“At the Crossroads of Freedom and Equality: The Emancipation Proclamation and the March on Washington” is the theme of MTSU’s 2013 observance of Black History Month. Activist, author and Nashville-based photographer Thunder Kellie will deliver an address on Thursday, Feb. 7, which is National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. Kellie will speak on living with HIV at 6 p.m. in Room S128 of the Business and Aerospace Building.
Vincent Windrow, director of the Intercultural and Diversity Center and chair of the Black History Month Committee, spoke briefly about Kellie’s upcoming visit during a recent appearance on “MTSU On the Record,” the university’s weekly public affairs radio show that airs Mondays and Sundays on WMOT-FM 89.5.
On Feb. 7, National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, activist and author Thunder Kellie addressed an MTSU audience gathered at the Business and Aerospace Building. Kellie, who is HIV-positive, spoke about his experiences as part of MTSU's Black History Month celebration. For more on 2013 Black History Month events at MTSU,…
“At the Crossroads of Freedom and Equality: The Emancipation Proclamation and the March on Washington” is the theme of MTSU’s 2013 observance of Black History Month. This year marks the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, President Abraham Lincoln’s executive order proclaiming all blacks enslaved in the…
A woman who speaks from the perspectives of both a doctor and a patient wrote a prescription for her audience at MTSU. “Dr. Jackie” Jacqueline Walters, a cast member of Bravo’s “Married to Medicine,” delivered the keynote address to conclude Black History Month and kick off Women’s History Month Feb. 28…
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