sellars, Toni Morrison, and Rokia Traoré in speak conversation with UC Berkeley faculty: Abdul JanMohamed (English); Tamara Roberts (Music); Darieck Scott (African American Studies).
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ADEKU (African Drumming Ensemble at KU)
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Performance on April 16, 2011 for the K-16 Workshop, "Music, the Arts, and Migration," at the Lawrence Arts Center. Sponsored by the Kansas African Studies Center, the Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, the Center for East Asian Studies, the Center of Latin American Studies, and the Center for Global and International Studies at the University of Kansas.
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Was Arrest of Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Racist?
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Watch more at www.theyoungturks.co m
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Elizabeth Alexander in the Classroom: Inaugural Poem Background
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Inaugural poet Elizabeth Alexander discusses her writing process with Kevin Young, Emory's poet, professor and curator of the Raymond Danowski Poetry Library, in his classroom during her visit to Emory on February 11, 2009. For more information visit marbl.library.emory. edu
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Before The Slave Trade Book Trailer- Part 1
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A book trailer video for 'Before the Slave Trade: African World History in Pictures,' a new book by Robin Walker, published by Black History Studies Publications.
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Dr. Melissa Harris Lacewell - Master's tools
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As part of the panel discussion titled "The politics of political science in academy", Dr. Melissa Harris Lacewell or Princeton University gives her lecture, "Master's tools: The limitations and promises of quantitative research for studying African American women's politics". Presented at the Black Women in the Ivory Tower Conference on March 5th, 2009 in Trayes Hall at Rutgers University.
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Elizabeth Alexander in the Classroom: Lead With Your Trump Card
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Inaugural poet Elizabeth Alexander discusses her career with Kevin Young, Emory's poet, professor and curator of the Raymond Danowski Poetry Library, in his classroom during her visit to Emory on February 11, 2009. For more information visit marbl.library.emory. edu
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Elizabeth Alexander in the Classroom: Praise Song For The Day
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Inaugural poet Elizabeth Alexander discusses her inaugural poem "Praise Song for the Day" with Kevin Young, Emory's poet, professor and curator of the Raymond Danowski Poetry Library, in his classroom during her visit to Emory on February 11, 2009. For more information visit marbl.library.emory. edu
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Verse #9
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Work and Song. Too often, narratives about black women as workers beyond domestic realms fail to gain adequate attention in popular histories. There's certainly evidence out there, however, confirming the diverse activities of this distinct group of laborers. Here, we combine Zora Neale Hurston's performance of a work song with FSA images.
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