This presentation is part of a free public education series titled Zoomtime Knowledge, hosted by the James Madison University Lifelong Learning Institute. Learn more at www.jmu.edu/lli. (Original recording date: May 25, 2021) Guest Presenter: Dr. Vanessa Rouillon, Assistant Professor of Writing and Rhetoric at JMU The Harlem Renaissance was a powerful cultural and artistic movement […]
Talking Bout The Blues Video series African American Folklorist, Writers and the Blues. This series highlights African American writers, folklorists, ethnologist, composers and playwriters, that documented, described and flat out canvased the Black experience through their works, connecting the dots between the Blues, Spirituals, Work songs, Prison songs and the social and economic climate of […]
Martin Luther King Jr. Recites Langston Hughes’ poem: “Well, son, I’ll tell you: Life for me ain’t been no crystal stair. It’s had tacks in it, And splinters, And boards torn up, And places with no carpet on the floor— Bare. But all the time I’se been a-climbin’ on, And reachin’ landin’s, And turnin’ corners, […]
VICE Guide To Right Now’s Lee Adams breaks down why Black History Month shouldn’t be a thing. Before you think otherwise, hear him out. Watch more videos about Black History Month: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDbSvEZka6GESU9b0SVGimlrpeSvds_qY Click here to subscribe to VICE: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE Check out our full video catalog: http://bit.ly/VICE-Videos Videos, daily editorial and more: http://vice.com More videos from […]
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“When you control a man’s thinking you do not have to worry about his actions. You do not have to tell him not to stand here or go yonder. He will find his ‘proper place’ and will stay in it. You do not need to send him to the back door. He will go without […]