CACE 2009 #1 was a success! Click to see pictures of the event!
UNCG's 19th Annual Conference on African American Culture and Experience (CACE)
Race, Gender, and Politics: Past, Present, and Future
Took Place on: Thursday and Friday April 2-3, 2009
On the Campus of University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Hosted by UNCG’s African American Studies Program
Co-Sponsors: History Department, the College of Arts and Sciences, and the Office of the Provost
Inspired by the 2008 presidential race and historic national election, the theme of the 19th annual Conference on African American Culture and Experience (CACE) focused on the impact policies and/or political figures have had on African Americans and their communities.
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Ernest Hill read fiction at the CACE Literary Café on Thursday April 2nd at 6:30pm in the Multicultural Resource Center of the Elliott University Center (EUC) on the UNCG campus. Novelist Ernest Hill was born in Oak Grove, Louisiana. He holds degrees from the University of California at Berkeley, Cornell University and UCLA. He is the author of the novels Satisfied With Nothin', A Life for a Life, Cry Me a River and It's All About the Moon When the Sun Ain't Shining. His fifth novel, A Person of Interest, was published by Kensington. More info
Curtis Austin spoke on “A Woman's Place is in the Struggle: The Politics of Race and Gender in the Black Panther Party ” on Friday April 3rd at 3:30pm in the Auditorium of the Eliott University Center (EUC) on the UNCG campus. Dr. Curtis Austin is an Associate Professor of History and Director of the Center for Black Studies at the University of Southern Mississippi. His book about the Black Panther Party was published in 2006 by the University of Arkansas Press. He has also created a CD-ROM, entitled “Ordinary People Living Extraordinary Lives: The Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi.” More info.
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For More Information, Contact UNCG's African American Studies Program:
336.334.5507
afs@uncg.edu
The annual Conference on African American Culture and Experience (CACE) examines critical and timely African American-related issues and perspectives to engage students, faculty, staff, and members of the community in the exploration and discussion of these topics and ideas. CACE was initiated in 1990 by the UNCG Department of Religious Studies and seeks to promote a better understanding of the various facets of African American culture and experience.
