Dr. Gerald Horne

Dr. Horne holds the Moores Professorship of History and African American Studies. His research has addressed issues of racism in a variety of relations involving labor, politics, civil rights, international relations and war. He has also written extensively about the film industry. Dr. Horne received his Ph.D. in history from Columbia University and his J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley and his B.A. from Princeton University.

Dr. Horne’s undergraduate courses include the Civil Rights Movement and U.S. History through Film. He also teaches graduate courses in Diplomatic History, Labor History and 20th Century African American History. Dr. Horne uses a variety of teaching techniques that enrich his classes and motivate students to participate.

Event: Public Conversation w/ Dr. Gerald Horne and Actor, Activist Danny Glover. Also, Dr. Horne will be signing his new books.

When:  Saturday, December 2nd

Time: 1 PM to 4 PM

Where: Holman United Methodist Church 3320 W Adams Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90018

Book Title: Storming the Heavens: African Americans and the Early Fight for the Right to Fly
The recent Hollywood film Hidden Figures presents a portrait of how African-American women shaped the U.S.

Book Title: The Rise and Fall of the Associated Negro Press: Claude Barnett’s Pan-African News and the Jim Crow Paradox
For more than fifty years, the Chicago-based Associated Negro Press (ANP) fought racism at home and grew into an international news organization abroad.

For more info: (323) 731-7285