As the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 approaches, many have questioned whether the U.S. has entered a “post-racial” era. While some racial progress has been made, conditions suggests the post-racial tag is premature: violence, high unemployment, and low graduation rates particularly afflict Continue reading
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Judge John R. Brown Award 2013
The Judge John R. Brown Scholarship Foundation has announced its Continue reading
Wells Conference on Adoption Law (March 14, 2013) at Capital University Law School
The National Center for Adoption Law and Policy, in collaboration with Capital University Law Review, is pleased to sponsor the 9th Annual Wells Conference on Adoption Law: Rethinking Best Interests. Each year Continue reading
Hip Hop Literacies Conference and Concert (February 15-16, 2013)
The Role of Black Churches in Literacy Education and Practice: An Oral History Project
Department of African American and African Studies
Community Extension Center
The Role of Black Churches in Literacy Education
and Practice: An Oral History Project
Dates: August 27-December 3 2012 (Mondays)
Venue: AAAS Community Extension Center
905 Mount Vernon Ave., Columbus, OH 43203
Contact: Sarah Twitty, Program Coordinator at the CEC
(email: twitty.1@osu.edu, telephone 614.292.1348)
This is an invitation to participate in a joint project aimed at documenting the historical and contemporary role of Black churches in promoting, supporting, and sustaining writing practices in Black Columbus communities. This partnership will include Columbus area churches and the Department of English at the Ohio State University.
As part of this class, Continue reading
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