Man of the Year - Vaughn Little
2012 Sankofa Awards Man of the Year winner - Vaughn Little
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Young Man of the Year - Dorian Hairston
Sankofa Awards winner Dorian Hairston - Young Man of the Year 2012.
Father of the Year - Julius Johnson
2012 Sankofa Awards Father of the Year Winner - Julius Johnson
Organization of the Year - Patricia Muhammad
2012 Sankofa Awards Organization Winner Patricia Muhammad and the Key News Journal
'Rebuilding the Block' Culminates With Sankofa Awards
The Sankofa Awards, honoring African-American men who have demonstrated excellence in the categories of service, social and environmental justice, scholarship, philanthropy, creativity and entrepreneurship, will provide a symbolic end to the series that began in December 2011.
Voices from Shanghai: May 2012 Symposium
At the end of May 2012, a delegation of faculty from the University of Kentucky went to Shanghai University to promote the American Studies Center, a partnership between UK and SHU. Michelle Sizemore facilitated a group discussion between UK and SHU students about cultural difference, identity, and storytelling across cultures.
Love/Conjure Blues
Performance Artist and Novelist/Poet, Sharon Bridgforth, reads from her performance novel, Love Conjure/Blues.
Frank X Walker to Read Poetry for Charity Event
Frank X Walker, professor in the UK Department of English and the African American and Africana Studies Program, will read and discuss his poetry at 1:30 p.m. Monday, April 9, at Midway College's Anne Hart Raymond Center. The event is sponsored by Chapter F, a local chapter of the International organization, P.E.O.