“How do you get past race if you don’t even want to admit that something happened?”-by Andre E. Johnson On Thursday February 25, 2016, I had an opportunity to do the Talk, Memphis Podcast with David Waters of the Memphis Commercial Appeal. In our discussion, not only did we talk about the Rhetoric Race and […]
Continue reading →Below is a portion of the text of the talk that Dr. Andre E. Johnson gave on Tuesday February 16, 2016 as part of Black History Month at the University of Memphis. To listen the talk, click here. On Thursday, December 10, 2015, a jury found former Police Officer Daniel Holtzclaw guilty of multiple counts […]
Continue reading →by Susan O’Donovan That was the question Dr. Andre E. Johnson of the Department of Communications put to a packed room on February 16 at the University Center. In a moving address, Dr. Johnson reminded his audience that black truths do not always matter today. Black testimony is too easily discounted and disregarded. This is […]
Continue reading →Malvin Massey, General Manager of WUMR FM 91.7 and host of Spotlight 92 , taped a radio interview with Dr. Andre E. Johnson on the Memories of a Massacre: Memphis in 1866 Project. Dr. Johnson talked about the origins of the project and some of the upcoming events. He also suggested why an understanding of […]
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