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Mayra Santos-Febres is an award winning contemporary Puerto Rican writer, literary critic, essayist, radio and television personality, and community activist whose work spans multiple genres that include poetry, short story, novella, novel, and essay. She has been recognized both in Puerto Rico and internationally for her work, receiving the 1994 Letras de Oro Prize (for her short story collection Pez de Vidrio /Urban Oracles) and…
Join us on December 10, 2019, from 6:00 - 7:30 PM for a screening of the documentary "Talking Black in America." Following the film, Professor Jon Forrest from UGA Linguistics Department will facilitate a conversation. This event is free & open to the public thanks to support from Athens ASALH, UGA Libraries, and the Institute for African American Studies. Questions? Email athensasalh@gmail.com 
[The Georgia Incarceration Performance Project] Presents: BY OUR HANDS Developed & Directed By: Dr. Amma Y. Ghartey-Tagoe Kootin (UGA), Dr. Emily Sahakian (UGA) Dr. Julie B. Johnson (Spelman College), & Dr. Keith Bolden (Spelman College) Location: Fine Arts Theatre Dates: Nov. 8 & 16 @ 8PM, Nov. 10 & 17 @ 2:30PM A first-of-its-kind endeavor, By Our Hands is a cross-institutional theatrical experience between the University of…
Dr. Hilary Green from the University of Alabama will give a talk regarding her Hallowed Grounds tour at UAB where she draws attention and remembers the University's historical racism. The free and public event is hosted by the UGA History Department and sponsored by the Carl and Sally Gable Fund for Southern History.

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