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Building Bridges: Messiah U and Howard U Students in Discussion

1h 4m · Kush Classics · 20 Feb 11:00

Dr. James LaGrand brought his Messiah University students to Howard to have a time of discussion. We shared bits from the Canon and bits from the Black Intellectual Tradition and interwove our experiences in the discussions. It was a wonderful time of showing how the canon, as a common ground can bring us together. 

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