Adrenée Glover Freeman Lecture with Dr. Daphne A. Brooks

Dr. Daphne A. Brooks will be giving a lecture titled "Kitchen Insurrections: Porgy & Bess, Mamba's Daughters, Black Women Musicians & the End of an Era/Error". The lecture explores the battle between Black women artists and white composers, librettists, novelists, and cultural impresarios in the modern era. It delves into the politics of race, gender, class, and the early recording industry, as well as the collaboration and competition between Black women theatrical pioneers and music luminaries. The lecture is free to the public.