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2001
Monday
2 April 2001 |
A Women's Jazz Festival
Jann Parker
Carmen Lundy |
Sunday
1 April 2001
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CONFERENCE
Community Works and The Schomburg Center for Research in Black
Culture
present
Civil Rights Activism - Lessons and Perspectives Across Three Generations
Live musical performance by Matt Jones, Freedom singer
Address
The Glass Half Empty and Half Full
Lee Daniels, Editor, State of Black America, National Urban League
A Dramatic Performance
Youth from the Mississippi Algebra Project perform excertps from Bob Moses'
new book, Radical Equations
Remarks
Dave Daniels, CORE Field Secretary; Assistant Director, Freedom Summer;
President,
Southern Initiative, The Algebra Project
Special Tribute to Bob Moses
Includes remarks by his daughter, Maisha Moses
Address
Bob Moses
Live musical performance
The Long Walk to Freedom performed by Harlem's IMPACT Repertory
Theatre
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Saturday
1 April 2001 |
SYMPOSIUM
Africana Libraries and Resources in the Information Age
A follow-up to the conference convened by the Center six years ago, this
conference
will assess the changes that have occurred and chart paths for the future
development
of Africana libraries and resources on the Internet and in other digital
formats. Issues
related to the acquisition, preservation and provision of access to such
resources will
be explored, including the specific role of libraries and museums devoted
exclusively
to documenting black history and culture in this environment.
Opening Speaker
Larry Irving, President, Irving Information Group
Dot.Coms: The Challenges They Face and How they Survive
Gary Puckrein, President, American Visions Society; President, Minority
Health
Communications, Inc.
gpuckrein@avs.americanvisions.com
E-Products for Libraries and Museums I
Moderator: James Briggs Murray, Schomburg Center Assistant Director
for Media Productions and Theatre Operations
and Curator, Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division
Panelists:
Susan Severtson, Vice-President Sales and Marketing, HarpWeek
severt@aol.com
David Seaman, Director, Electronic Text Center, University of Virginia
etext@virginia.edu/staff/dms8F.html
The Electronic Text Center at The
University of Virginia
Ali B. Ali-Dinar, Ph.D., Outreach Coordinator/Web Editor, African Studies
Center,
University of Pennsylvania
aadinar@sas.upenn.edu
The African Studies Center School
of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvnia
Kristin Franckiewicz, Product Manager, ProQuest, Bell and Howell Information
and Learning
kristin.franckiewicz@bellhowell.infolearning.com
Kathleen E. Bethel, African American Studies Librarian, Northwestern University
Library
kbethel@northwestern.edu
E-Products for Libraries and Museums II
Moderator: James Briggs Murray, Schomburg Center Assistant Director
for Media Productions and Theatre Operations
and Curator, Moving Image and Recorded Sound Division
Panelists:
Patrick Manning, Director, World History Center, Professor of History,
African-American
Studies and Education, Northeastern University, Boston
manning@neu.edu
The World History Center at Northeastern
University
Daniel A. Reboussin, Ph.D., Assistant in African Area Studies, George A.
Smathers
Libraries, University of Florida
danrebo@ufl.edu
The Africana Collection
at The University of Florida's George A. Smathers Libraries
Mitchell C. Brown, Mathematics and Physics Librarian and Acting Plasma
Physics
Librarian, Princeton University, New Jersey
mcbrown@princeton.edu
Michell C. Brown: Mathematics
and Physics Librarian, Princeton University
Closing Plenary
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Friday
30 March 2001 |
SYMPOSIUM
Africana Libraries and Resources in the Information Age
A follow-up to the conference convened by the Center five years ago, this
conference
will assess the changes that have occurred and chart paths for the future
development
of Africana libraries and resources on the Internet and in other digital
formats. Issues
related to the acquisition, preservation and provision of access to such
resources will
be explored, including the specific role of libraries and museums devoted
exclusively
to documenting black history and culture in this environment.
Opening Plenary/Libraries and the New Technology
Africana Libraries Documenting the Global Black Experience
Moderator: Howard Dodson, Director, Schomburg Center for Research in Black
Culture
Panelists:
Susan Veccia, National Digital Library, Library of Congress
svec@loc.gov
Karen Jefferson, Head, Archives and Special Collections, Atlanta University
Center,
Robert W. Woodruff Library
kjefferson@auctr.edu
Thomas Battle, Director, Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University
tbattle@howard.edu
Diana Lachatanere, Assistant Director for Collection Services and Curator,
Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Divsion, Schomburg Center
dlachatanere@nypl.org
Kathleen E. Bethel, African American Studies Librarian, Northwestern University
Library
kbethel@northwestern.edu
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Monday
26 March 2001 |
A Women's Jazz Festival
Cindy Blackman
Carlton McKinney, piano; George Mitchell, bass; J.D. Allen, saxophone;
Cindy Blackman, drums
Melissa Walker
Melissa Walker, vocals; Shedrick Mitchell, piano; Chris Burger, bass;
Paul Bollenback, guitar; Clarence Penn, drums |
Tuesday
6 March 2001 |
Fisk University Jubilee Singers
Done Made My Vow
Arranged by John W. Work III
Anthony Sanders, tenor
Our Father
Arranged by John W. Work III
Danita Wilson, soprano
Every Time I Feel the Spirit
Arranged by Matthew Kennedy
Let Us Break Bread Together
Arranged by Carl Haywood
Lord I Can't Turn Back
Arranged by John W. Work III
Stacey Evans, soprano
Rock My Soul in the Bosom of Abraham
Arranged by John W. Work III
Caarne Elliot and Stephanie Wise, soprano
Rise, Shine, for Thy Light Is A-Comin
Arranged by John W. Work III
Stacey Evans, soprano
Go Down Moses
Arranged by Jo
hn W. Work III
Albert Smith, bass
I'm Troubled
Arranged by Paul Kwami
Donte Cleaves, bass
An' I Cry
Arranged by Noah Ryder
Caarne Elliot
Ain'-a That Good News
Arranged by William Dawson
I Been In the Storm
Arranged by Robert DeCormier
Stacey Evans, soprano
Down by the Riverside
Arranged by Paul Kwami
Olivia Mack, alto
I've Been 'Buked
Arranged by Hall Johnson
Ride The Chariot
Arranged by William Smith
Danita Wilson, soprano
Lord, I'm Out Here On Your Word
Arranged by John W. Work III
Brandon Singleton, tenor
Soon-Ah Will Be Done
Arranged by William Dawson
Daniel, Daniel! Servant of the Lord
Arranged by Undine S. Moore
Brandon Singleton, tenor; Donte Cleaves, bass
Ain't Got Time to Die
Arranged by Hall Johnson
Brandon Singleton, tenor
Under the direction of Paul Kwami
Soprano:
Caarne Elliot, Stacey Evans, Stephanie Wise, Danita Wilson
Alto:
Dalmonique Burleson, Olivia Mack, Natalie Chenault, Brandon Magee
Tenor:
Jerami Matlock, Anthony Sanders, Brandon Singleton, Donald Shipman Jr.
Bass:
Antonio Grisson, Donte Cleaves, Albert Smith, Jeremy Kelsey |
Sunday
25 February 2001 |
Book Celebration
Step into a World: A Global Anthology of the New Black Literature
Hosted by Kevin Powell, editor, Step into a World: A Global Anthology
of
the New Black Literature.
Featuring a discussion on Hip-Hop Music and the New Black Literature
Moerator: April R. Silver, Akli Worksongs
Discussants:
Joan Morgan, Executive Editor, Essence; Author, When Chickenheads
Come Home
to Roost: My Life as a Hip-Hop Feminist
Ras Baraka, Poet, Activist, Educator, Co-editor In the Tradition
Sarah Jones, Writer and the star of critically acclaimed one-woman play, Surface
Transit
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Thursday
22 February 2001 |
First Annual Torch Ceremony
Sweet Talking Guys
A Tribute to Old Soul Radio honoring legacy station WWRL and the history
of
Black radio in New York.
Featuring Gary Byrd, Bobby Jay, Bob Law and Hank Spann. |
Thursday
15 February 2001 |
A Black Journalists Oral History & Archival Project
Telling It Like It Is II
Moderator: Utrice Leid, General Manager, WBAI-FM
Panelists: Nancy Maynard, author, Mega Media
Earl Caldwell, author Black American Witness: Report from the Front
C.Gerad Fraser, Senior Editor of the Earth Times
Don Charles, first Black photographer at the New York Times
Dave Hardy, currently writing book on landmark discrimination suit which
he successfully
led against the New York Daily News. |
Sunday
11 February 2001 |
Larry Ridley and the Jazz Legacy Ensemble
The Ellington/Strayhorn Songbook
Larry Ridley, bass; Virgil Jones, trumpet; Charles Davis, tenor saxophone;
Richard Wyands, piano;
Jimmy Wormworth, drums; Kiane Zawadi, trombone
and euphonium
Featuring vocalist Everett Greene |
Tuesday
6 February 2001 |
Film Screening
American Experience. Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind
Produced and directed by Stanley Nelson; Narrated by Carl Lumbly
Discussion with filmmaker, Stanely Nelson |
Saturday
27 January 2001 |
Heritage Weekend 2001
75th Anniversary Celebration Concert
Joe Chambers & Nommo with Cheikh M'Baye's Aminata Sabor Drum & Dance Company
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Sunday
14 January 2001 |
Schomburg Center presents
A Lincoln Center Reel to Real for Kids Event
Brotherhood of Tap
A Sizzling Film Celebration of the Great Nicholas Brothers
Introduction: Alina Bloomgarden, producer, Reel to Real
Opening: Little Ryhthm Kings, Ronald and Rinaldi Alvarez and the Pee Wee
Hoofers,
Jemel and Shanice Alston and Shaquille Cummings with Traci Mann
Hosts: Maurice Hines and Fayard Nicholas
Sergey and Vasily: Down Argentina Way
The Twins, Hip Hop
The Twins' tap number to For Love of Country
The Little Rhythm Kings, Ronald and Rinaldi, with live musical accompaniment
by the Danny Hogate Quartet
The Williams Brothers: Hot Feet, with vocals; Cotton Club live
musical
accompaniment by Frank Owens, piano; Bobbie Cranshaw, bass;
Napoleon Revels Bey, drums
Fayard Nicholas, Don't Mean a Thing if it ain't Got That Swing |
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