Connecting Culture and Community Lecture Series

The Spady Cultural Heritage Museum will be celebrating Black History Month with the return of its popular lecture series, Connecting Culture and Community. Lectures will begin at 5:30 p.m. beginning February 4 and continuing through mid-March. The six-part lecture series is free to the public and designed to highlight the rich cultural heritage of American-Americans in South Florida . “We’re very pleased to be able to bring back this very popular series,” said Brandy Brownlee, museum educator. “Over the last three years, this series has attracted a loyal following that includes people of all ages.” Guest lecturers, who will speak on a wide variety of topics, will give a presentation followed by a question and answer session, which has generated lively discussions in the past. Feb. 4: Editor Brad Bennett of The South Florida Times, C. Ron Allen, reporter for the Sun-Sentinel, and Dr. Sika Dagbovie of Florida Atlantic University will talk about “The Future of Black Media” and how the South Florida community can make it bigger, stronger and even more effective and what media portrayals means to black identity and community. The South Florida Times is the premier source of news and information about what’s happening in the diverse communities of Palm Beach , Broward and Miami-Dade counties. Feb. 11: “2010’s Must-Read Black Authors” and finding your own creative voice will be the topic for Akbar of Pyramid Books in Boynton Beach and new author Dr. Patricia Darlington. Akbar, owner of local hub of black literature, will recommend which innovative or established writers are the ones to read this year. Dr. Darlington, author of the upcoming “You Can’t Get to Heaven Wearing Tight Shoes,” a book on personal honesty, will discuss the journey of taking an idea from one’s head to a literary agent and what it takes to be a published author. Feb. 18: In celebration of Black History Month, the Spady Cultural Heritage Museum will air a documentary from its “Oh Freedom Over Me” multi-media exhibit, which features commentary from the photographers and workers of the 1960s Civil Rights Movement. The exhibit will be shown at the museum until March 27, 2010.

Spady Cultural Heritage Museum

Delray Beach, FL US