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For immediate release
September 29, 2008 |
Michael Eric Dyson to Speak in Gaston Hall
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WHO:
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Georgetown University Professor Michael Eric Dyson is a renowned scholar and cultural critic on issues of race, religion, popular culture, and contemporary issues in the African American community. Named by Ebony as one of the hundred most influential black Americans, Dyson has authored sixteen books, including Holler if You Hear Me, Is Bill Cosby Right? and I May Not Get There With You: The True Martin Luther King Jr.
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WHAT:
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"No Dreams Deferred?: Black Aspirations from Martin Luther King Jr. to Jay-Z" Michael Eric Dyson will address the Georgetown community in a lecture titled, "No Dreams Deferred?: Black Aspirations from Martin Luther King Jr. to Jay-Z." Following the speech, Professor Dyson will take questions from students, faculty, staff and invited guests. |
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WHEN:
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Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at 5:30 p.m.
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WHERE:
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Gaston Hall (3rd Floor of Healy Hall)
Georgetown University 37th & O Streets, NW Washington, D.C. 20057 |
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SPONSORS:
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Office of the President
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COVERAGE:
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Media interested in attending must RSVP to Andy Pino at 202-687-4328 or pinoa@georgetown.edu. Press will need to present valid credentials on campus.
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