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On Tuesday, October 22nd, Tom Godell of WUKY interviewed DaMaris B Hill, a new addition to the African American and Africana Studies program.
"UK Perspectives" airs at 8:35 a.m. and 5:45 p.m. each Friday on WUKY 91.3, UK's NPR station.
Documentary Explores Lexington's Diverse Davis Bottom Neighborhood
Kentucky's Poet Laureate Frank X Walker
Kentucky has a rich literary history, and the new Poet Laureate of the Bluegrass State, Frank X Walker, has a deep respect and knowledge of those great writers before him.
Frank’s Kentucky roots have integrally shaped his perspective as a writer and teacher. The Danville native has said "One of the things I know, having lived in other states than Kentucky, is that it means something to be a Kentucky writer."
Frank created the word “Affrilachia,” which identified the African American experience in the Appalachian region.
Event to Explore Interdisciplinary Nature of the Humanities and Arts
African American and Africana Studies Program Expands with New Faculty
'UK at the Half' Features Kentucky's Latest Poet Laureate, Frank X Walker
'UK at the Half' features Frank X Walker, Kentucky Poet Laureate
UK English Professor and Affrilachian poet Frank X Walker has been named Kentucky's Poet Laureate! In this segment from UK at the Half with Carl Nathe, Walker talks about the award and his childhood dreams of literary accomplishment.
UK Professor Gerald Smith Studies Early Writings of Martin Luther King Jr.
UK Professor Gerald Smith Discusses Work with Early Papers of Martin Luther King Jr.
Published on Jan 17, 2013 As co-editor of "The Papers of Martin Luther King Jr.: Advocate of the Social Gospel, September 1948-1963 Volume VI (2007)" Smith studied the unpublished sermons of the young minister before King became the most revered Civil Rights leader in the history of our nation.