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The
Portland Observer
Black History Month
February 5, 2014
B e y o n c e ’s c a re e r is u s e d to explore race, g e n d e r a n d politics.
Beyonce by the
Book Explores Race
"Life’s most persistent and urgent
question is, 'What are you
doing for others?”’
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
(A P) - B eyonce is one o f the
w o rld 's m o st sc ru tin ize d p o p
stars, and now th at study is m o v
ing to academ ia.
T he D ep artm en t o f W om en's
and G en d er Studies at R utgers
U n iv ersity in N ew B runsw ick,
N .J. is o fferin g a co u rse called
"Politicizing B eyonce."
K evin A llred, a d o cto ral stu
d en t w h o is teach in g the class,
tells the u n iv ersity 's n ew s site
that he is using B ey o n ce's c a
ree r as a w ay to ex p lo re A m e ri
can race, g e n d er and sexual poli-
tics.
The class supplements an analy
sis o f Beyonce's videos and lyrics
with readings from black fem i
nists. A llred says he's seeking to
help students think m ore critically
about m edia consum ption.
R utgers also has a class e x
am ining the theology o f B ruce
S p rin g steen 's lyrics.
G eo rg eto w n U niversity has a
class called "The S o cio lo g y o f
H ip-H op: T he U rban T h eo d icy
o f Jay-Z," focusing on B eyonce's
rap p er husband.
Healing Hurt People Lecture
At Home Forward,
we are committed to answering Dr. King’s urgent
question. We support participation of minority-owned, women-owned and
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emerging small businesses on Home Forward projects. Contact us to. learn
more about what we are doing for others and how you can get involved.
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Procurem ent and C ontracts Manager
503.802.8541
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E quity C oordinator
503.802.8431,
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D r. A lish a M o relan d -C ap u ia
a P o rtlan d native, and licensed
and b o ard -certified psy ch iatrist
in the state o f O reg o n is set to
k ey n o te a B lack H istory M onth
lecture at O reg o n H ealth S ci
en ces U niversity.
T he event, co -sp o n so red by
the A frican-A m erican E m ployee
R eso u rce G ro u p and the C en ter
fo r D iv ersity an d Inclusion, will
see M o relan d -C ap u ia speaking
in part on h er co m m u n ity -b ased
pro g ram d esig n ed to heal young
m ales o f c o lo r called “ H ealing
H urt P eo p le.”
T he lecture titled, “ I, T oo, A m
A m erica” is sch ed u led at noon
on W ed n esd ay , Feb. 12 in the
Alisha M oreland-Capuia
library gallery o f the BICC build
in g (B io m e d ic a l In fo rm a tio n
C o m m u n icatio n C enter) on the
O H SU cam pus, 3181 S. W . Sam
Jackson Park Rd.