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Dr. G’s Upcoming Events

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Here are a couple of events happening tomorrow and Friday:

*April 22nd, 2021 (8pm/ET)– “Art, Politics, and Social Justice in Times of Crisis.”-Art History Graduate Studies Symposium (Virtual Keynote Speaker)…Art History program (Department of Art)[University of Memphis] (Memphis, TN)

To Register to Attend Click Here

*April 23rd, 2021 (3-3:20 pm/EST)– “Inclusive and Accessible Teaching Practices using Media and Popular Culture”-2021 Virtual Symposia-Inclusive Teaching Practices (Symposium Speaker)…VCU-Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence [Virginia Commonwealth University] (Richmond, VA)

Inclusive and Accessible Teaching Practices using Media and Popular Culture

In 2021, pop culture is not just for entertainment purposes. Classrooms are now prime spaces to facilitate and leverage ‘pop culture’ into open dialogues and discussions for students to engage with various classroom topics. 

To Register to Attend Click Here

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New Trailer Alerts!!

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Let me just say there is no shortage of content when it comes to new television series and movies, and what I got for you this week proves that point!!

Check out some of that “new-new” set to hit your screens, see below:

*A Black Lady Sketch Show (Season 2 Begins on April 23rd on HBO)

*The Underground Railroad (Series set to be released on May 14th on Amazon Prime)

*Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard (Set to be released on June 16th)

*Fast and Furious 9 (Set to be released on July 9th)

Enjoy!!

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Celebration Time!!

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Cue the music and push play on Tony! Toni! Toné! “Anniversary” and “Feels Good”… !!

On this day 18 years ago on the great campus of Clark Atlanta University, myself and 23 other amazing Black women became a part of the illustrious sisterhood that is Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Sigma Chapter!! What a glorious day!!

April 17th, 2003 was the day that the “24 Vibrant Visionaries of Virtue” made their debut into a lifelong sisterhood!!

And I could not ask for a better group of women to cross the burning sands with and enter into Delta land! Oh to be a Delta Girl!!

We getting up there Ladies!! 🙂 Cheers to many more Deltaversaries!!

~Dr. G aka “Love Jones” #20

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Dr. G’s April 2021-Book Recommendations

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With Spring in full effect, I also got another list of books to add to your library!! See this month’s recommendations below:

And remember you can always go back and check out the previous month’s recommendations in the “Resource” section of the website!

Till next month!!

~Dr. G

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On The Radar-New Trailers Alert

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Alright my friends, I got some new trailers for you this week!! Nice mix of action, #BlackGirlMagic, drama, social issues, Black boyhood, and of course creative storytelling!!

So go ahead and dive in!!

Without Remorse (Premieres April 30th on Amazon Prime)

Pose (Premieres May 2nd on FX)

Monster (Premieres on May 7th on Netflix)

Run the World (Premieres May 16th on STARZ)

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Conversations with Beloved & Kindred-Episode #7

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New Episode on Deck!!

Just in case you may have missed last week’s episode of Conversations with Beloved and Kindred, I got you covered!!

In this episode, Dr. Robinson and I break down episodes 7 and 8 of Lovecraft Country. Much like the previous episodes, these episodes were very much imaginative, personal and focused on a particular moment. However, what really sets these episodes a part from the earlier ones were their centering, specifically, on the Black woman and Black girl experiences. As two Black women who have experienced various perspectives of Black girlhood (southern and midwestern) to currently navigating Black womanhood both episodes are very relatable.

Being able to not only acknowledge and focus on the many layers of their experiences (trauma, resistance, joy, naming, anger, etc.) is essential because it allows for their stories to be seen as real made visible to a large audience.

To hear more about what we thought, check it out below:

On next time, we will discuss the 2018 supernatural/sci-fi/superhero/drama film Fast Colors from director Julia Hart and starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Lorraine Toussaint, and Saniyya Sidney. Here in this film we get to see #BlackGirlMagic, Black Female Star Power and the Black Female Imaginary on full display!!

See you next time!!

Posted in On The Radar

On The Radar…Upcoming Lecture Presentation

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I am excited to share that I will be participating in The University of Oklahoma-Center for Literary Studies: African & African American Studies Scholar Series-Spring 2021 !! My talk will be on “Re-Writing the Script: Black Imaginings of Trauma, Politics, and Pop Culture”!

This event is free and open to the public! See details below:

Join me on April 12 at 3:00 pm/ET (2:00 pm/CST) !
Zoom Meeting Information
or you can access the Zoom via Meeting ID: 935 5470 7128 and Passcode: 63714170

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On The Radar- Casting Call for the New Television Series, “The Crossover”!

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Calling all my aspiring actors, here is an opportunity that just might be right for you! Check out the flyer below:

For more information visit Casting The Crossover !

“The Crossover” is based on 2015 Newbery Medal Award Winning book of the same name from Kwame Alexander and will be directed by George Tillman, Jr.

And while you are at it, definitely check out the book and graphic novel illustrated by the amazing Dawud Anyabwile!

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Conversations with Beloved & Kindred-New Episode Alert

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New Episode Dropping TODAY!!

Tune in as Dr. Robinson and I continue the conversation on the HBO series “Lovecraft Country” with episode 7 (“I Am”) and episode 8 (“Jig-A-Bobo”)!!

We went deep with this episode and had a lot fun discussing the many nuanced and complex layers of Black womanhood and girlhood…We hope you enjoy it!

The conversation will take place on Thursday April 8th at 5 pm on Facebook Live via Auburn Avenue Research Library!!