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Institute of Black Life Conference @ USF St. Pete

  • University Student Center 140 7th Avenue South St. Petersburg, FL, 33701 United States (map)

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Panel: African American Burial Ground Project and Tropicana Field - Remembering Erased Black Cemeteries through Art and Research

Moderator: Prof. Antoinette Jackson, Director USF Heritage Research Lab, Department of Anthropology and Founder, Black Cemetery Network (BCN)

Panelists: Mr. Walter “Wally B” Jennings, Spoken Word Artist for the African American Burial Ground Project and Assistant Director Diversity Initiatives, USF; Ms. Wanda Stuart, MS, Resident, Gas Plant District of St. Petersburg; Mr. Corey Givens, Community Activist

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