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Mary Lefkowitz

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Mary R. Lefkowitz (born April 30, 1935) is an American classical scholar and Professor Emerita of Classical Studies at Wellesley College. [1]

29 relations: Afrocentrism, Aristotle, Black Athena, Classics, Frank M. Snowden Jr., Grinnell College, Harvard University, Hugh Lloyd-Jones, John Leo, Library of Alexandria, Martin Bernal, Maulana Karenga, National Humanities Medal, New York (state), New York City, Phi Beta Kappa, Pindar, Radcliffe College, Regius Professor of Greek (Oxford), Talk of the Nation, The Wall Street Journal, Tony Martin (professor), Trinity College (Connecticut), United States, University of Oxford, University of Patras, Wellesley College, Yosef Ben-Jochannan, Zahi Hawass.

Afrocentrism

Afrocentrism (also Afrocentricity) is an approach to the study of world history that focuses on the history of people of recent African descent.

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Aristotle

Aristotle (Ἀριστοτέλης Aristotélēs,; 384–322 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher and scientist born in the city of Stagira, Chalkidiki, in the north of Classical Greece.

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Black Athena

Black Athena: The Afroasiatic Roots of Classical Civilization, its three volumes first published in 1987, 1991, and 2006 respectively, is a scholarly work by Martin Bernal.

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Classics

Classics or classical studies is the study of classical antiquity.

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Frank M. Snowden Jr.

Frank M. Snowden Jr. (July 17, 1911February 18, 2007), was an American professor emeritus of classics at Howard University, best known for his study of blacks in classical antiquity.

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Grinnell College

Grinnell College is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational, liberal arts college in Grinnell, Iowa.

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Harvard University

Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Hugh Lloyd-Jones

Sir Peter Hugh Jefferd Lloyd-Jones FBA (21 September 1922 – 5 October 2009 The Daily Telegraph, 5 October 2009) was a British classical scholar and Regius Professor of Greek at Oxford.

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John Leo

John Leo (born June 16, 1935) is a writer and editor in chief of "Minding the Campus", an independent, non-profit web site on America's colleges and universities.

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Library of Alexandria

The Royal Library of Alexandria or Ancient Library of Alexandria in Alexandria, Egypt, was one of the largest and most significant libraries of the ancient world.

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Martin Bernal

Martin Gardiner Bernal (10 March 1937 – 9 June 2013) was a British scholar of modern Chinese political history.

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Maulana Karenga

Maulana Ndabezitha Karenga, previously known as Ron Karenga, (born July 14, 1941) is an African-American professor of Africana studies, activist and author, best known as the creator of the pan-African and African-American holiday of Kwanzaa.

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National Humanities Medal

The National Humanities Medal is an American award that annually recognizes several individuals, groups, or institutions for work that has "deepened the nation's understanding of the humanities, broadened our citizens' engagement with the humanities, or helped preserve and expand Americans' access to important resources in the humanities." The annual Charles Frankel Prize in the Humanities was established in 1988 and succeeded by the National Humanities Medal in 1997.

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New York (state)

New York is a state in the northeastern United States.

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Phi Beta Kappa

The Phi Beta Kappa Society (ΦΒΚ) is the oldest academic honor society in the United States.

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Pindar

Pindar (Πίνδαρος Pindaros,; Pindarus; c. 522 – c. 443 BC) was an Ancient Greek lyric poet from Thebes.

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Radcliffe College

Radcliffe College was a women's liberal arts college in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and functioned as a female coordinate institution for the all-male Harvard College.

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Regius Professor of Greek (Oxford)

The Regius Professorship of Greek is a professorship at the University of Oxford in England.

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Talk of the Nation

Talk of the Nation (TOTN) was an American talk radio program based in Washington D.C., produced by National Public Radio (NPR) and was broadcast nationally from 2 to 4 p.m. Eastern Time.

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The Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal is a U.S. business-focused, English-language international daily newspaper based in New York City.

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Tony Martin (professor)

Tony Martin (February 21, 1942 – January 17, 2013) was a Trinidad-born professor of Africana Studies at Wellesley College.

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Trinity College (Connecticut)

Trinity College is a private liberal arts college in Hartford, Connecticut.

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United States

The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.

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University of Oxford

The University of Oxford (formally The Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford) is a collegiate research university located in Oxford, England.

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University of Patras

University of Patras (UPatras; Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών, Panepistímio Patrón) is a public university in Patras, Greece.

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Wellesley College

Wellesley College is a private women's liberal arts college located west of Boston in the town of Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States.

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Yosef Ben-Jochannan

Yosef Alfredo Antonio Ben-Jochannan (December 31, 1918 – March 19, 2015), referred to by his admirers as "Dr.

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Zahi Hawass

Zahi Hawass (زاهي حواس; born May 28, 1947) is an Egyptian archaeologist, an Egyptologist, and former Minister of State for Antiquities Affairs.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Lefkowitz

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