Murals hidden behind wallpaper, a tour around Europe, a painting made for a king and one hanging during the president’s inauguration. The story of Robert S. Duncanson paints a picture of a man who started as an apprentice house painter, but chose to pursue landscape painting and had remarkable success […]
Tag: Black History Month
How an apprentice house painter became a world-renowned landscape artist
“How Enslaved People Gained an Education” presentation held by local author
A history lesson about the love of learning and how gaining an education was worth risking one’s life is what historian and author Anthony Brogdon presented to an audience Tuesday afternoon. Brogdon gave a presentation on his book, “Black Business Book: Over 200 Facts With Emphasis on the History of […]
Quartey speaks on Africa, Year of Return in presentation
There are a lot of misconceptions about Africa. Approximately 30 people gathered in an A Building conference room to hear Kojo Quartey, president of MCCC, dispel those misconceptions in a presentation Feb. 12. Quartey opened the event by thanking the crowd for attending and presented some of the misconceptions about […]
Kojo addresses civil rights with community
Amid the events available on campus during the week of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, MCCC President Kojo Quartey gave a speech regarding civil rights and the progress society has made since the civil rights movement. Held on Jan. 21, the speech was originally meant to be performed by Manuel […]
MCCC planning jam-packed Black History Month
Black History Month will not go uncelebrated at MCCC. Plenty of events are planned for the upcoming weeks, all celebrating African-American history and culture. Most events take place at 12 p.m. in the A-Building Dining Room unless otherwise noted. Kicking off […]