- Herb Boyd; Baba Charles Simmons: Spotlight on Jill Scott
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| Show | Diasporic Music |
|---|---|
| Broadcast Title | Herb Boyd; Baba Charles Simmons: Spotlight on Jill Scott |
| Broadcast Date | 2015-04-05 |
| Record Date | 2015-04-05 |
| Summary | Journalist, educator, author, and activist Herb Boyd talks about The Diary of Malcolm X and the Bandung Conference of 1955. Boyd has been named a MediaMaker by The HistoryMakers. Dr. Charles Simmons is an activist/scholar and community advocate committed to local and global community building as it relates to social, education, economic and environmental justice. Dr. Charles Simmons is a tenured full professor of Journalism and Law at Eastern Michigan University. He also served on the faculty of Howard University and California State University Los Angeles, and was a Visiting Professor at Wayne State University. He is a graduate of Langston University, Oklahoma where he won the Melvin B. Tolson Award for Creative Writing; and Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, where he was also a Fellow in the Graduate School of International Affairs. He is also a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center. His commitment in service as a Human Rights Activist spans 50 years. The musical spotlight shines on Jill Scott. Visit Norman's blog. Norman O. Richmond aka Jalali on Facebook. |