Thursday, April 30, 2009 - Events

February 26, 2009

Thursday

March 11, 2009

Wednesday

March 31, 2009

Tuesday

10th ANNUAL CENTRAL BROOKLYN JAZZ FESTIVAL
Mar 31, 2009 to Apr 30, 2009
Location: venues throughout Brooklyn, New York
Description: 10th ANNUAL CENTRAL BROOKLYN JAZZ FESTIVAL "A Decade of Keeping Our Music Alive" Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium (CBJC) presents its 10th Annual Central Brooklyn Jazz Festival from April 1 thru 30, 2009. This month long celebration of an American original art form Jazz, will be held in venues throughout Brooklyn, New York. Some of the musicians and events scheduled include: legendary jazz drummer Roy Haynes, Dave Valentin, Houston Person, Melba Moore, Ronnie Mathews/Freddie Hubbard Tribute, symposiums (Brooklyn jazz history & women in Jazz), youth programs, and Brooklyn Jazz Hall of Fame induction ceremony. For festival information call 718.569.1896 or visit www.cbjcjazz.org. Central Brooklyn Jazz Consortium is proud to present The Roy Haynes Fountain of Youth Band on Saturday, April 4th at Brooklyn Tech Auditorium, 29 Fort Greene Place in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. Roy Haynes, the world's greatest living drummer, has performed with Louis Armstrong, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Sara
Created by: SendMeYourNews

April 30, 2009

Thursday

Black Studies Forty Years Later, 1969-2009
Apr 30, 2009 to May 3, 2009
Location: Temple University
Description: Black Studies Forty Years Later, 1969-2009: 100 Day Assessment of the Barack Obama Presidency From an African American Perspective Sponsored by Center for African American Research and Public Policy at Temple University and the Philadelphia Community Institute of Africana Studies Black, Studies as a discipline was institutionalized in 1969. The first department was established at San Francisco State College. Since then, over 200 Black Studies departments have been established at colleges and universities across the United States with several offering doctoral degrees in African American Studies or Africana Studies. As an academic discipline, Black Studies was originally designed to describe and explain the conditions and problems faced by African American communities and to identify and assess alternative solutions to improve their life situations. Over the years, Black Studies departments have struggled to remain true to the original mission. Faced with changing circumstances, Blac
Created by: SendMeYourNews

Black Studies Forty Years Later: An African American Perspective
Apr 30, 2009 to May 3, 2009
Location: Temple University - Anderson Hall -17
Description: Registration (Anderson Hall -17) 2:00 pm Welcome (Anderson Hall - 17) 5:00 pm 5:15 pm Black Politics and the Barack Obama Presidency: Plenary 5:15 pm 7:30 pm Amiri Baraka, Dr. Mack Jones, Dr. Augustine Lao-Montes, Kenneth Lawrence and Dr. Ron Walters Intergenerational Dialogue Coordinator: Cleo Silvers 7:30 pm 8:30 pm (Anderson Hall - 17) Mabel Williams& Youth Student (TBA) Reception (Anderson Hall - 17) 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm Saturday, May 2, 2009 Continental Breakfast/Registration (Beury Hall - 160) 7:30 am - 8:30 am Working Group Meetings (Anderson Hall) 8:30 am - 10:15 am Black Studies Forty Years Later: Plenary 10:30 am - 12:30 pm John Bracey, Jr., Dr. Jimmy Garrett, Dr. Charles Jones and Dr. Rosemari Mealy (Beury Hall 160) Lunch (on your own) 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Working Group Meetings (Anderson Hall) 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Black Labor: Plenary 3:15 pm - 5:15 pm Janet Hammond Ryder, Saladine Muhammad, Henry Nicholas (Beury Hall - 160) Reception/Dinner (Diamond Club) 5:30 pm -
Created by: SendMeYourNews