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Black Protest, Preaching, and (Re)Presentations

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Dr. Regennia N. Williams, Founder, President, and Executive Director

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS   The Revolution Is Now Being Televised and Tweeted: Black Protest, Preaching, and (Re)Presentations, From the Black Arts Movement to #BlackLivesMatter, c.1965-2016   for The Journal of Traditions & Beliefs Spring 2017   Regennia N. Williams, PhD, … Continue reading →

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Congratulations to RASHAD Scholarship Winner, Katherine Taylor!

Posted on April 21, 2016 by Dr. Regennia N. Williams, Founder, President, and Executive Director

Congratulations to Ms. Katherine Taylor, undergraduate student at Cleveland State University, working mom, student organization leader, and recipient of the first RASHAD Scholarship!  As the founder and Executive Director of The RASHAD Center, Inc., I salute you and wish you … Continue reading →

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New Publication Focuses on Women and Spirituality

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Dr. Regennia N. Williams, Founder, President, and Executive Director

The latest issue of The Journal of Traditions & Beliefs is now available online.  This special volume contains The Proceedings of Cleveland State University’s Women and Spirituality Symposium.   Poetry, essays, scholarly articles inspired by the 2009 symposium, and primary documents … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Women’s History Month 2016 — “Ain’t I a Woman?”

Posted on March 13, 2016 by Dr. Regennia N. Williams, Founder, President, and Executive Director

My 2016 celebration of African American history continues unabated!  This is Women’s History Month, and I recently had the pleasure of attending “Ain’t I a Woman: Interpreting Intersections of Race and Identity,” an incredible program hosted by the Smithsonian’s National … Continue reading →

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Happy Black History Month!

Posted on February 25, 2016 by Dr. Regennia N. Williams, Founder, President, and Executive Director

Please join me in celebrating Black History in February and throughout 2016. Here is my official 2016 greeting:

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“Jubilees to Jazz: Black Sacred Music, At Home and Abroad” Workshop

Posted on January 14, 2016 by Dr. Regennia N. Williams, Founder, President, and Executive Director

  Friday, January 22 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Saturday, January 23 10:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Main Library Fine Arts & Special Collections 3rd floor 325 Superior Ave. (216) 623-2818 Cleveland Public Library in partnership with Cleveland State University’s … Continue reading →

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Phillip K. Jones, II & Friends Present FREE Concert Salute to Pianist Billy Strayhorn on November 19, 2015

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Dr. Regennia N. Williams, Founder, President, and Executive Director

Phillip K. Jones, II & Friends will present a Centennial Birthday Concert Tribute to jazz legend Billy Strayhorn, on Thursday, November 19, 2015, 7:30 p.m., at Cleveland State University, Music and Communication Building, 2001 Euclid Avenue,  Drinko Recital Hall.  This … Continue reading →

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Give the Gift of Music on #GivingTuesday, December 1, 2015

Posted on November 3, 2015 by Dr. Regennia N. Williams, Founder, President, and Executive Director

Hello! Please join me in supporting the ongoing work of Spiritual Gifts, a nonprofit arts education organization, by donating  to our gofundme campaign by ‪#‎GivingTuesday‬, December 1, 2015. Our goal is to raise $5,000 to support program expenses for 2016, … Continue reading →

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Thank You! — From the Bottom of My Hurston-Loving Heart

Posted on October 23, 2015 by Dr. Regennia N. Williams, Founder, President, and Executive Director

I just want to say thanks to everyone who supported the Oral History Association’s Zora Neale Hurston activities in Eatonville, Florida, Hurston’s childhood home. I really enjoyed my museum visit, the interview with museum founder N.Y. Nathiri, and the Educator’s … Continue reading →

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Doing Good in the Neighborhood and “the Circle”

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Dr. Regennia N. Williams, Founder, President, and Executive Director

Never underestimate the difference that a few good men and women can make in a neighborhood and an organization.  On Saturday, September 19, 2015, current and former residents of Fairfax joined other history lovers in discussing the life stories, good … Continue reading →

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