10:54 a.m., Sept. 2, 2009----The University of Delaware's Black American Studies Program has announced its fall 2009 Brown Bag Series, which will open Monday, Sept. 14.

All talks will be held in Room 206 of the Trabant University Center from 12:15-1:10 p.m., and are open to the public. Talks are usually about 35 minutes followed by spirited dialogue between and among presenters and audience.

Sept.14: "The Harriett Tubman Underground Railroad Byway in Delaware," David Ames, professor and director, Center for Historic Architecture and Design, University of Delaware.

Oct. 13: "Conceptual Imagery in One Woman's Work: Dreams, Illusions and Controversy," Robyn Phillips-Pendleton, associate professor, Department of Art, UD.

Nov. 13: "The Drugs Violence-Nexus among Deviant Adolescents: America's Drug War versus Dutch Harm Reduction Policy," Lana Harrison, professor, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, UD.

Dec. 7: "Street Life and Fatherhood: How Black Men in the Streets of Harlem Conceptualize Notions of Fatherhood,” Yasser Payne, assistant professor, Black American Studies Program, UD.