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Join us for the Inaugural Richard Yarborough Lecture in Black Literature, established as part of the Bunche Center Director Lecture Series honoring the intellectual, scholarly, and institutional contributions of former leadership of the Ralph J. Bunche Center. Reception: 6 p.m. Program: 7 p.m. The evening will feature a conversation between Dr. Richard Yarborough, Professor Emeritus of English and African American Studies at UCLA, and Dr. Valerie Smith, President of Swarthmore College, moderated by Dr. Robin D. G. Kelley, Distinguished Professor and Gary B. Nash Endowed Chair in U.S. History at UCLA. This lecture honors Dr. Yarborough’s distinguished contributions to Black literary...