Many Minnesotans are making pilgrimages to Washington, D.C. to witness President Obama's historic inauguration. The Minneapolis Star-Tribune has posted a multimedia story about an event most African Americans did not think they would see in their lifetimes.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Friday, January 16, 2009
January 24, 2009 40th Anniversary roundtable discussion
Morrill Hall 40 Years Later: The Legacy Of Activism and Engaged Scholarship Continues, a roundtable discussion on the Morrill Hall Occupation of 1969 will take place on Saturday, January 24, 2009, 10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. in the Presidents Room of Coffman Memorial Union.
In January of 1969 Black students at the University of Minnesota staged an occupation of Morrill Hall &mdash home of University administration &mdash to demand the creation of a department committed to Black studies. Their actions led to the formation of the University's Department of African American & African Studies, along with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Advising Office and the Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence.
On the 40th anniversary of that event, Twin Cities community members and participants in the 1969 Morrill Hall Takeover will convene a roundtable discussion to review the events of January, 1969, and to reflect on the legacy of their actions. They will also talk about the role of activism today. The public is welcome to attend and will be invited to participate in a question and answer session.
Panelists:
In January of 1969 Black students at the University of Minnesota staged an occupation of Morrill Hall &mdash home of University administration &mdash to demand the creation of a department committed to Black studies. Their actions led to the formation of the University's Department of African American & African Studies, along with the Martin Luther King, Jr. Advising Office and the Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence.
On the 40th anniversary of that event, Twin Cities community members and participants in the 1969 Morrill Hall Takeover will convene a roundtable discussion to review the events of January, 1969, and to reflect on the legacy of their actions. They will also talk about the role of activism today. The public is welcome to attend and will be invited to participate in a question and answer session.
Panelists:
- Spike Moss, The Way community organization (1969)
- Lester Cannon, U of M Student (1969)
- Mahmoud El-Kati, The Way community organization (1969)
- Marie Braddock Williams, U of M Student (1969)
- Dr. Horace Huntley, U of M Student (1969)
- Rose Freeman Massey, U of M Student (1969)
- Dr. John Wright, U of M Student (1969); AA&AS faculty member
- Jared E. Leighton, graduate student at the U of Nebraska, and author of the Master's degree thesis "'A Small Revolution': The Role of a Black Power Revolt in Creating and Sustaining a Black Studies Department at the University of Minnesota."
Thursday, January 8, 2009
December-January issue of "The Village"
The latest issue of The Village is now available. The Village is a newsletter for friends and alumni of the Department of African American & African Studies.
Inside the December 2008-January 2009 issue:
Inside the December 2008-January 2009 issue:
- welcome from the community outreach coordinator
- outreach website
- alumni profile
- course spotlight
- youth stand on the shoulders of giants
- faculty spotlight
- upcoming events
- quote of the month
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
From Every Voice concert
The University of Minnesota's annual "From Every Voice" concert commemorating Martin Luther King Day will be held on February 22, 2009. This year's concert features the a cappella group Take 6.
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