Times Talk Wednesday, Feb. 11, noon-12:50 p.m. in Russell Library Pat Peterson Museum Education Room with Dean Dr. Shaundra Walker on "Black History: Whose responsibility is it to collect and preserve it?"

Please join us this Wednesday, Feb. 11, in the Pat Peterson Museum Education Room of Russell Library from 12 to 12:50 p.m. for this week's Times Talk facilitated by Dean of the University Library and Professor of Library Science Dr. Shaundra Walker on "Black History: Whose responsibility is it to collect and preserve it?"

The following articles may be referenced during the discussion: 
A Mecca for Black History Turns 100: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/12/arts/schomburg-black-culture-nypl.html?smid=url-share.
New York’s First Black Librarians Changed the Way We Read; https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/19/arts/harlem-renaissance-librarians-libraries-books-literature.html?smid=url-share.
Solange Knowles Wants to Lend You a Book: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/style/solange-saint-heron-library.html?smid=url-share.

Times Talk at Georgia College is celebrating 20 continuous years as the first in the nation college weekly facilitated campus-wide conversation series on current and significant public events and issues as reported by the New York Times and other reputable news sources. The topics change weekly and are chosen and facilitated by volunteer faculty, staff, students and community members. Times Talks are open to all campus and local community members. Just bring your brain. There will be free pizza while it lasts!

Next week's Times Talk on Feb. 18 is facilitated by Dr. Matheson Sanchez, assistant professor of Criminal Justice on ""Federal Agents, Use of Force and Police Legitimacy."