Image Alternative Text: Depicted is a historical image of Rosa Parks beside the Rowan University Africana Studies Program logo. The text below the logo reads, "The 19th Annual Rosa Parks Luncheon;" "Featured Keynote Speaker Trymaine D. Lee '03;" "Pulitzer Prize and Emmy-winning journalist and 'Into America' podcast host;" and "February 27, 2024 11am–1pm Chamberlain Student Center Eynon Ballroom | Glassboro, NJ." The text is depicted in shades of gold against a brown background.
Please join the Rowan University community for the 19th Annual Rosa Parks Luncheon, sponsored by the Africana Studies Program, on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, from 11am to 1pm in the Eynon Ballroom at the Chamberlain Student Center on the Glassboro campus.
Together the Rowan community will celebrate the legacy of Rosa Parks, and Black History Month and theme for 2024—"African Americans and the Arts," amplifying Black Americans' enduring impact on cultural movements, visual arts, music, and more. In alignment with prior celebrations, funds will be raised for the Dr. Gary Hunter Memorial Scholarship Fund to support undergraduate students majoring in history. Dr. Hunter was a former professor of history and founder of the Africana Studies Program at Rowan.
Distinguished Pulitzer Prize and Emmy Award-winning journalist Trymaine D. Lee, Ric Edelman College of Communication and Creative Arts (CCCA) C'03, will serve as guest speaker and share his personal story; experiences as a journalist; and forthcoming book on race, trauma, and gun violence in America.
Please register for the event at go.rowan.edu/RosaParks2024, and share the flyer with networks via go.rowan.edu/RosaParks2024Flyer.
Related Links:
- Learn about Rosa Parks' life and legacy here.
- Learn about Dr. Gary Hunter's life and legacy here.
- Explore Trymaine D. Lee's podcast series, "Into America," here.
- For more information about the Africana Studies Program at the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHSS), please click here.
- For more information about the Journalism Program at the Ric Edelman College of Communication and Creative Arts (CCCA), please click here.
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