#Formation: BLM Summer 2016
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HBO Documentary: “Whoopi Goldberg Presents Moms Mabley”!
Born Loretta Mary Aiken in Brevard, NC on March 19, 1894, Jackie “Moms” Mabley was one of the most successful entertainers to perform on the...
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PBS Special: “The African Americans: One More River to Cross” (Full Videos Inside!)
Noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. recounts the full trajectory of African-American history in his groundbreaking new six-part series The African Americans: Many Rivers...
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New Book: “Furious Cool: Richard Pryor and the World That Made Him”
From the Publisher: “Richard Pryor was arguably the single most influential performer of the second half of the twentieth century,and certainly he was the most...
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Sunset Baby
The LAByrinth Theater Company‘s U.S. premiere of Dominique Morisseau’s Sunset Baby, featuring Tony nominee John Earl Jelks, begins performances Nov. 6 Off-Broadway. Kamilah Forbes directs...
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Black Women Writers: Makeup Class Info
Dear Students: Our makeup class for take place on Friday, December 21st, 2012 in Room HN C100. Arrive on time promptly at 12:10pm. Class will...
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Thank you!
To my students (all 150 of you!) in my four classes (“African American Literature” and “Black Women Writers” at Hunter College; “Race and Ethnicity in...
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What did we learn this semester?
Alicia Goodwin recaps her experience in the “Black Women Writers” course at Hunter College with Professor Frank Roberts
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What did we learn this semester with Professor Frank Roberts?
Senior Ayendi B. recaps his experiences in “20th Century African American Literature: James Baldwin and Toni Morrison” at Hunter College, with Professor Frank Roberts. [vimeo...
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What did you learn this semester with Prof. Frank Leon Roberts? (Video)
Evelyn K. recaps her experiences in “Black Women Writers” at Hunter College What I Learned in “Black Women Writers” at Hunter College (Student Testimonial) from...
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Black Women Writers: Final Portfolio Requirements
Black Women Writers: Final Portfolio Requirements Due In-Class, December 15th, 2012 Your final portfolio is simply a hardcopy compilation of all of your written work...
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Michelle Alexander on the War of Drugs
Dear Students: As you continue to engage Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim, consider the following clips as resources: Also, the documentary “The House I Live...
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Common Paper Errors in “Ethnic Studies 125: Race and Ethnicity in America” (John Jay College)
Dear Students: Here is a list of the most frequent errors/flaws I have noticed in your recent papers. As you prepare for your final papers,...
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Angela Davis, “Blues Legacies and Black Feminism” (for Eng. 250: Black Women Writers)
Dear Students in English 250: Black Women Writers In addition to reading Gayl Jones’ Corregidora, please read the following chapter from Angela Davis’s landmark text,...
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The Revolution Will Be Dramatized: Black Theater Now
ENGL 430-01: The Revolution Will be Dramatized: Contemporary African American Drama Spring 2023 Department of English Amherst College Wednesdays 2:30 PM – 5:15 PM Professor Frank Leon...
Spring 2022 Black Women Artists
Spring 2022 Meeting Schedule Week 1 Say Our Name Jan 25 Introductions Jan 27 Community Agreements & Read bell hooks, “Theory as Liberatory Practice.”‘...
Spring 2022 Syllabus: The New School
Spring 2021 Semester Edition, Syllabus Black Lives Matter Movement