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Febraury 2010: "Sharing our story" come celebrate the Spirit! Black History month 2010
Wednesday, February 10
Racial Profiling: A National and Local Crisis
Join local attorneys, Massachusetts state representatives, and members of the Boston Police Department for this important forum, which is free and open to the public and will be followed by a reception. Sponsored by the Africana Studies Department, the William Monroe Trotter Institute, and the Boston Pan-African Forum. Please contact Robert Johnson at Robert.johnson@umb.edu <mailto:Robert.johnson@umb.edu> or 617-879-2403 617-879-2403 for more information.
4:00-6:00pm
Ryan Lounge, McCormack Hall
Throughout February take part in a campus community reading event: Read and discuss
Satchel, by Larry Tye
The Chancellor's Office, the William Monroe Trotter Institute for the Study of Black Culture, and the Office of Affirmative Action and Multicultural Affairs invite you to join an exciting reading program.
"More than a fascinating account of a baseball odyssey, Satchel rewrites our history of the integration of the sport, with Satchel Paige in a starring role. This is a powerful portrait of an American hero who employed a shuffling stereotype to disarm critics and racists, floated commercial legends about himself-including about his own age-to deflect inquiry and remain elusive, and in the process methodically built his own myth. 'Don't look back,' he famously said. 'Something might be gaining on you.' Separating the truth from the legend, Satchel is a remarkable accomplishment, as large as this larger-than-life man." (Reprinted from the inside dust jacket)
Copies of Satchel are available in the university bookstore and in Healey Library. Human Resources and the Trotter Institute also have a limited numbers of copies available to faculty and staff on a first-come, first-served basis. A valid employee ID is required.
Larry Tye will appear at UMass Boston to discuss his book on February 24. See below for details.
Wednesday, February 24
Lecture with Satchel Author Larry Tye
Whether you have read the book as part of the month long campus reading program or not, come hear from the author, prize-winning journalist at The Boston Globe and a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University.
2:00-4:00pm
Campus Center Ballroom
For more information on other Black History Month 2010 events, please refer to the link below:
http://www.umb.edu/student_affairs/studentlife/BlackHistoryMonth2010.html
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