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FREE Online Forum: Black Women and the Politics of Respectability
From Black Perspectives Black Perspectives is collaborating with SOULS: A Critical Journal of Black Politics, Culture, and Society to host an online forum on “Black Women and the Politics of Respectability.” The forum begins on Monday, April 24, 2017 and concludes on Friday, April 28, 2017. It will feature essays by Ralina L. Joseph (University…
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Libraries in the Jim Crow South and A Conversation with One of the Tougaloo Nine
From ALA.org In celebration of Black History Month, join author Cheryl Knott (“Not Free, Not for All: Public Libraries in the Age of Jim Crow”) and Civil Rights activist Geraldine Hollis (author of “Back to Mississippi”), along with artists Michael Crowell and Chapel Hill Library Director Susan Brown, for an engaging and educational conversation on…
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Hip Hop Librarianship: Leaders of the New School
From ART_library deco: Recently, I had the opportunity to create the book jacket for the Hip Hop Librarian Consortium’s first e-book bibliographic series, to be published later this month. Download the free book on March 24, 2017, here: www.hiphoplibrarianship.wordpress.com
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Typographic Poster: ‘And Still I Rise’
From Katherine-Kelly.com: ‘And Still I Rise’ Typographic Poster Poem by Maya Angelou This poster is an exploration in typographic voice. I was prompted with a body of text and was asked to choose and convey a voice for that piece of writing. After many rounds of exploration, I chose a Paula Sher inspired treatment. I…
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News: Pamela J. Joyner Joins J. Paul Getty Trust Board
From J. Paul Getty Trust The Board of Trustees of the J. Paul Getty Trust announced today that Pamela J. Joyner has joined the Getty’s Board of Trustees effective immediately. “We are so happy that Pamela J. Joyner is to join the Getty Board of Trustees,” said Maria Hummer-Tuttle, Board chair. “Her leadership in the…
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Open Call 4 Audio Submissions: Black Women Artists for Black Lives Matter
Open Call for Audio Submissions The next intervention of BWA for BLM will take place at Project Row Houses in Houston, Texas opening March 24 and closing June 4. As part of Simone Leigh’s PRH residency, Black Women Artists for Black Lives Matter will create site specific, multimedia art installations within all 7 houses. These…
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Watch: Librarian of Congress Hosts Women’s History Month Event Featuring Leaders in the Arts
From Library of Congress: Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden on March 22 will host a discussion with three dynamic leaders in the arts in celebration of Women’s History Month at the Library of Congress. “In Conversation with the Librarian of Congress: Leaders in the Arts, a Celebration of Women’s History Month” will feature Marin Alsop,…
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#freebooks: The Underground Railroad, by Colson Whitehead
From BBC Radio Book at Bedtime Series: Clarke Peters (The Wire, Treme) reads The Underground Railroad, the new novel by Colson Whitehead. As part of its Book at Bedtime series, the radio station is streaming audio of the novel, which imagines the titular railroad as a literal railway with tunnels and tracks beneath the soil…
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Symposium: The African American Art World in Twentieth-Century | March 2017
The African American Art World in Twentieth-Century, Washington, DCA Wyeth Foundation for American Art Symposium Date: March 16 and 17 Time: 10:00 to 5:00 Location: East Building Auditorium, 6th & Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20565 Speakers include Rhea L. Combs, Gwendolyn H. Everett, Paul Gardullo, Tuliza Fleming, Jacqueline Francis, Lauren Haynes, Amy Kirschke, Robert…
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Documentary: American Masters | Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise
From American Masters (PBS): Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise About the Film Premiere date: February 21, 2017 First feature documentary on the author/activist includes exclusive interviews with Dr. Angelou, Oprah Winfrey, Common, Bill and Hillary Clinton, and others Distinctly referred to as “a redwood tree, with deep roots in American culture,” Dr. Maya Angelou…
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