African Americans in popular culture
Found in 235 Collections and/or Records:
Knight, Etheridge, 1970 November 9
Kyner, Sylvester "Sonny Red", 1978 September 19
Saxophonist Sylvester Kyner (also known as Sonny Red) spoke to the Black Experience in the Arts course on 9/19/1978 (2015-0002/RR207). Introduced by Hale Smith (who spells it K-I-N-E-R, Sonny Red spoke about the music he's been playing, the scene, plays music, and answers questions from the class.
Langa, Bhekokwakhe, 1985 November 12
Lee, Leslie , 1987 September 29
Introduced by Leon Bailey, Mr. Lee provided some details about his background and the type of writing, the multiple media in which he writes and his preferences based on the amount of control he has over his writing.
Playwright Leslie Lee delivered a lecture on 9/29/1987 (2015-0002/RR214). Leslie Lee was an American playwright, director and professor of playwriting and screenwriting.
Lenzy Wallace lectures at the University of Connecticut
Linda Patton speaks to the Black Experience in the Arts class with performances by James Spruill and Georgette Leslie.
Lindsay, Mary, 1978 February 14, 1979 November 27
Lindsay Patterson lectures at the University of Connecticut
Lisa and Danny Calvo (Washington Calvo Duo) lecture at the University of Connecticut
Liston, Melba, 1973 September 25, 1982 November 9
Loften Mitchell lectures at the University of Connecticut
Louise Meriwether lectures at the University of Connecticut
Lyght, Andrew, 1983 November 29
Painter and sculptor Andrew Lyght delivered his single lecture on 11/29/1983 (2015-0002/RR220). Andrew Lyght (born 1949 in Georgetown, Guyana) is a contemporary artist living in Kingston, New York. Lyght is a mixed media artist, often combining drawings, painterly elements, industrial objects, and sculptural wooden assemblages.
Lynda Patton lectures at the University of Connecticut
Major "Mule" Holley lectures at the University of Connecticut
Mark Crawford lectures at the University of Connecticut
Marshall, Paule , 1980 October 21
Mayhew, Richard , 1970 - 1972
McLean, Jackie, 1974 - 1977
McNeill, Mildred, 1987 - 1989
Television news and public affairs official Mildred McNeill lectured on 12/1/1987 (2015-0002/RR222) and 9/19/1989 (2015-0002/AC11).
Melba Liston lectures at the University of Connecticut
Melba Moore lectures at the University of Connecticu
Melvin Edwards lectures at the University of Connecticut
Meriwether, Louise, 1971 - 1988
Mildred McNeill lectures at the University of Connecticut
Miller, Donald L., 1974 - 1984
Mitchell, Evelyn , 1973 February 27
Artist Evelyn Mitchell spoke on 2/27/1973 (2015-0002/RR223). Evelyn Mitchell shares her background in her discussion of African art.
Mitchell, Loften, 1970 - 1981
Playwright and theater professor Loften Mitchell delivered 5 lectures over 11 years. Mitchell spoke on 2/2/1970 (2015-0002/RR224), 10/17/1972 (2015-0002/RR225), 10/8/1974 (2015-0002/RR226), 9/28/1976 (2015-0002/RR227) and lastly on 1/27/1981 (2015-0002/RR228). James Loften Mitchell (April 15, 1919 – May 14, 2001) was an American playwright and theatre historian who was part of the black American theatre movement of the 1960s.