A Symposium On How Creatives Use The Archives
Focusing on the Work of Harlem Writer, Journalist And Educator, Herb Boyd
The MFA Program’s special initiative, “Archives as Muse: A Harlem Storytelling Project” invites you to a symposium that considers how creatives use the archives with a special focus on the work of award winning writer, journalist, and educator, Herb Boyd. Panelists include archivist and Professor William Gibbons, photographer and Professor Emeritus Lewis Watts, Herb Boyd and novelist and Professor Nelly Rosario who will act as moderator.
We remain grateful to the generous support of the LUCE Foundation which makes this project possible.
Friday, December 3, 2021, 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM (EST)
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Professor Gordon Thompson has a laudable career spanning nearly 24 years of teaching and service at City College, Louisiana State University, and Stanford University. As director of the Black Studies Program, he had a record of administrative leadership, including planning, budgeting for and managing an academic program. As creator, principal investigator, and director of the RAP-SI project of the Black Male Initiative, he demonstrated the ability to successfully organize a staff and build a service-oriented mentoring program. As director of the Langston Hughes Festival Committee, he has been in continuous service to the Committee since 1990. As professor of African American and American literature in the English Department he has demonstrated a strong publication record with scholarly expertise in the area of the African American narrative praxis. Lastly, as a scholar, he has several peer-reviewed publications, is a frequent participant at national and international conferences and is the editor/co-editor of several books.
Emily Raboteau
Dr. Vanessa K. Valdés is the director of the Black Studies Program at The City College of New York-CUNY. A graduate of Yale and Vanderbi
Sydney Valerio believes we are all a living archive of the stories and places our bodies navigate. As a creative, she is fueled by her professional work as an educator and community cultural worker to create spaces and experiences for all parts of the community to engage with and access. 
