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Museum of East Texas probes cultural evolution of African American women

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The Museum of East Texas in Lufkin will hold a panel discussion Saturday that will probe the cultural evolution of African American women in three aspects of life: higher education, politics and religion. Angelina College associate dean Sellestine Hunt will moderate the discussion. She wants to examine how far African American women have come, and acknowledge there are many obstacles today.

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“We want the audience to leave appreciating -- and I’m not saying they don’t appreciate -- but have a better appreciation for the struggles that have gone on before, but also, be keenly aware that there are still struggles,” Hunt said.

The discussion is set for Saturday, Feb. 28, from 2 to 4 p.m. It will be held in conjunction with a photography exhibit, “Influential African American Women of East Texas,” by Lufkin native Holly Henderson.

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Chuck Smith
Chuck Smith brings more than 30 years' experience to Red River Radio having started out as a radio news reporter and moving into television journalism as a newsmagazine producer / host, talk-show moderator, programming director and managing producer and news director / anchor for commercial, public broadcasting and educational television. He has more recently worked in advertising, marketing and public relations as a writer, video producer and media consultant. In pursuit of higher learning, Chuck studied Mass Communications at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia and motion picture / television production at the University of California at Los Angeles. He has also taught writing for television at York Technical College in Rock Hill, South Carolina and video / film production at Centenary College of Louisiana, Shreveport.

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