From: Nicholyn Hutchinson [mailto:nhutchinson@auctr.edu] Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2014 11:18 AM Subject: AUC Woodruff Library Event Announcement: Seeking to Tell a Story Exhibition Program, Keynote Speaker Dr. Joy DeGruy Dr. Joy DeGruy, author of Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: American's Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing, will be the keynote speaker at the AUC Woodruff Library on Thursday, October 16, 2014, 4:00-6:00 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Through the lens of history, Dr. DeGruy explores the impact centuries of slavery and oppression on African-Americans and how the past has influenced the present. Delivering an empowering message, she opens up the discussion of how the African-American community can use the strengths it has gained to heal. The presentation will be followed by a Q&A and response panel with Dr. Makunga Akinyela (Georgia State University), Christy Garrison-Harrison, MA (Clark Atlanta University), and Dr. Clarissa Myrick-Harris (Morehouse College). To learn more about Dr. DeGruy and her work, visit http://joydegruy.com. This is the second year of programming for the five-year project "Seeking to Tell a Story: Political Action from Slavery to Civil Rights." The virtual exhibition, including materials from the Atlanta Student Movement Collection, is available for viewing at http://digitalexhibits.auctr.edu. ________________________________ ************************************************************************************************** The contents of this email and any attachments are confidential. They are intended for the named recipient(s) only. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager or the sender immediately and do not disclose the contents to anyone or make copies. ** IronMail scanned this email for viruses, vandals and malicious content. ** **************************************************************************************************