On Monday, February 1, 2010, Medgar Evers College’s Department of Interdisciplinary Studies (IDS), and Social and Behavioral Sciences will present the play “Fanon”, a play written by IDS professor Dr. Delridge Hunter. The play will commence at 7:30 pm and end at 8:30 pm. It will be held in Founders Auditorium located at 1650 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn N.Y. 11225. The play will be open to the public, and a $5.00 dollar donation is requested. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the College’s Haitian Relief Fund. (For more information on the College’s Haitian Relief efforts, click here.)
The play stars Yolanda Simmons and Thabit Rene, both Medgar Evers College students. Yolanda will play the role of Stacy, and Thabit will play the role of Freddie Freeloader. The play derives from Franz Fanon’s seminal work Black Skin, White Mask, and explores the self-perception of people of color, while providing a commentary on Fanon’s notion of their divided self-perception.
Co-sponsors of the show are Trans Art & Cultural Services, Inc., and the Andy Kirk Foundation. For more information about the play, please call Dr. Delridge Hunter at 718-270-4931.
About Medgar Evers College, CUNY
Medgar Evers College was founded in 1970 through the efforts from educators and community leaders in central Brooklyn. The College is named after Medgar Wiley Evers, a Mississippi-born black civil rights activist who was assassinated on June 12, 1963. The College is divided into four schools: The School of Business; The School of Professional and Community Development; The School of Liberal Arts and Education; and The School of Science, Health, and Technology. Through these Schools, the College offers 29 associate and baccalaureate degree programs, as well as certificate programs in fields such as English, Nursing, and Accounting. Medgar Evers College also operates several co-curricular and external programs and associated centers such as the Male Development and Empowerment Center, the Center for Women’s Development, the Center for Black Literature, and The DuBois Bunche Center for Public Policy.