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<Title>Conversation about Michelle Obama and the FLOTUS Effect</Title>
<Tagline>Book Release Party and Panel Discussion on February 27th</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content"><p><span>Join Drs. Kimberly Moffitt (LLC) and Heather Harris (Stevenson University) to celebrate the release of their co-edited volume, </span><a href="https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781498594899/Michelle-Obama-and-the-FLOTUS-Effect-Platform-Presence-and-Agency" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Michelle Obama and the FLOTUS Effect</span></a><span>, along with contributors Sherella Cupid (LLC cohort 18), Shawntay Stocks (LLC PhD ‘19), Tahira Mahdi (PSY PhD ‘18), and Leticia D. Williams (Howard University PhD). This event will be moderated by Sonya Crosby (LLC cohort 20). </span></p><p><span>Their book emphasizes the significance of Michelle Obama</span><span>in relation to her politics and positionality as the first African American woman to serve as First Lady of the United States of America</span><span>. </span></p><br><p><span>Panelists will: </span></p><ul><li><p><span>Reflect on their chapters</span></p></li><li><p><span>Offer insights about her evolving legacy</span></p></li><li><p><span>Provide motivations for their involvement</span></p></li><li><p><span>Describe the publishing process</span></p></li><li><p><span>Discuss collaborative research projects </span></p></li></ul><div><span>    Q &amp; A session to follow. <br></span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>February 27, 2020 at 5:30 pm in the Dresher Center Conference Room, PAHB 216.</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Refreshments will be served. <br></span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div></div></div>
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