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Paul Robeson mixes art, poetry and history of African/ European/ Asian and Latin American Art to demonstrate the depth of all people's history and experience; explaining that art is globally influenced by other cultures and civilizations. Robeson expounds on his father's philosophy from the pulpit, including prejudice as a disease and lessons in dignity. He discusses faith from children, patience and courage, the collective wisdom of people. He talks about erasing Black history and rejecting the old African model. He describes Black history as the Nile and argues that culture is based on great spiritual moral values.

This folder contains a Beloved Community Center 2013 Annual Pictoral End of Year Brochure, a 2011 newsletter, a 2014 Refections on the Year newsletter, and a February 2016 booklet entitled, "Greensboro's Black History: A Different Perspective."

In this interview, Farah Griffin begins by discussing her early life in South Philadelphia, her love of reading, her relationship with her father and how he was impacted by racial prejudice, the demographics of her neighborhood, and her personal study of women's history and black history. She talks about her early education at an integrated Philadelphia magnet school and the Baldwin School. She goes on to address the origins of her admiration for Toni Morrison, her decision to attend Harvard University as an undergraduate, and her mentors at Harvard: Nathan Huggins and Werner Sollors. Griffin talks about her intellectual interests, including Black feminism, Black feminist literary studies, jazz studies, gender and sexuality, and literature. Griffin discusses her PhD program in American Studies at Yale and cites the classes and professors that influenced her. She briefly addresses her time at the University of Pennsylvania and her own activist work. She characterizes the climate of the English department when she arrived at Columbia and how she was immediately embraced by IRWGS and by the Institute for Research in African-American Studies (IRAAS). Griffin talks about her mentorship with Jean Howard and her involvement in diversity initiatives. She discusses her bookHarlem Nocturne, novelist Ann Petry, and her work spreading black women's intellectual history. Griffin concludes the interview by reflecting on how the student body has changed during her time at Columbia. She specifically addresses generational differences between herself and her students, especially regarding the election of President Barack Obama, the backlash after his election, the shooting of Trayvon Martin, the protests in Ferguson, Missouri, the Black Lives Matter movement, and anti-sexual violence activism on campus.