Word: afro
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...ambition will be displayed in full force on Saturday, Mar. 4, when participants will be encouraged to participate in a hands-on exploration of black art forms by attending one of the many workshops open to anyone interested. Options range from an Expression workshop to a trip to the Afro-Brazilian world of Capoeira. The event will conclude on Sunday with the “Big Easy Jazz Brunch” which will focus on New Orleans and the redemptive effects of music for a community so ravaged. Opportunities will be provided for donations to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.In...
...African-American Studies Department. According to Reeves, he and his contemporaries were some of the first black students to be critical of their Ivy League school. Told by professors that such a department could not be considered an authentic academic discipline, Reeves continued lobbying and fought for an Afro Studies Center...
...Former Fletcher University Professor Cornel R. West ’74 departed for Princeton University in 2002 after a much-publicized tiff with Summers. Joining West at Princeton was former Carswell Professor of Afro-American Studies and Philosophy K. Anthony Appiah...
...unafraid to be explicitly political; Byron routinely gives his compositions titles like “(The press made) Rodney King (responsible for the LA riots).” Fewer still cite influences ranging from Duke Ellington and klezmer legend Mickey Katz to rap label Sugar Hill Records and the Afro-Cuban rhythmic tradition. “These are all types of music that I’ve always been interested in,” he says. “It’s great that I’ve been able to make something professional out of my inspirations...
...Afro-Am—that is the best thing about Harvard. And the next best thing is the students. And the third best thing is that Harvard is not located in New Haven, Connecticut...