Black History Month Film Screening: "Congressman Robert Smalls: A Patriot’s Journey from Slavery to Capitol Hill”
Fri 02/08/2013 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: Martin Luther King, Jr. Communication Arts Center, Contact Name: Dr. Karen Cook Bell Phone Number: 301-860-3615 Email: kcookbell@bowiestate.edu Website: http://www.scetv.org/index.php/southern_lens/show/robert_smalls/ Description: This 2005 documentary profiles Robert Smalls, a former slave and political figure during Reconstruction who served five terms as U.S. congressman from South Carolina. The Department of History and Government is sponsoring this event.
Speaking little English, Ji-Wu Jia came to the United States with his wife and son in 1989 from Beijing, China, a society that is much more open to the world now than years ago. Home to the 2008 Olympics, Beijing is also where Jia received a bachelor’s degree in computer programming from Beijing College of Economics.
Dr. LaTanya N. Brown, associate professor, has over 10 years of experience in the field of economics. In December 2003, Dr. Brown received her doctorate degree in economics from Howard University.
Kendra Simmons, who graduated with honors and a bachelor of science degree in computer technology from Bowie State University in 2004, has joined the prestigious consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton.
Speaking little English, Ji-Wu Jia came to the United States with his wife and son in 1989 from Beijing, China, a society that is much more open to the world now than years ago. Home to the 2008 Olympics, Beijing is also where Jia received a bachelor’s degree in computer programming from Beijing College of Economics.
Dr. LaTanya N. Brown, associate professor, has over 10 years of experience in the field of economics. In December 2003, Dr. Brown received her doctorate degree in economics from Howard University. 
Kendra Simmons, who graduated with honors and a bachelor of science degree in computer technology from Bowie State University in 2004, has joined the prestigious consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton.