Desmond, Charles Reed, Wornie L

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Host Charles Desmond interviews Dr. Wornie Reed, chair of UMass/Boston's Black Studies Department and director of the university's new Institute for the Study of Black Culture. Reed discusses the institute's founding, history, purpose and functions, including current grant-funded research projects and its forthcoming scholarly research publication "The Emerging Black Community in Boston." He also discusses the need for continued research on the black community in order to better inform public policy debates, the relationship of the institute to the Black Studies Department, the future of the institute in relation to the larger black community in Boston, and the potential for the institute's involvement in the upcoming 350th anniversary celebration of black presence in Boston. Black Perspectives is a public affairs talk show featuring in depth conversations about issues of interest to the African American community.

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