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A Comparative Case Study Of Georgia Delegations At The 2012 National Party Conventions, Carolyn S. Carlson, Jeff R. Dewitt, Kerwin Swint Dec 2015

A Comparative Case Study Of Georgia Delegations At The 2012 National Party Conventions, Carolyn S. Carlson, Jeff R. Dewitt, Kerwin Swint

Georgia Journal of Public Policy

From August 26 to September 8, nine political science students and four supervising faculty traveled from Kennesaw State University to the 2012 Republican National Convention and the Democratic National Convention as part of special topics course on a course titled “Party Conventions Field Study”. While in Tampa and Charlotte, the students and faculty immersed themselves in a “real world” educational environment and in doing so gained extraordinary first-hand exposure to a fundamental, yet not well understood, part of the American political process. Students directly engaged with convention proceedings and participants, primarily the Georgia state party delegations, and implemented pre-approved research …


Rodney Papers At Auc Robert W. Woodruf Library Dec 2015

Rodney Papers At Auc Robert W. Woodruf Library

Groundings

No abstract provided.


Contact And Board Information Dec 2015

Contact And Board Information

Groundings

Updates from The Walter Rodney Foundation.


What "Context" Can Justify Walter Rodney's Assassination?, Rohit Kanhai Dec 2015

What "Context" Can Justify Walter Rodney's Assassination?, Rohit Kanhai

Groundings

Like water crashing over the seawalls, there has been a rush of explanations, based on “context” to justify the shifting political sands, as it swirls with the waves. The “sands of time” seems to have shifted the “line in the sand” so much so, that all commonsense seems to have deserted the land of Guyana. In the midst of this debate are Walter Rodney and the Working People’s Alliance (WPA). The debaters are WPA members and supporters. The debate itself would make such identities questionable. There are hints of George Orwell’s Animal Farm and 1984 in terms of the rewriting …


Rodney's Legacy Matters, Beyond Guyana, Anne Braithwaite Dec 2015

Rodney's Legacy Matters, Beyond Guyana, Anne Braithwaite

Groundings

Guyana’s President Granger has refused a mere two more weeks for the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry (WRCOI) to unearth the truth — after 34 years of evasion. The Commission of Inquiry (WRCOI) to unearth the truth — after 34 years of evasion. The commissioners have been ordered by the Granger government to submit a report by 30 November 2015.


Walter Rodney Commission Of Inquiry Was About Justice Delayed, Wazir Mohamed Dec 2015

Walter Rodney Commission Of Inquiry Was About Justice Delayed, Wazir Mohamed

Groundings

The Justice for Walter Rodney Committee has been following with interest the statements of the current government of Guyana through its spokespersons, Ministers Basil Williams (Attorney General) and Raphael Trotman (Governance Minister). From the statements attributed to these officials, their comments demonstrate that they are on a campaign to disparage, denigrate, and thus create the impression that the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry did not accomplish anything of substance. It is not clear why this would be in the interest of the government of Guyana.


Student Protest At Atlanta Cnn Center: A Photo-Narrative, Julian Plowden Dec 2015

Student Protest At Atlanta Cnn Center: A Photo-Narrative, Julian Plowden

Groundings

Photojournalist Julian Plowden chronicles the protests in downtown Atlanta at the CNN Center in the summer of 2014.


The Groundings With My Brothers Republished Dec 2015

The Groundings With My Brothers Republished

Groundings

Dr. Walter Rodney's seminal work, The Groundings with My Brothers has been republished by The Walter Rodney Press.


Save The Date: The 13th Annual Walter Rodney Symposium Dec 2015

Save The Date: The 13th Annual Walter Rodney Symposium

Groundings

The 13th Annual Walter Rodney Symposium will be held on March 18th & 19th, 2016 at the Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta, Georgia. The theme will be "Youth Matters: An International Groundings."


Norman Girvan … El Buen Oficiante Ante El Esequibo, Jesus "Chucho" Garcia Dec 2015

Norman Girvan … El Buen Oficiante Ante El Esequibo, Jesus "Chucho" Garcia

Groundings

Jesus "Chucho" Garcia pays homage to the late Norman Girvan. This article has been kept in its original language, Spanish. We will publish an English translation when one becomes available.


3rd Annual Walter Rodney Speakers Series (2015) Dec 2015

3rd Annual Walter Rodney Speakers Series (2015)

Groundings

We take a look at the semester-long project to bring together intellectuals from a diverse set of educational and professional backgrounds. Included: A brief synopsis of the Series and a photo narrative.


12th Annual Walter Rodney Symposium Wrap Up Dec 2015

12th Annual Walter Rodney Symposium Wrap Up

Groundings

We take a look at the monumental occasion that was the 12th Annual Walter Rodney Symposium, held on March 20th & 21st, 2015. Included: a brief synopsis of events and a photo narrative.


Introduction Dec 2015

Introduction

Groundings

This is in the Introduction for Groundings Vol. 2, Iss. 2


Cover And Table Of Contents Dec 2015

Cover And Table Of Contents

Groundings

This is the Cover and Table of Contents for Groundings Vol. 2, Iss. 2


Groundings Volume Two, Issue Two Nov 2015

Groundings Volume Two, Issue Two

Groundings

This is the full issue of Groundings Vol. 2, Iss. 2. It includes a wrap of both the 12th Annual Walter Rodney Symposium and the 3rd Annual Walter Rodney Speakers Series; a piece by Jesus Chucho Garcia that honors the late Norman Girvan; the official Save the Date for the 13th Annual Walter Rodney Symposium; information on the republication of The Groundings with My Brothers; a photo-narrative by Julian Plowden on the student protests at the Atlanta CNN Center; we then have 3 pieces surrounding the Walter Rodney Commission of Inquiry by Wazir Mohamed, Anne Braithwaite, and Rohit Kanhai, …


Editorial Staff And State Representatives Oct 2015

Editorial Staff And State Representatives

The Southeastern Librarian

Listing of editorial board for The Southeastern Librarian and current SELA state representatives.


Guidelines For Submission And Author Instructions Oct 2015

Guidelines For Submission And Author Instructions

The Southeastern Librarian

Guidelines for article submissions to The Southeastern Librarian.


Eighty-Eight Years: The Long Death Of Slavery In The United States, 1777-1865, Carol Walker Jordan Oct 2015

Eighty-Eight Years: The Long Death Of Slavery In The United States, 1777-1865, Carol Walker Jordan

The Southeastern Librarian

Eighty-Eight Years: The Long Death of Slavery in the United States 1777-1865. Patrick Rael. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 2015. ISBN 978-0-8203-3395-3 (hard), 978-0-82-3-4839-1 (paper). 400 p. $89.95 (hard).


Understanding Pat Conroy, Carol Walker Jordan Oct 2015

Understanding Pat Conroy, Carol Walker Jordan

The Southeastern Librarian

Understanding Pat Conroy. Catherine Seltzer. Columbia : University of South Carolina Press, Columbia, 2015. ISBN 978-1-61117-517-2 (hard), 978-1-61117-546-2 (pbk), 978-1-61117-517-2 (ebook). 160 p., $39.95. (hard)


The Wright Brothers, Carol Walker Jordan Oct 2015

The Wright Brothers, Carol Walker Jordan

The Southeastern Librarian

The Wright Brothers. David McCullough, NY, NY: Simon & Schuster, 2015. ISBN 978-1-4767-2874-2. 368 p. $30.


The Struggle For Black Freedom In Miami: Civil Rights And America's Tourist Paradise, 1896-1968, Tim Dodge Oct 2015

The Struggle For Black Freedom In Miami: Civil Rights And America's Tourist Paradise, 1896-1968, Tim Dodge

The Southeastern Librarian

The Struggle for Black Freedom in Miami: Civil Rights and America’s Tourist Paradise 1896-1968. Chanelle Nyree Rose. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2015. ISBN: 978-0-8071-5765-7 (cloth: alk. paper), ISBN: 978-0-8071-5766-4 (pdf), ISBN: 978-0-8071-5767-1 (epub), ISBN: 978-0-8071-6000-8 (mobi). 344 p. $47.50 cloth.


Resources And Reminders, Pamoja Editors Oct 2015

Resources And Reminders, Pamoja Editors

Pamoja

Campus and community resources for people in need of support and guidance in situtations involving interpersonal violence. Also, posters from Kennesaw State University student organizations.


Sexual Assault & Our Ineffective Solidarity, Earnest Aaron Oct 2015

Sexual Assault & Our Ineffective Solidarity, Earnest Aaron

Pamoja

Article.


Knuckles, Devyn Springer Oct 2015

Knuckles, Devyn Springer

Pamoja

Poetry.


Push, Carlynn Sharpe Oct 2015

Push, Carlynn Sharpe

Pamoja

Art.


The Ritual Of Breaking, Anonymous - Oct 2015

The Ritual Of Breaking, Anonymous -

Pamoja

Poetry.


Coercion Is Not Consent, Jessica Fisher Oct 2015

Coercion Is Not Consent, Jessica Fisher

Pamoja

Article.


Yesterday, Sarah Barnett Oct 2015

Yesterday, Sarah Barnett

Pamoja

Photography.


Names You Gave Me, Carlynn Sharpe Oct 2015

Names You Gave Me, Carlynn Sharpe

Pamoja

Poetry.


On Saving Kids From 'Broken Hearts' & Teaching Kids About Consent, James Monroe Oct 2015

On Saving Kids From 'Broken Hearts' & Teaching Kids About Consent, James Monroe

Pamoja

Article.