jasmine griffin. she is a professor at columbia university of english and african-american studies. her current book is titled towards an intellectual history of black women. ladies and gentlemen, farah jasmine griffin. [applause] thank you, and good afternoon. i know you re here because you love hers stop, not because this hurston you want hear? okay. is that better? no? all right. i will keep talking until you can hear me. i ll try to speak a little more loudly. is that better? good. so, i know you re here because you love hurston, not bus that is one of the only air conditioned venues today. it is wholly appropriate we have this panel on hurston here in harlem, place she called home. a place that inspired much of her work. a place that started her career. this year will mark the 100th 100th anniversary of her birth, and she continues to be a writer and a figure who messmerrize us. we re fortunate to be joined by a june of scholars and speakers and writers who have
atlanta. both times he was greeted as a hero. many atlantans said thank you for taking the torch to our downtown business area and getting rid of it. we ve been able to rebuild. the phoenix has risen. this is the symbol of atlanta is the phoenix rising. and so he was greeted as a hero by. people. it wasn t until the lost cause and the development of that narrative really kicks in in the late 19th century early 20th century that sherman becomes demonized to the extent he was. there s a great book. i have my list of books and i figured somebody would ask me what s good to read. one of them that i would recommend to you is a book by ann sarah ruben called through the heart of dixie, and looks at sherman s march and the memory of how it develops on both sides. another great book is called sherman s march in myth and memory. they explore this is phenomenon of what sherman comes to represent. from their argument, he comes to represent everything that s the anti-thesis of the ca
thank you so much. this panel, i let myself in enough income a century and more. i have the pleasure of introducing the moderator for today s discussion, jasmine griffin. she is an author at five books for the focus of your steadiest cultural history. she s a professor clever university of english and african-americans daddies. her current book is titled toward an intellectual history of the women. ladies and gentlemen, farah jasmine griffin. thank you and good afternoon. i know you re here because you love her sin. can t hear? that better? already. i ll keep talking until you can hear me. i ll try to speak a little more loudly. is that any better? i know you re here because you love zora neale hurston, not because this is one of the only air-conditioned venues today. it is wholly appropriate today that we have this panel on someone here in harlem, which is a place for she calls home, a place that inspires mr. roemer, a place that started her career. this year will mark the
this is wesh 2 new sunrise in high definition. jason: i am jason guy. it lets get you outside to one of our weather cameras. it is very hazy outside in downtown orlando. it is cool. some of you might call it comfortable as we begin to take up the temperature. you might be slowing down as you hit these pockets of fog. let s get over to eric burris. is this widespread? eric: yes, especially across the interior. it is that overcast sky through late morning into 10:00. temperatures will be very slow to climb. once we get that sunshine working through, we will see a much improved forecast. 75 hour high temperature. notice we are not really throwing in any rain chances. isolated coastal showers are possible. widespread rain is not expected. are watching all of this activity. the good news is that it is suspected to stay offshore. two areas of wind holding there. two miles for us and leesburg. for five getting below for five miles, you can notice a haze. that ll be one of us and
Queer Black history makers are highlighted during Black History Month on The Blackest Questions. Dr. David J. Johns, Executive Director of the National Black Justice Coalition, takes us to church, celebrating trailblazers who deserve all the flowers. Some you may know, others maybe not, but just like in every episode with host Dr. Christina Greer, you'll walk away with a newfound respect for the champions who refused to back down and instead carved out their place in Black history.
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