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Aspects of the African American Experience: Chicago Since the Civil Rights Era (Discussion)

Everyone is welcome to attend the free discussion "Aspects of the African American Experience: Chicago Since the Civil Rights Era" at the Governors State University Center for Performing Arts. This is part of the "One More Night" Pre-Performance Series in conjunction with "Speaking In Tongues: The Chronicles of Babel", an MPAACT presentation.


 


Panelists include:

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  • Michele Nettles - GSU Student, "Respect: Black-on-Black Violence in Southside Chicago"

  • Kristina Kloc - GSU Student, "Delta Blues in the Big City: Music and the African-American Community since the Civil Rights Era"

  • Dorothy Adebayo - GSU Student, "Challenges, Struggles, and Triumphs: My Life from the Delta to the Southside"

  • Michael Sanders - "Speaking In Tongues" Actor

  • Shepsu Aakhu - "Speaking In Tongues" Playwright

  • Professor David Hamilton Golland - Moderator


 


See "Speaking In Tongues: The Chronicles of Babel" on Saturday, November 17, 2012 at 8:00pm in the Governors State University Center for Performing Arts. For tickets, contact www.centertickets.net or call 708-235-2222.

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