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| 2005
Conference Sessions |
Thursday,
March 31, 2005
Spelman College
Living and Learning Center II
| Opening
Ceremony - 10:00 am - 10:30 am |
Shelia
Worthy, Chair of Planning and
Conference, National Black Herstory Task Force
Welcome to Annual Conference
The Reverend
Dr. Sherri Turner, Assistant to the President,
Spelman
Welcome to Spelman
RESONANCE, A musical performance group celebrating
African American Literature, History and Culture in Chorale
Readings,
Seplman College
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I - 10:45 am - 12:00 pm |
The
Drama of Lena Baker: Only woman to be executed in Georgia's
Electric Chair
A reading from the play written by Dr. Janice
Liddell, Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning,
Clark Atlanta University. Starring: Carol Mitchell-Leon.
Reading will be followed by Q&A.
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| Lunch |
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II - 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm |
Women's
Representation in Hollywood films on the Anti-apartheid
Struggle.
Dr. Cora Presley, African American Studies, Georgia
State University |
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| Break |
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III - 2:15 - 3:30 pm |
Cultivating
the Conversation
With the help of sister organizations and individuals,
the National Black Herstory Task Force begins a universal conversation
between women dealing with areas of art, love and language.
Facilitator:
Ama R. Saran
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IV - 3:45 pm - 4:45 pm |
Spelman's
Independent Scholars (SIS) Oral History History Project
Students will conduct and video selected interviews for the oral history project:
AARP/ Library of Congress National Project, VOICES OF CIVIL RIGHTS. |
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Friday,
April 1, 2005
Spelman College
Living and Learning Center II |
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10:00
a.m - 10:15 a.m.
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Brunella Rosser, Executive
Director, National Black Herstory Task Force
Welcome and Goals
and Objectives of the National Black Herstory Task Force. |
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| Session
V - 10:15 am - 11:15 pm |
"L'dia
Men-Na'a Muhammad, Wholistic Stress Control and
Aromatherapy Advisor.
Libation and Stress Management workshop.
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Black Herstory Book Fair
Presenting Celebrity and Independently Published Writers
Luncheon 11:30 am – 1:00 pm
Book Fair Co-Sponsored by Medu Bookstore
Come and meet guest writers:
Tina McElroy Ansa,
Anne Bailey, Pearl Cleage,
Carol Gee, Tia McCollors, Blanche
Richardson
and Ama Saran
Facilitator: Angela Harrington Rice
Host
of “A Woman’s Place,” AIB TV
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VI - 1:15 pm - 2:15 pm - Part I |
Viewing
of Film :
Southern Black Women Writers - Written
by Kara A. Walker
Panel
Discussion following film
Panelists include: Tina
McElroy Ansa, Pearl Cleage, Gloria Wade Gayles and
Kara-Ann Walker
Q&A Moderator: Dr. Tarshia Stanley
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VI - Part II |
Panel
discussion - Film: Southern Black Women Writers
Panelists include: Tina McElroy
Ansa, Pearl Cleage, Gloria Wade Gayles and
Kara-Ann Walker
Q&A Moderator: Dr. Tarshia Stanley |
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VII - 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm |
Selections: Short Vignettes of African American Life
Written by Dr. Shirlene holmes, Department of Communications,
Georgia State University |
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