The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture of the New York Public Library, site of our 2000 Fall Meeting, is one of the most widely used research facilities in the world devoted to the preservation of materials on black life.

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NYFS CONFERENCE 2000

In Partnership with
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
INSTITUTE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN FOLK CULTURE
DUTCHESS COUNTY ARTS COUNCIL
COOPERSTOWN GRADUATE PROGRAM IN MUSEUM STUDIES,
a program of the State University of New York at Oneonta

The conference featured panel discussions and special performances in key areas of music and dance; spiritual expression; material culture (fashion, hair, etc.); and language.

Guest curators:
Dr. Diana Baird N'Diaye, Dr. Beverly Robinson, Makele' Faber, Elena Martinez, and Mary Kay Penn

Keynote: Dr. John Roberts, Deputy Chairman, NEH

Special Friday evening performance:
Bluesman Olu Dara
Hip Hop artist Rha Goddess
Soul and others

The Conference was held at the

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture,
a division of the New York Public Library
515 Malcolm X Boulevard
New York City
Telephone: 212/491-2200

Support was provided by
National Endowment for the Arts
New York State Council on the Arts
The Fund for Folk Culture Conferences and Gatherings Program, underwritten by The Pew Charitable Trusts, and
the Theatre Development Fund

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