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A T I M E F O R S A I N T S : B L A C K B O T T O M S A I N T S
B L A C K H I S T O R Y M O N T H 2 0 2 1
Office of African-American Affairs
A T I M E F O R S A I N T S : B L A C K B O T T O M S A I N T S
B L A C K H I S T O R Y M O N T H 2 0 2 1
Office of African-American Affairs
February 22nd - February 28th
Carter Little, Music Supervisor,who has collaborated withGrammy award-winning artistsincluding The Black Keys, KanyeWest, Wu-Tang Clan, and WhizKhalifa, joins us to discuss his
effort to curate the Black Bottom Saints Playlist.Discussion and Q & A. @ 12 noon; Zoom RSVP required.
PATRON SAINT OF: Violated Innocence,Civilians in War Zones, and Black Girls
Creating Magic
28 Days & 28 Songs
Listen, Respond, Win!
Patron Saint of: Fence Builders, FenceMenders, and Fence Jumpers
Patron Saint of: Globe-Trotters, the Robbed,the Resurrected, and Seeker of Resurrection
A Reading Family Book Club: ADiscussion of Selected Saints fromSummer and Fall.@ 7 pm; Zoom RSVP required
February 25,2021
February 26, 2021
March 1, 2021Alice Randall is a NewYork Times best-sellingnovelist, award-winningsongwriter, educator,and food activist. Agraduate of HarvardUniversity, she holds an honorarydoctorate from FiskUniversity, is on thefaculty at VanderbiltUniversity. She is widely
recognized as being one of the most significantvoices in 21st century African-American fiction.
Women's History Keynote Address@ 12 noon; Zoom RSVP here
Black Bottom Saints @UVA Playlist
Lady, Be Good!: Buck and BubblesSomeone to Watch Over me: SammyDavis Jr. Shine: Buck & Bubbles Air Mail Special: Ella FitzgeraldHallelujah, I love Him So: Ella FitzgeraldPennies from Heaven: Della ReeseA Cottage for Sale: Nat King ColeI’m Gonna Live Till I Die: Sammy Davis,Jr.African Lullaby: Eartha KittStars Fell on Alabama: Ella FitzgeraldTweedle Dee: LaVern BakerIt Ain’t Necessarily So: Ella Fitzgerald &Louis ArmstrongWe Must Love Each Other: MartinLuther King, Jr. (Speech-Inspired)The American Dream: Martin LutherKing, Jr. (Speech-Inspired)Good Morning Blues (Della Reese)New Blowtop Blues: Dinah WashingtonThat Old Black Magic (Ella Fitzgerald)Thursday’s Child: Eartha KittSeptember Song: Ella FitzgeraldBybe Bye Blackbird: Della Reese et alBacon Fat: Andre WilliamsHe Likes it Slow: Louis Armstrong …Butterbeans and SusieJoe Louis Strut: Memphis MinnieSupper Time: Ethel WatersFive O’ Clock Whistle: Ella FitzgeraldFrankie and Johnny: Ethel WatersYou’d Better Find Yourself Another Fool:LaVern BakerMumbles Blues: Paul “Manhattan”Bascomb
February 22, 2021Elsa Roxborough, Patron Saint ofUnconventional and Invisible Blacknesswas cancelled by the media of her era. Herlife ended in overdose. Through Elsa, wewill reflect on "Cancel Culture"over thedecades. @ 7 pm; Zoom RSVP required.
Special Guest:Meredith Clark
PhD.
