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Tribute to James Brown
September 27, 2007
Manthia Diawara director, Africana studies, New York University
Fred Taylor ethnomusicologist, Georgia State University
Bret Love editor, Georgia Music Magazine
Stan Woodard communications director, Atlanta Contemporary Center

A panel pays tribute to the musical legacy of James Brown. During the 1960s James Brown gained the titles “Godfather of Soul” and the “Hardest Working Man in Show Business.” Brown's sound reflected the nation's generational struggle, and his influence reached across the Atlantic to Bamako, Mali, where his style and music became a source of inspiration for the growing youth culture. It was this vibrant culture that Malick Sidibe dynamically captured through his photographs.

Art & Architecture
African | ideological figures | James Brown | African American | Music
PBA
High Museum of Art
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Women to Women: Journey to Darfur
Gloria White-Hammond
01:23:31
Linda Mason, Liz Walker and Gloria White-Hammond discuss their experiences and thoughts about the future of Darfur and its people and what the United States can do.
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William Lloyd Garrison: Words of Thunder
Deval Patrick
01:56:24
This bicentennial celebration, co-presented by the Museum of Afro-American History and the Boston Public Library, includes The Massachusetts 54th Regiment and musical performances by Vivian Cooley-Collier, Guy Peartree, and the Studio Singers of the Eliot Congregational Church of Roxbury.
William Lloyd Garrison at 200: Meanings for Our Own Time
David W. Blight
01:19:17
Dr. Blight discusses the legacy of Garrison's unique brand of abolitionist radicalism, its roots, and the challenges it raises in the present. William Lloyd Garrison, passionate Boston abolitionist, was born 200 years ago.
Why Africa Matters
Nicholas Kristof
01:17:37
The New York Times columnist Nicholas D. Kristof discusses economic and human rights developments in Darfur and other African nations.
What's Next for the 2008-2009 Atlanta Falcons
Mike Smith
00:35:06
New Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Mike Smith sketches a preview of the next season for the Atlanta team. Former Jacksonville Jaguars defensive coordinator Smith was named head coach in January 2008, after the team's tumultuous times involving former quarterback Michael Vick.
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W.E.B. Du Bois: The Souls of Black Folk
Henry Louis Gates Jr.
01:55:23
The W. E. B. Du Bois Institute at Harvard University celebrates the centennial of a pivotal publication by inviting the public to hear writers, critics, and members of Harvard's faculty and administration read some of the many memorable passages from The Souls of Black Folk.
Image of In Search of Africa
Author: Manthia Diawara
Publisher: Harvard University Press (2000)
Binding: Paperback, 304 pages
Image of We Won't Budge: An African Exile in the World
Author: Manthia Diawara
Publisher: Basic Civitas Books (2004)
Binding: Paperback, 288 pages
Image of Black American Cinema (AFI Film Readers)
Author:
Publisher: Routledge (1993)
Binding: Paperback, 336 pages
Image of African Cinema: Politics and Culture (Blacks in the Diaspora)
Author: Professor Manthia Diawara
Publisher: Indiana University Press (1992)
Binding: Paperback, 208 pages
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