WKU Hosting Symposium On 'Black Life And Culture'

January 15, 2009

Bowling Green, Ky. - WKU, in collaboration with Kentucky African American Encyclopedia Project, will host a symposium on “Black Life and Culture in the Commonwealth” from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 24, at the Kentucky Library & Museum.

The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments and a light lunch will be provided.

The keynote speaker is Dr. Dennis Dickerson of Vanderbilt University, author of “Militant Mediator: Whitney M. Young, Jr.,” an award-winning biography of a Kentucky native who headed the National Urban League during the Civil Rights era.

Other presenters are Maxine Ray, New Era Planning Committee, Bowling Green; Mike Morrow, Executive Director, West Kentucky African American Heritage and Research Center, Russellville; Dr. Saundra Ardrey, head of the WKU Department of Political Science and African American Studies Program; Dr. Patricia Minter, Associate Professor, WKU Department of History; Karen McDaniel, Visiting Assistant Professor in the EKU African American Studies/Women Studies Programs and General Co-editor of the Kentucky African American Encyclopedia.

Support for the event has been provided by the Department of History, the Office of Diversity Programs, Kentucky African American Encyclopedia Project and the Diversity Enhancement Committee.

For information, contact Dr. John Hardin, WKU History Department, at john.hardin@wku.edu or (270) 745-2233.