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African and African American Studies Dept
Erica Huggins: A Catalyst in the Evolution of Gender Politics in the Black Panther Party
April 12, 2013 2:55 pm African and African American Studies Dept, Audio, MultimediaProfessor Mary Phillips presents some of her work from her dissertation, “Sister Revolutionaries: The Leadership of Ericka Huggins and Elaine Brown in the Black Panther Party.”
Read More »AAAS Professor to Discuss Erica Huggins and the Black Panther Party in Upcoming Talk
March 11, 2013 2:21 pm African and African American Studies DeptAssistant Professor Mary Phillips (AAAS) will explore activist Ericka Huggins’ role in the Black Panther Party, and how she influenced the Party’s views on gender conventions in her upcoming talk, titled “A Catalyst in the Evolution of Gender Politics in the Black Panther Party.”
Read More »Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture Feb. 13
February 11, 2013 1:49 pm African and African American Studies Dept, Urban Male Leadership ProgramCouncilwoman Helen D. Foster will deliver the keynote address.
Read More »AAAS Department to Co-Host Seventh Greater New York Area Africa Historians Workshop
April 10, 2012 10:04 am African and African American Studies Dept, FacultyProfessor Bertrade Banoum (AAAS) will serve as a discussant in the 7th Greater New York Area Africa Historians Workshop, which will be held on Friday, April 13, at Barnard College in Manhattan.
Read More »Celebrating Black History Month
February 12, 2012 12:00 pm African and African American Studies Dept, Urban Male Leadership ProgramIn celebration of Black History Month, Lehman College will pay tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with its annual lecture on Wednesday, February 15, at 11 a.m. Then on Thursday, February 16, at 12:30 p.m. actor and author Tayo Aluko will present a one-man show about Black political resistance.
Read More »Underground Railroad Quilts on Display in Library
February 8, 2012 2:33 pm African and African American Studies Dept, LibraryThe Leonard Lief Library will host an exhibit of Robert Charles Hudson’s Underground Railroad quilts from February 15-29.
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