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:: February 26, 2022 ::: 10 pm ET



"Black History Month 2022 Highlight :: Black Women Visioning Black Power "

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:: November 13, 2021 ::: 10 pm EST



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:: November 6, 2021 ::: 10 pm ET



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:: October 30, 2021 ::: 10 pm ET



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:: October 16, 2021 ::: 10 pm ET



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::: June 19, 2021 ::: 10 pm ET



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::: June 12, 2021 ::: 10 pm ET



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::: June 5, 2021 ::: 10 pm ET



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::: May 22, 2021 ::: 10 pm ET



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::: May 15, 2021 ::: 10 pm ET



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::: March 27, 2021 ::: 10 pm EST



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::: February 27, 2021 ::: 10 pm EST




"The History of Black Political Movements in America" ::: Dr. James L. Taylor :: Chair, Dept. of Politics, University of San Francisco

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February 19, 2021 ::: 7:30 pm ET




"The History of Black Political Movements in America" ::: Dr. James L. Taylor :: Chair, Dept. of Politics, University of San Francisco

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"Darkness in American Medicine: Surviving Medical Apartheid" 

::: February 18, 2021


"The History of Black Political Movements in America" ::: Dr. James L. Taylor :: Chair, Dept. of Politics, University of San Francisco

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February 13, 2021


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January 30, 2021



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January 23, 2021



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