Seminole State College Speaker Series 2020-21
Each year, the Seminole State Speaker Series welcomes speakers representing diverse views and interests.
All events are free and open to the public. To request accessibility accommodations, please email Disability Support Services
The views expressed by these speakers are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Seminole State College of Florida, its Board of Trustees, employees, students, alumni or partners.
Dr. Regina N. Bradley, Assistant Professor of English and African Diaspora Studies at Kennesaw State University
- When: January 27, 2021, at 7 p.m.
- Where: Zoom webinar & seminolestate.edu/live-video
- Topic: The Demo Tape Ain't Nobody Wanna Hear
In partnership with the 32nd Annual Zora Neale Hurston™ Festival of the Arts and Humanities (ZORA!® Festival), the Seminole State Speaker Series presents Dr. Regina N. Bradley, author of Boondock Kollage: Stories from the Hip Hop South.
Dr. Bradley will discuss the cultural significance of hip hop, with emphasis on the group OutKast and how they use hip hop to expand definitions of southern Blackness and their representations of a consistently evolving performance of race, region, and identity.
The presentation will include a Q&A session.
The Innocence Project of Florida: A Virtual Discussion with Exonerees James Bain & Nathan Myers
- When: October 15, 2020 at 7 p.m. (Stream opens at 6:45 p.m.)
- Where: Join the Zoom webinar panel discussion at sem.st/panel-talk
- Topic: Exonerees James Bain & Nathan Myers
The Innocence Project of Florida is a non-profit organization that works to find and free innocent people who have been wrongfully imprisoned in Florida and help them adapt to their new lives outside of prison. Representatives from the organization will discuss their mission of helping innocent prisoners obtain their freedom and rebuild their lives. They will be joined by exonerees James Bain and Nathan Myers who will share their history and the impact of their wrongful convictions.
The presentation will include a Q&A session.
Seminole State's Speaker Series is co-sponsored by Addition Financial. For more information, please call 407.708.2776. To view a list of previous speakers at Seminole State, visit seminolestate.edu/community/speakers.