Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Kicks Off Ninth Annual African American Studies Lecture Series
January 31, 2005
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Charles Harmon Director of University Relations, Terrance Calloway Student Assistant
Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Kicks Off Ninth Annual African American Studies Lecture Series
Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ will host its ninth annual
African-American Studies lecture series in the Biology/Chemistry
auditorium beginning on Feb. 3, at 7 p.m. The theme is, ?Telling
History: African American Men Ordering the Universe.?
The first lecture, ?The African American Male Telling It Like It
Is,? will feature Dr. John Gaston, Dean of Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ College of the Arts,
performing ?The Brothers.?
The second lecture, ?African American Male Artists: Ordering the
Universe,? will be on Feb. 10, at 7 p.m. The Gourd Master Sam X, a
guest lecturer and other artists of international acclaim are
scheduled to give presentations. Aaron Reed, one of Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ's artists,
will also display his work.
The last feature of the lecture series will be on Feb. 27, at 7
p.m. A play entitled ?The Meeting? will be presented by Pin Point
Theater. Written by Jeff Stetson, ?The Meeting? received a Louis B.
Mayer Award, eight NAACP Theatre Awards, and six New York AUDELCO
nominations. It has completed tours throughout the United States,
Europe, and will now play at Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ.
All events are free and open to the general public. For more
information, please contact Dr. Shirley Hardin, director of African
American Studies, at (229) 249-4843 or visit the AFA Office located
in Nevins Hall, room 1138 on the campus of Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ.
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