May 10, 2018. University of Baltimore. Featuring: Samaria Rice, Gwen Carr, Marion Gray-Hopkins & Tawanda Jones. Free event. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/talking-about-race-mothers-of-the-movement-speak-tickets-44922549555
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Treva LindseyTreva Lindsey is an Assistant Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Her research and teaching interests include African American women’s history... more |
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