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We are Worth Fighting For: Medgar Evers College

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Featuring historian DR. JOSHUA MYERS; Newark, NJ Mayor RAS J. BARAKA; Culture Arts Advocate APRIL R. SILVER; and award-winning writer ASHA BANDELE, this discussion is for all lovers of history.

It will focus on the history of radical student activism at Howard University, the events leading up to the 1989 Protest, and The Protest's connection to today's global social justice movements. ALL ARE WELCOME TO JOIN IN!

DR. BRENDA M. GREENE, founder and executive director of the Center for Black Literature, will moderate the discussion.

For more event information, email

pr@akilaworksongs.com or call (718) 756-8501

Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/we-are-worth-fighting-for-a-history-of-the-hu-student-protest-of-1989-tickets-139696498989?ref=eios