UpDate - Vol. 11, No. 18, Page 5
February 6, 1992
Up and coming

Lecture series on African awareness
     Kwame Ture (Stokely Carmichael) opened the African Consciousness
Celebration Lecture Series at the University of Delaware with a free
public talk yesterday with his presentation "Smash the FBI-CIA and the
Internal Police Intelligence Network."The lecture series, organized
around the theme "Ancient Egypt and the Afrikan Destiny," features
speakers through mid-April on such topics as slavery in the United
States, African contributions to civilization and African origins of
Western religions, as well as a presentation by a noted rap
artist.Speaking in the series will be

  *  Gerald Norde of Lincoln University on "The Breeding of Female
Slaves during the Domestic Slave Era," 7 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 19, in
the Rodney Room;
  *  Bruce Bridges, an educator and lecturer, on "Africans'
Contributions to World Civilization," 7 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 25, 120
Smith Hall;  *  KRS-One, who has been called "the conscience of rap," with
"H.E.A.L. Yourself," 7 p.m., Monday, March 9, Clayton Hall;
  *  Yosef Ben-Jochannon, author and lecturer, on "African Origins of
Western Religions," 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 10, Rodney Room; and
  *  Molefi K.  Asante of Temple University on "Afrocentricity, Art and
the Development of the African-American Student," 7 p.m., Tuesday, April
13, Rodney Room.

     All lectures except the March 9 program with KRS-One are free and
open to the public. Admission to the March 9 program is $5 for the
general public and $3 with University I.D.For additional information
on the series, contact Vernese E. Edghill at the University's Center for
Black Culture, telephone 831-2991.

Conference focuses on state economy
     The third annual Delaware Economic Outlook Conference will take
place from 8:30 a.m. -3:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 27, at Clayton Hall.
Sponsored by the Bureau of Economic and Business Research the conference
is designed as a platform for providing information about the Delaware
economy.
     The subject of the morning session will be the short- and long-term
outlook for Delaware, the region and the nation. Pascal D. Forgione,
superintendent of the Delaware Department of Public Instruction, will
discuss the relationship between public education and the Delaware
economy.
     Carolyn Burger, president and CEO of Diamond State Telephone Co.,
will speak at lunch on telecommunications and economic development.
     Concurrent sessions will be offered in the afternoon on banking,
with Keith Ellis, state banking commissioner; the chemical industry,
with Fred Dixon, ICI Americas; tourism, Eric Jacobson, urban affairs and
public policy; small business, Linda Fayerweather, Small Business
Development Center; construction, Steve Mockbee, Bancroft Construction;
and agriculture, Gerald Vaughn, Cooperative Extension.
     The $55 fee includes continental breakfast, lunch and conference
materials.  Registration begins at 7:45 a.m. the morning of the
conference.
     Additional information can be obtained from the Bureau of Business
and Economic Research, at 831- 8401.

Research on racism series begins Feb. 12
     The Research on Race, Ethnicity and Culture lecture series is being
offered by the Office of Women's Studies during the spring semester.
Each session will be presented from 12:20 - 1:10 p.m. Wednesdays, in the
Ewing Room of the Perkins Student Center.
     The lectures are open to the public, although students may register
to receive one credit for the course. Attendees are encouraged to bring
lunch.
     Speakers and subjects during February are Ronald Whittington,
assistant to the president, "Race on Campus: 1965 to the Present," Feb.
12; Theodore Davis, political science and international relations, "A
Political Paradigm of Intergroup Interaction," Feb. 19; and Allida
Black, history, "Eleanor Roosevelt's Struggle for Civil Rights," Feb.
26.
     The lecturers scheduled during March include Carole Marks, Black
American studies, "Black Woman as Villain," March 4; Walter Moody,
clinical social worker, "Race and Mental Health," March 11; Alpana
Knippling, English, "Macaulay's Minute," March 18; and Elizabeth
Bertera, individual and family studies, "Perspectives on Hispanic
Feminism," March 25.
     After a break for spring recess, the presentations will resume in
April with Sara Horowitz, English, "Women Victims of Nazi Genocide: The
Extremities of Racism," April 8; James Davis, education, "The Social
Construction of Black Males," April 15; Donna Budani, anthropology, "War
and Remembrance:  Italian Women's Experience in World War II," April 22;
and Norma Gaines and Cynthia Cummings, co-chairs, Campus Climate Task
Force, Commission to Promote Racial and Cultural Diversity, "Coming to
Terms with Diversity," April 29.
     The series will conclude with the two May lecturers, Jacklyn Cock,
"Feminism, Racism and Militarization," May 6; and James Newton, black
American studies, "Personal Perspective on Race Talk: A Dialog," May
13.
     Additional information is available from the Office of Women's
Studies, 831-8474.