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Culture, Race, & Research

Collins O. Airhihenbuwa, Ph.D.Professor and Head, Department of Biobehavioral HealthThe Pennsylvania State University“Culture, Race, and Research: A Voyage of Head and Heart”Monday, November 9, 2015 12:00pm to 1:00pm53-105 CHSHosted by the Prevention and Implementation Research Program SectionA light lunch will be served during the lecture. Admission is free but space is limited.

The Black Press Of Cuba

Tomás Fernandez Robaina is a researcher at la Biblioteca Nacional in Havana and a professor at the University of Havana. He is a prolific author on AfroCuban issues. Robaina started writing in 1968 and in 1994 wrote El negro en Cuba 1902-1958: Apuntes para la historia de la lucha contra la discriminacion racial (The Blacks […]

Images in Blackness Presents

Dr. Ethelene Whitmire will discuss her new biography, Regina Andrews: Harlem Re-naissance Librarian. The book offers the first full-length study of Andrews's sus-tained efforts to break down racial barriers, activism, and pioneering work with the New York Public Library. Whitmire is an associate professor in the School of Library and Information Studies at the University […]