Regarded as one of the country's preeminent scholars in African American history, Dr. Robin D.G. Kelley will present a lecture entitled, "A Joyful Noise: Jazz, Blues and Spirituality. The presentation will be held on Thursday, Feb 26th at 7pm at Duke Divinity School, room 0016W.Dr. Robin G. Kelley is writing a biography of jazz musician Thelonious Monk. Kelley has been working for years with Monk Institute founder Thelonious Monk Jr., who has granted Kelley access to rare historical documents for his
biography. No other scholar has ever had such access and support from the Monk family. Kelley is also working on two other books: Speaking in Tongues: Jazz and Modern Africa and A World to Gain: A History of African Americans. Dr. Kelley is a professor at USC and a visiting professor at Duke University.
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