Photographs
Far left: Dorothy Allison (third from left) and students following Allison's Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration keynote address. Photo by Joseph Mehling, College Photographer. Center: Members of AXIS Dance Company, a mixed-ability dance troupe, performing at the Hopkins Center as part of a Hopkins Center campus residency cosponsored by IDE. Photo by Jack Rowell. Right: Discussions at a Diversity Forum hosted by IDE. Photo by The Dartmouth.
Artwork
Detail from mural produced by Ernesto Cuevas and Dartmouth students as part of Encuentro Latino, a Summer Arts Festival coordinated by the Leslie Center for the Humanities.
Friday, January 23
In 1973, a group of African-American women from Washington, D.C., well versed in combining song and social conscience, formed an a cappella vocal ensemble named for a parable that speaks of a land so rich that honey flows from the rocks. Thirty-six years and 21 recordings later, the voices of Sweet Honey in the Rock® are as golden and luxuriant as ever, inspiring listeners with their powerful, diverse music and their message of hope and social justice. Singing about issues both personal and political, Sweet Honey draws from African tribal chant, spirituals, gospel, and scat to create a sound that is "soulful, sumptuous, stirring" (The Washington Post). For additional information visit http://hop.dartmouth.edu/2008-09/090123-sweethoney.html.
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