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Readings

  • Author of "Devonte Travels the Sorry Route," T.J. Anderson III February 11, 2021 at 7:30 pm – 7:30 pm Online A poet, author, and literary critic, Anderson is an associate professor of English at Hollins whose research interests include jazz poetry, African American literature, and the work of Aimé Césare. A former Fulbright Scholar, he lived in Cairo, Egypt, where he taught at Cairo University and conducted research on the influence of jazz on contemporary…
  • Author of "Who Set You Flowin': The African American Migration Narrative," Farah Jasmine Griffin February 25, 2021 at 7:30 pm – 7:30 pm Online "Returning to Lady: A Reflection 'In Search of Billie Holiday'" Griffin, who has published widely on issues of race and gender, feminism, jazz, and cultural politics, is the author of Harlem Nocturne: Women Artists and Progressive Politics During World War II. Her other works include Who Set You Flowin?: The African American Migration Narrative; Beloved…

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