UNM Africana Studies Director and entertainment lawyer Sherri Burr and UNM communications and journalism doctoral candidate Christopher Brown will participate in a public forum during the 2008 New Mexico Black Expo on Friday, Oct. 10 at 5:30 p.m. The theme of the expo is “The Black Image.”
Photo: Sherri Burr
Burr and Brown are part of a panel discussion on media created self-image issues in men and women of color following a screening of the documentary “Souls of Black Girls” at the African American Performing Arts Center at Expo New Mexico. Filmmaker Daphne Valerius will answer questions following the film. Journalist and filmmaker Gene Grant will also participate in the panel.
On Saturday, Oct. 11, the expo features outdoor music, entertainment and informational booths and vendors at Civic Plaza in downtown Albuquerque.
For more information on the New Mexico Black Expo, call Hakim Bellamy at (505) 222-9442 or visit http://www.oaaa.state.nm.us/.