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The life and work of David C. Driskell, one of the world s leading authorities on the subject of African-American art, will be celebrated with a special exhibit at Morgan County s Steffen Thomas Museum of Art beginning Feb. 11 and continuing through April 17.
“Celebrating Creative Genius: The Art, Life and Legacy of Eatonton, Georgia native David Driskell“ will feature paintings, collages, and prints by Driskell, who passed away in April 2020 at age 88.
“We don t go around saying white art , but I think it s very important for us to keep saying Black art until it becomes recognized as American art,” Driskell told the New York Times in a 1977 article, when he served as curator for an exhibit in the Brooklyn Museum.
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Noted social historian, award-winning author, and educational leader, Earl Lewis, is the founding director of the University of Michigan Center for Social Solutions. Also the Thomas C. Holt Distinguished University Professor of History, Afroamerican and African Studies, and public policy, Lewis is president emeritus of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (2013-18), one of the premier philanthropies supporting the arts, humanities, and higher education. At Michigan, Lewis and colleagues in the center are addressing four core areas of social concern: diversity and race, slavery and its aftermath, water and security, and the dignity of labor in an automated world. Prior to returning to Michigan and before leading the Mellon Foundation, he served as the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost at Emory University as well as the Asa Griggs Candler Professor of History and African American Studies (2004-2012). Lewis was previously on the faculty at the University of Michigan (
Michael Eric Dyson to keynote annual Uplifting Black Men Conference
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Virginia Tech’s Student Success Center has announced that the Sixth Annual Uplifting Black Men Conference will be held virtually on Saturday, Feb. 27.
Building upon previous thematic conferences, “I Got Next” has been selected as the theme for this year’s virtual conference.
The mission of “I Got Next” is to inspire and empower this generation of Black men to achieve any goals that they want to promote the importance of the journey and the work associated.
Free Retail Management Series from Maryland Smith Begins Jan. 27
Latest trends in the retail industry and implications for small and medium-sized retailers is next installment of Maryland Business: Rebooted
Newswise Retail industry professionals are targeted for “Retail Management Strategies for Success,” a free webinar series from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.
Three, 90-minute sessions will run, live, 3 p.m. Wednesdays Jan. 27, Feb. 10 and Feb. 24 with subsequent, on-demand access.
Professor of Marketing Jie Zhang will cover the latest trends in the retail industry and implications for small and medium-sized retailers. The discussion will cover strategies, data and metrics that can be leveraged now.
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