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  • R. Crumb's Awesome, Affecting Take On 'Genesis'
    The godfather of cartoon counterculture takes on the Bible in his new comic, The Book of Genesis Illustrated. Reviewer Susan Jane Gilman says R. Crumb's latest effort is serious — and brilliant.
  • Jack Harlow: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert
    The rapper behind last year's hit "WHATS POPPIN" performs six songs from his debut album for Tiny Desk's quarantine series.
  • Vanessa Williams Recalls Days of Vinyl and R&B
    NPR's Ed Gordon talks with Vanessa Williams — the talented woman of stage, screen, and records — about her new CD, dedicated to some of the best R&B of the 1970s.
  • Ricky Fante's 'Rewind' Takes R&B by Storm
    NPR's Tavis Smiley speaks with new R&B sensation Ricky Fante, whose debut album, Rewind, harkens back to the sounds of Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett and Al Green.
  • Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett speaks Sunday at the University of Louisville's McConnell Center in Kentucky. She told an audience that "judicial philosophies are not the same as political parties."
    Justice Amy Coney Barrett Insists That The Supreme Court's Rulings Aren't Partisan
    The newest justice — picked by former President Donald Trump to fill the seat left open by Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death — said, "I think we need to evaluate what the court is doing on its own terms."
  • Spring BRUNCH Food Truck Rally
    Sunday March 27, 2022 From 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM 2022 Spring BRUNCH! Food Truck Rally Historic Rural Hill, Huntersville, NC Move your Sunday Brunch to the beautiful scenic setting at Rural Hill. Mimosas (as well as craft beer and wine) along with delicious eats from your favorite food trucks. Listen to live music, and take a hayride. Visit our historic cabin and our fluffy Highland coos. No admission fee… Parking is $5 CASH. Bar is cash only, many food trucks do take cards.
  • Personally Speaking Series Launches September 24
    The Personally Speaking series offers an eclectic range of in-depth research discussions from CHESS faculty in partnership with the J. Murrey Atkins Library. Each speaker is peer-selected to present their recently published research, focusing especially on their personal interests and motivations for studying the topic. Every evening is also a unique opportunity to network and discuss the topic with faculty, staff, students, alumni, and other community members during a light reception preceding the event.┃chess.charlotte.edu
    Offered four times a year in the Halton Room of Atkins Library at 5:15 p.m. with a reception at 4:15 p.m. Open to the public at no charge.

    9/24

    “Who is a Refugee? The Global Implications of Migration Governance in the Ottoman Empire,” featuring research by Ella Fratantuono, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of History. Based on the book Governing Migration in the Late Ottoman Empire (Edinburgh, UK: Edinburgh University Press, 2024).

    10/15

    “Without Water, We Have Nothing: Water Grabbing and Crises Across The Americas and Beyond,” featuring research by Caitlin Schroering, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Global Studies and Affiliated Faculty, Department of Sociology. Based on the book Global Solidarities Against Water Grabbing: Without Water, We Have Nothing (Manchester University Press, 2024).

    2/18

    “Bones in Bolivia’s Basins: A Biological Microhistory of Identity and Community in Ancient Bolivia,” featuring research by Sara Juengst, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology. Based on the book Cooperation and Hierarchy in Ancient Bolivia: Building Community with the Body (Routledge, 2024).

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    “Singing with the Mountains: Narratives of God and Language in Islam and Afghanistan,” featuring research by Will Sherman, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Religious Studies. Based on the book Singing with the Mountains: The Language of God in the Afghan Highlands (New York, NY: Fordham University Press, 2023).
  • Bob Edwards Talks With Commentator T.R. Reid
    about where the 2002 World Cup should be held... Japan and South Korea are both competing to host the event.
  • Retro Products For The Digital Age
    The Impossible Project saved Polaroid film before it went off the market. It bought the last remaining factory and restarted production. And a gadget called the Instant Lab prints Polaroids from your iPhone.
  • R.L. Burnside from the cover of the 2001 album 'Mississippi Hill Country Blues.'
    R.L. Burnside: Late Start, Great Sound
    Country bluesman R.L. Burnside died this week in Memphis at 78. He worked a good part of his life as a sharecropper in the Mississippi Delta. He made his first recording in his 40s and didn't become a fulltime professional musician until he was in his 60s.
  • Ravel's 'Boléro:' A Product of Dementia?
    Jason Lai conducts the BBC Philharmonic in a performance of Boléro by Maurice Ravel. Could the work have been a manifestation of Ravel's growing dementia?
  • R&B Giant Luther Vandross Dies at 54
    Grammy Award-winning R&B singer Luther Vandross has died at the age of 54. A hospital in New Jersey did not release the cause of death, but officials did say Vandross had never fully recovered from the stroke he suffered two years ago.
  • No 'Slow Down' for R&B Fave Bobby Valentino
    In the 1990s, Bobby Valentino was part of the teen vocal group Mista. Now he's gone solo, with a self-titled CD and a single, "Slow Down," that's already topped the R&B charts. Ed Gordon talks with Valentino about his burgeoning career and his soulful influences.
  • R&B Artist Gordon Chambers
    Gordon Chambers talks about his new album Introducing... Gordon Chambers.
  • Acquitted former officer involved in Breonna Taylor trial now faces federal charges
    A federal trial of a former Louisville police detective who was part of the middle of the night raid that killed Breonna Taylor in 2020 is underway.
  • A courtroom sketch of R. Kelly telling Judge Ann M. Donnelly he won't take the stand in his own defense.
    R. Kelly's Federal Trial Is In The Hands Of The Jury
    After six weeks of emotionally charged testimony, jury deliberation begins in the New York federal trial of disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly. If convicted, he could spend 10 years to life in prison.
  • Learning Through Audio Production
    A teacher in Charlotte is trying to keep students from slipping into the typical “brain drain” of summer. WFAE’s Sarah Delia went to a classroom at Martin…
  • A tree grows beneath a power line in the Park DuValle neighborhood of Louisville, Ky. Urban environments can be especially harsh on trees.
    Trees Are Key To Fighting Urban Heat — But Cities Keep Losing Them
    Trees are one of the best ways to fight deadly urban heat, but U.S. cities lose millions every year. And many low-income areas are starting at a disadvantage.
  • In this illustration drawn from a video feed, the prosecution presents its closing argument in the New York federal trial against singer R. Kelly. on Wednesday, Sept. 22.
    R. Kelly Found Guilty Of Racketeering And Sex Trafficking
    A jury found the disgraced R&B star guilty of charges that included sexual exploitation of a child, racketeering and sex trafficking. He faces a possible sentence of 10 years to life in prison.
  • Cooper Proposes Spending Increase Of $1.1B; Rep. Rouzer (R-NC) To Hold Town Hall Monday
    North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper wants to increase state government spending next year by more than 5 percent, or $1.1 billion, and to issue about $350…
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