WASHINGTON (March 11, 2010) - Howard University will host a two-day symposium from April 8-10, to honor Dr. John Hope Franklin, a distinguished faculty member who made many significant contributions to African American history, as well as civil and human rights.

The program will include keynote addresses by Harvard scholars Evelyn Brooks-Higginbotham, Ph.D. and Professor Charles Ogletree; Mary Frances Berry, Ph,D., University of Pennsylvania; and Ronald E. Walters, Ph.D., professor emeritus at University of Maryland-College Park. Visit the conference Web site for more details.
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The James A. Porter Colloquium is the leading forum for scholars, artists, curators as well as art enthusiasts in the field of African-American art and visual culture. Each year, the Colloquium attracts more than 700 educators, artists, scholars, collectors, and business professionals from the U.S., Canada, the Caribbean, Europe and Africa. Read More