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Dyson talk highlights Black History Month

The University will mark Black History Month with an extensive series of events continuing through March. Films, lectures, discussion groups, concerts and theater will be featured.

Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, a widely recognized professor, ordained Baptist minister, writer, media figure and cutural critic, will be the keynote speaker for the fifth annual Black Issues Conference Saturday (Feb. 7). Titled “Definition Hip-Hop,” the conference will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in 101 Olscamp Hall.

Dyson was named by Essence magazine as one of the nation's "50 most inspiring African Americans." His books and articles have won several awards, and his writing has been published on the op-ed pages of leading newspapers, including the New York Times and the Washington Post. He has also appeared on talk shows, from "Charlie Rose" to "Politically Incorrect."

Next Monday (Feb. 9) “The Life and Music of William Grant Still: Dean of African-American Composers” will feature a slide show and lecture by Still’s daughter, Judith Anne Still, at 6:30 p.m., followed by a concert of his music at 8 p.m. in Bryan Recital Hall of the Moore Musical Arts Center. In “A Voice High Sounding,” Judith Anne Still will explore the career of her father (1895-1978), who was the first African-American to conduct a major orchestra, the first to have an opera performed by a major opera company, and the first to have an opera performed on national television. Performing in the free concert will be 15 members of the College of Musical Arts and several guest artists, including Greg Kostraba of WGTE-FM.

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