WALTER DALLAS DIRECTOR – MUSICIAN – PHOTOGRAPHER – PLAYWRIGHT – PROFESSOR *~ September 15, 1946 – May 3, 2020 ~* By Dale Ricardo Shields Page 1 – 11 Winner, Best Director Award, of the New York “Viv” Award for …
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Yvonne Carter Williams
Dr. Yvonne Carter Williams Hampton and Esther Boswell Distinguished University Professor of Black Studies. Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University; M.A., University of Connecticut; B.A., Pennsylvania State University. By Dale Ricardo Shields ~*****~ “Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the world.” – Arthur Schopenhauer …
Dr. Nefretete Rasheed
Nefretete Rasheed, Ph.D Artist of Interdisciplinary Arts, Theatre, Dance, Poetry. By Arthur T. Wilson “Every day is Graduation“ Dr. Nefretete Rasheed * Nefretete Rasheed, Ph.D., a graduate of New York University, is an educator, writer, and therapist. She is also the Education and Clinical Director for Aspirations, Inc., an organization she founded that promotes teaching and …
Glenda Dickerson
Glenda Dickerson By Dale Ricardo Shields * Glenda Dickerson is a director, writer, folklorist, and educator. She directed professionally at the Biltmore Theatre (Broadway), Circle in the Square (New York City), Lorraine Hansberry Theatre (San Francisco), Arena Stage, Ford’s Theatre, and the Kennedy Center (Washington, D.C.), among others. Birth – 1945 (Houston, Texas) ~ Death (Ypsilanti, …
Toni King
Dr. Toni King Professor of Black and Women Studies and Author Biography Toni King came to the University in 1997 and holds a joint appointment in Black Studies and Women’s and Gender Studies. Since that time she has served intermittently as the Director of the Center for Black Studies, and contributed broadly to the …