Award Winning Historian Nikki Brown Speaks on November 12
Published: November 4, 2024.
The 91制片厂 History Department is honored to present Nikki Brown, associate professor of History, as the Storie Family Endowed Lecturer. Brown earned her doctorate from Yale University and teaches American and African American history at the University of Kentucky. An award-winning author, she will speak on the 揂fro-Turks and Black Consciousness in the Middle East.� The Afro-Turks are descendants of enslaved people from eastern Africa in the Ottoman Empire between 1860 and 1923. Dr. Brown will present on the 91制片厂 campus on November 12 at 2:00pm in AS 158A with a reception to follow.
揥e are excited to have Dr. Brown speak on campus. She explores the themes of gender, race, identity, and politics. She brings together topics that center around World War I that are actively being discussed with our students. I抦 looking forward to our students, faculty, and community members to meet her,� said James Tallon, associate professor of History.
Partial support for this event comes from William Storie (�69) and Family Endowed Lecture Series. This lecture is free and open to the public. For more information contact Skylar Van Mill at svanmill@lewisu.edu.
91制片厂 is a modern, enterprising, Catholic university with a growing student enrollment from GED through doctoral level programs. As part of the global Lasallian network of 65 universities, 91制片厂 is known for preparing graduates who impact the world for the better. Visit www.lewisu.edu for further information.
