Posted on September 8th, 2009 by mchambersahf
Indeed, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is an institution. And, rightfully so, the NAACP has been at the forefront for the past century and will continue into the next by meeting its mission to “Ensure the political, educational, social and economic equality of rights of all persons and to eliminate racial [...]
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Posted on August 27th, 2009 by plawsonahf
There is a saying around Enterprise, Alabama: “If you paddle your own canoe, there is no one to rock the boat.”
Last week I heard a story from a small town, not far from the Enterprise city limits. A farmer used to sit on a stone ridge that crossed his land and mourn over the lack [...]
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Posted on July 27th, 2009 by rstewartahf
Over the 4th of July weekend, the Birmingham News published two articles and a guest editorial that caught my eye. Like so many news or feature items that appear in the local, state or even national press, humanities ideas often have something to say about them.
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Posted on June 24th, 2009 by mchambersahf
On June 11, 2009, we took our SUPER Emerging Scholars to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute to pair up with the Institute’s Legacy Youth Leadership program participants. We brought with us our lead scholars, Dr. Jacqueline Wood and Dr. Karen Gardiner, as well as Dr. Amalia Amaki, to share lessons in the humanities in conjunction [...]
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Posted on June 5th, 2009 by mchambersahf
Next week, the Alabama Humanities Foundation will launch its newest program initiative, SUPER Emerging Scholars (SES). SES is a residential, pre-college, research and writing institute for rising high-school juniors and seniors that will be held on the campus of the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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Posted on May 22nd, 2009 by kcrawfordahf
Talk of the humanities can be a little daunting. If you’ve ever been in discussion about the humanities and, wanting to run and hide, thought to yourself, “I don’t know what all this means,” you’re not alone. The term is one of those whose definition some of us don’t really know–but at least we know [...]
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