Stories Tagged ‘African-American Studies’ 
Symposium Explores Integration of UA Athletics
"Black and White in Crimson: A Symposium on Race and Sports," presented by The University of Alabama's department of history, the Friends of History and the Paul W. Bryant Museum, will be Thursday, Nov. 3, and Friday, Nov. 4 at the Hotel Capstone on the UA campus.
Alabama Symphony Orchestra Presents Original Work in UA’s 2011 Realizing the Dream Concert
The Alabama Symphony Orchestra will perform “Dream, Child. Hope,” an original composition by Aldophus Hailstork, as the featured work of the 2011 Martin Luther King Jr. Realizing the Dream Concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 15, in the Moody Music Building concert hall at The University of Alabama.
Malone-Hood Plaza, Autherine Lucy Clock Tower at UA’s Foster Auditorium to be Dedicated Nov. 3
The University of Alabama will pay tribute to Autherine Lucy Foster, James Hood and the late Vivian Malone Jones, the three African-American students whose enrollment represented UA's first steps toward desegregation, at the dedication of the Malone-Hood Plaza and Autherine Lucy Clock Tower at historic Foster Auditorium on Nov. 3.
Symposium at UA Looks at Black Women as Public Intellectuals
The University of Alabama's department of gender and race studies will host its second “Recovering Black Women’s Voices and Lives” symposium Thursday, Oct. 7.
Actress Presents Coming-of-Age Tale in ‘Palestine’ at UA
“Palestine,” a one-woman performance by Najla Said, will be presented at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 20, at the Heritage Room in The University of Alabama's Ferguson Center.
‘Langston Hughes Project’ at UA Lends Words, Images, Music, Joy to Great Writer’s Life
“Ask Your Mama: 12 Moods of Jazz—The Langston Hughes Project,” a multimedia presentation featuring Dr. Ron McCurdy, will be at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 23, in The University of Alabama's Concert Hall at Moody Music Building.
UA Students Take Part in African-American History Performance Event at Ensley School
Students from The University of Alabama University Union will present “Making History Every Day,” a performance event, at Charles A. Brown Elementary School in Ensley on Wednesday, Feb. 24, at noon.
‘Realizing the Dream’ Concert Unites Voices at UA
Emerging artists from Tuscaloosa and Birmingham will highlight the "21st Annual Realizing the Dream Concert Honoring the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr." The performance will be at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 16, in the Concert Hall of Moody Music Building on The University of Alabama campus.
Symposium at UA Gives African-American Women Voice to Their Stories
The historically submerged voices of African-American women will be heard in a symposium Thursday, Nov. 19, at The University of Alabama.
UA Professor’s Biography of T.R.M. Howard Returns Civil Rights Leader to Prominence in American History
Dr. David T. Beito, professor of history at The University of Alabama, and his wife, Dr. Linda Royster Beito, have published "Black Maverick: T.R.M. Howard's Fight for Civil Rights and Economic Power," a biography of a civil rights and business leader whose impact in Mississippi and the country is still felt today.
TV Star Victoria Rowell to Speak at UA About Her Memoir of a Childhood in Foster Care
Victoria Rowell, best-selling author, former star of the daytime drama “The Young and the Restless” and advocate for foster children, will speak at 7 p.m. Monday, March 30, at Sellers Auditorium in the Paul Bryant Conference Center on The University of Alabama campus.
Chuck D to Present Program at UA
Singer, author and producer Chuck D will be on campus Tuesday, Feb. 10 to present a program at The University of Alabama as part of African-American Heritage Month events on campus.
African-American Heritage Month at UA will Reflect History, Unity
The University of Alabama Crossroads Community Center invites the campus and community to participate in the observance of African-American Heritage Month events throughout February.
Community Conversation at UA to Focus on ‘Ten Things African-Americans Should Know About HIV/AIDS’
The University of Alabama Black Faculty and Staff Association is sponsoring a Community Conversation with Dr. Pamela Payne Foster who will discuss “Ten Things African-Americans Should Know About HIV/AIDS” on Friday, Jan. 16 in 110 AIME building on campus from 5:30-7 p.m.
Speech, Music to Merge in 20th ‘Realizing the Dream’ Concert Jan. 17 at UA
A noted speech by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the voices contained in seven Tuscaloosa-area choirs will merge during the 2009 “Realizing the Dream … A Long, Long Way” concert at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 17, at the Concert Hall in The University of Alabama’s Moody Music Building.
Obama’s First Year to Bring Open, Frank Dialogue About Racial and Ethnic Diversity
An increase in open and frank dialogue about racial and ethnic diversity will begin as Barack Obama’s presidential administration gets underway in the coming year, predicts a University of Alabama rhetorical studies expert.
Dr. Cornel West’s UA Lecture to be Screened Oct. 29
Dr. Cornel West, a social justice activist and Princeton University professor, spoke to a capacity audience at The University of Alabama Oct. 16. A videotape of West’s lecture will be screened Oct. 29 at 6:30 p.m., 8 p.m., and 9:30 p.m. in the theatre of the Ferguson Center on the UA campus.
Champion of Racial Justice Cornel West to Speak at UA
Dr. Cornel West, a champion for racial justice since childhood who is considered by many to be one of America’s most provocative public intellectuals, will give a lecture at 7 p.m. Oct. 16 in Morgan Auditorium on The University of Alabama campus.
Author Sapphire, Talks, Symposium Highlight African American Studies Open House April 7-11 at UA
The University of Alabama’s African American Studies Program is celebrating the expanding work of its mission with a series of events during its Open House Week, which runs from Monday, April 7 to Friday, April 11.
Gladney Lecture at UA to Feature Interfaith Leader
The 2008 Rose Gladney Lecture for Justice and Social Change will be held at The University of Alabama W. S. Hoole Special Collections Library on Wednesday, April 2 at 7:30 p.m. with guest speaker the Rev. Dorsey Odell Blake.
UA’s Summersell Center Stages ‘Race, Place’ Conference, Plans Significant Projects on History of Alabama
Through an upcoming conference, an investigation of an African-American architect and a database for Civil War manuscripts, the Frances S. Summersell Center for the Study of the South at The University of Alabama continues to broaden our knowledge of the region’s exciting and varied heritage.
Alliance for Women of Color to Hold Open House at UA for Women’s History Month
The University of Alabama Alliance for Women of Color will celebrate Women’s History Month by hosting an open house Monday, March 3 at 5:30 p.m. in 205 Gorgas Library.
UA Career Center Hosts Eli Lilly CFO
The University of Alabama Career Center will be hosting a dinner reception with Derica Rice, senior vice president and CFO of Eli Lilly and Co., on Wednesday, Feb.27 at 7 p.m. in the Alabama Museum of Natural History located in Smith Hall.
Brown Bag Lecture Series at UA to Feature Speaker on African-American Women
The University of Alabama Women’s Resource Center and the department of women’s studies will present their Brown Bag Series on Wednesday, Feb. 13 at 12:30 p.m. in 308 Manly Hall.
UA Lecture Focuses on Bus Boycott
Dr. Micki McElya, assistant professor of American studies at The University of Alabama, will give a lecture on “Confronting the Mammy Problem in the Montgomery Bus Boycott” in the Ferguson Center Forum on Feb. 12 at 6 p.m.