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Follow on Google News | EPOCH Names Derrick E. White to Board of DirectorsSpady cultural heritage museum announces new board member derrick e. White
NEW BOARD MEMBER DERRICK E. WHITE Delray Beach, FL – February 2013 – Expanding & Preserving Our Cultural Heritage, Inc. (EPOCH) is proud to announce the addition of Derrick E. White to its Board of Directors. EPOCH owns and manages the Spady Cultural Heritage Museum, 170 NW Fifth Avenue. “We are extremely pleased to welcome Derrick White to our board,” said Board President Vera Farrington. “His research and connections to our area’s public university will be a real benefit to the programs and archive development of the museum.” White is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at Florida Atlantic University. He is the author of The Challenge of Blackness: The Institute of the Black World and Political Activism in the 1970s. He is a scholar of modern Black history, sports history and intellectual history. He received his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University in 2004, and is co-editor of the forthcoming Civil Rights and the Presidency from Nixon to Obama (2013). White is currently working on Blood, Sweat, and Tears: The Rise and Fall of Florida A. & M. Black College Football Dynasty, which would be the among the first scholarly analysis of Black college football. He has published articles in the Journal of African American History, the C.L.R. James Journal, the Journal of African American Studies and the Florida Historical Quarterly. Born and raised in Lexington, Kentucky, Derrick White earned his Ph.D. in history from The Ohio State University in 2004. He was a dissertation fellow at the University of California-Santa Barbara Black Studies Department and was awarded the inaugural Julian Pleasants Visiting Scholar Grant at the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program at the University of Florida. About Spady Cultural Heritage Museum: The Spady Cultural Heritage Museum is the only museum of its kind in Palm Beach County. Located at 170 NW Fifth Avenue in Delray Beach, it is dedicated to showcasing the African-, Haitian- and Caribbean-American cultural contributions to the artistic landscape of Florida and the U.S. The Delray Beach Community Redevelopment Agency is a proud sponsor of specific museum activities, including exhibits and lectures. The State of Florida Division of Cultural Affairs and The Auburn Group are also proud sponsors of selected museum programs. Hours: 11 a.m. - 4 p.m., Monday-Friday; Attached Jpeg: Derrick White Media Contact: Michelle Brown Kaliah Communications 561-308-3382; End
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