African American cultural celebration kicks off Oct. 17
Released: October 16, 2007
Students, staff and community members are all invited to celebrate African American culture this year by attending the 2007-2008 African American Heritage Lecture Series. African American contemporary issues and many other topics will be in the spotlight at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater as part of the year-long lecture series.
"The lectures will help the UW-Whitewater campus and community gain valuable insight about African American history and culture," Al Parchia, coordinator of multicultural and disadvantaged retention, said. "Each of the lectures highlights an important aspect of the African American community."
The cultural celebration begins Wednesday, Oct. 17 with a lecture by George Williams Jr., "Expressions in African American Art." Williams is an associate professor of art at Beloit College. The lecture will be held in Esker 108 at 4 p.m.
Williams' lecture will be the first of five lectures held at the university. The other upcoming lectures are as follows:
- Tues., Nov. 6 at 5:15 in Upham 145: "African American Images in Hollywood" by Jacqueline McKinley, writer and co-producer of the Warner Bros. Studios' TV show "All of Us."
- Tues., Feb. 5, 2008 at 4 p.m in Upham 145: "Economic Models for Urban America" by James H. Peoples, economics professor at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
- Tues., Feb. 19, 2008 at 4 p.m. in Upham 145: "African American Intellectuals" by Kathleen Banks, assistant professor of educational measurement and statistics at the University of Iowa.
- Tues., March 11, 2008 at 4 p.m. in Upham 145: "Challenging African American Males" by Raymond A. Winbush, director of the Institute for Urban Research at Morgan State University.
- Katie Rankin,rankinkd12@uww.edu
