Black Arts Festival
The Dept. of Africana Studies presented a cultural celebration from the Black Arts Movement on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 for the entire student body at the Riley Alternative/Adult Education Center, Beecher Community School District. UM-Flint students in AFA/THE 312 presented poetry, music, and dramatic presentions from BAM, one of the only American literary movements to advance “social engagement” as the core of its aesthetic. Three members of the Dept. of Africana Studies faculty Dr. Guluma Gemeda, Dr. Ernest Emenyonu, and Prof. Nur supported this event.
UM-FLINT
DEPT. OF AFRICANA STUDIES
Presents
THE BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT
POETRY/PRESENTATIONS/THE BLUES
A CULTURAL CELEBRATION OF BLACK POETRY AND THOUGHT
Beecher Community School District
Riley Adult & Alternative Education Center
WEDNESDAY, April 27, 2011
10:30 AM-11:30 AM
The University of Michigan-Flint
Dept. of Africana Studies
WINTER 2011 AFA/THE 312
THE BLACK ARTS MOVEMENT
PRESENTS A CULTURAL CELEBRATION
Black Arts: Ismaeel Dhul-Qarnayn
Poem 1: Vaughn Davis
Poem 2: Amber Cochran
Solo: Bernita Caruthers
Poem 3: Mario Johnson
Angela Davis: Alexis Washington
Poem 4: Aiisha Brown
Poem 5: Kenn Hopkins
Huey Newton: Vaughn Davis
Poem 6: Amber Cochran
Amiri Baraka: Mario Johnson III
Poem 7: Vaughn Davis
Poem 8: Kenn Hopkins
Black History: Steven Durette
Vocals: Vivian Lockett
Performers
