African American
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Black History Month: The Legacy of Storytelling: Celebrating 50 Years of African American Studies
FeaturedUrsula C. Schwerin Library, Atrium 4th FloorThe Life of Zora Neale Hurston: A Curated Exhibit
City Tech students, faculty, and staff read excerpts from classic and contemporary Africana texts with special recognition of W. E. B. DuBois and Audre Lorde. Refreshments to follow.
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Black History Month: The Legacy of Storytelling: Celebrating 50 Years of African American Studies
FeaturedAcademic Complex, Room A-105 285 Jay Street, Brooklyn, NY, United StatesNational African American Read-In
City Tech students, faculty, and staff read excerpts from classic and contemporary Africana texts with special recognition of W. E. B. DuBois and Audre Lorde. Refreshments to follow.
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Black History Month: The Legacy of Storytelling: Celebrating 50 Years of African American Studies
FeaturedAcademic Complex Auditorium, AB 108 285 Jay Street, Brooklyn, United StatesKeynote Event
T.R. Simon, author of the Edgar Award –nominated children’s book Zora and Me: The Cursed Ground, and musician/composer Khuent Rose participate in a community conversation about storytelling in Africana communities.
The event also includes student presentations, a musical selection by Rose on the steel pan, a book signing by Simon, and a reception.