美高梅博彩举办年度非裔美国人研究讲座
January 27, 2003
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美高梅博彩举办年度非裔美国人研究讲座
美高梅博彩 will host its seventh annual
African-American Studies Lecture series titled "We, Too, Sing
America: Celebrating Humanity and Sharing Our Lives." The series
will feature three separate programs that are open to the public
free of charge and begin at 7 p.m., in the Biology/Chemistry
Building.
"These educational lectures and events will explore and present in
living color a diverse group of men and women telling their
stories, celebrating humanity and sharing their lives," Shirley
Hardin, Ph.D, director of African-American Studies, said. "These
powerful tributes are a testament to the resilience of the human
spirit as well as explain the heritage of a people whose influences
are felt today."
The first program, on Jan. 30, will feature the Georgia Sea Island
Singers. This group has toured throughout the world, including at
the Olympic Games in Mexico and Lillehammer.
"The Georgia Sea Island Singers captivate their audiences with
traditional plantation shout and dances over 200 years old," Hardin
said. "Their repertoire of dances and spirited songs, including
sharecropping dances and the Underground Railroad tunes, help us
revisit musical moments in southern history."
The second program, on Feb. 13, is titled "Valdosta's First: The
Unsung Sheroes and Heroes" and will feature stories about the
accomplishments of various local professionals, including Clarence
Jones, Valdosta's first black optician and his partner and longtime
friend Jerome Oglesby.
The final program, on Feb. 27, will bring the Valdosta community
together with faculty, staff and students as they celebrate the
life of Bobby Blake, the former vs上 assistant dean of the College
of Arts, who died last year. The program will also feature the
artwork of vs上 alumnus Eric Jones and current student Aaron
Reed.
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