James Baldwin at 100
Attendance is FREE. Reservations are strongly encouraged.
A SYMPOSIUM
Thursday, February 27, 2025
5 pm – 7 pm
Watts Lobby | The Theatre School at DePaul University
2350 N. Racine Ave., Chicago
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— JOIN US FOR —
Welcome …
Dr. Amor Kohli, Professor and Chair of the Department of African and Black Diaspora Studies
Keynote Speaker …
Dr. Darrell Moore: “At Sixty: A Meditation on the Baldwin-Buckley Proposition”
An Original Piece …
Excerpts from Sonny’s Blues: A Short Story by James Baldwin
Performed by students of The Theatre School at DePaul University, directed by Dexter Zollicoffer
Presentation of …
“American Dream” Project by Ashli Rene Funches and Dr. Symone A. Johnson,
Assistant Professor, Department of African and Black Diaspora Studies
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The program will run approximately 80 minutes and will be followed by a reception.
