229-333-2157 January 30, 2006
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Tenth Annual African-American Studies Lecture Series at ValdostaState University
Valdosta State University's African-American Studies will
present its tenth annual lecture series, "Telling HIStory:
African-American Males Ordering the Universe," in February during
Black History Month.
Author and speaker Nathan McCall will present first in the series
on Thursday, February 2, 2006, at 7 p.m., in the Hugh C. Bailey
Science Center Auditorium. McCall, author of "Makes Me Wanna
Holler: A Young Black Man in America," will address 21st century
challenges facing the African-American male.
McCall, a former reporter for "The Washington Post" and the
"Atlanta Journal Constitution," teaches introductory news reporting
and writing at Emory University, where he has been a faculty member
since 1998.
McCall's lecture is sponsored by College of Arts and Science and is
also part of the 2006 President's Lecture Series. A reception and
book signing will follow the lecture, which is free and open to the
public.
The second presenter in the African-American Studies lecture series
will be writer, actor and producer Daron Stewart with, "The Soul of
Langston: A One Man Show," on February 16, in 7 p.m., in the Hugh
C. Bailey Science Center Auditorium. The Boys' Choir of Tallahassee
will present last in the series on February 25, at 5 p.m., in VSU's
Whitehead Auditorium.
For more information, please contact Dr. Shirley Hardin, director
of African-American Studies, at 249-4843.
