A presentation by LaToya Brackett, part of the Tri-Cities Community Lecture Series

Reflecting on music, sports, language, food and even hair, this talk calls audiences in beyond the rhythm to recognize the blues that made African American popular culture.

LaToya Brackett (she/her) is an associate professor of African American studies at the University of Puget Sound, where she also serves as a member of the leadership team for the Race & Pedagogy Institute. A scholar with two degrees in Black studies, one from Cornell University and the other from Michigan State, she is an interdisciplinarian who centers the Black experience.

Brackett lives in Tacoma.