Black Diaspora Panel: Reclaiming Experience, Identity & Place

Part of the Black Diaspora: From Africa to Appalachia to Affrilachia – Reclaiming History, Memory and Place exhibitions.

Live virtual cast via Facebook Live and Zoom https://etsu.zoom.us/my/slocumbgalleries or Zoom ID 710 908 4999 (no password needed)

Sponsored by the Tennessee Arts Commission’s Arts Project Support and Arts Build Communities grants with the ETSU Student Activities Allocation Committee (SAAC). In partnership with the Langston Centre, New Generation Freedom Fighters, ETSU Radio/TV/Film studies, Film & Media studies, Africana Studies, Center for Appalachian Studies & services, Multicultural Center and Language & Culture Resource Center.

Panel will be facilitated by Langston Director Adam Dickson

Esteemed panelists include:

Dr. William Turner – History of racism in the region and search for identity in black community schools

Frank X. Walker – the origin stoey and legacy of the Affrilachian Poets

Marie Cochran – the origin story and legacy of the Affrilachian Artist Project

D. Keith Johnson (ETSU) – how a university located in Appalachia supports its diverse students/faculty

Viola Spells – Exploring racism growing up in Asheville and its effects on her art

IMAGE: Viola Spells, White but BLACK

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