Rae Lewis-Thornton
"The Understanding and Prevention of HIV"
Wednesday, March 1, 2006
7:30 pm
Biddle Auditorium
Young.
Educated. Attractive. Assertive. Ambitious: Just a few of the words
used to describe
Rae Lewis-Thornton. In 1986, at the tender
age of 23, Rae Lewis-Thornton was diagnosed HIV Positive and given
the ultimate death sentence. Rae uses her life as an example that
AIDS is a non-discriminatory disease. She received the coveted Emmy
Award for an ongoing series of first-person stories on “Living with
AIDS” for CBS. Rae Lewis-Thornton leads her own unending crusade to
educate and challenge young and old audiences to take control of
their own bodies, futures, and health.
Rae Lewis-Thornton, Inc was founded
by Rae Lewis-Thornton to focus on AIDS education. Primarily
destroying myths and stereotypes surrounding who can, and how one
becomes infected with HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) know to
cause AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome). Through lectures,
she focuses on: prevention of HIV, understanding HIV, promoting
testing & early detection of HIV, proper care of those impacted by
HIV/AIDS and living with HIV/AIDS.
For more information, go to http://www.raelewisthornton.org/
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Lyceum Series
Fall 2005 - Spring 2006
Click on speaker's name for more information
Sept.
8 — Deltorro L. McNeal, II
"Enjoying the Climb of 2005"
7:30 pm
Biddle Auditorium
Sept. 29 — Dr.
Julia Hare
7:30 pm
Biddle Auditorium
Oct. 5 — The
Two Bells
"African American Story Tellers"
7:30
pm
Biddle Auditorium
Oct. 11 —
Dr. David Callahan
7:30 pm
Biddle Auditorium
Nov. 1 —
One Woman Play with Sakeena Nicole
CANCELLED
Nov.
15 —
The RFK Memorial Lecture
Collaboration with
Johnson C. Smith University and the Community
Relations Committee (CRC) of Charlotte
Reverend Andrew Karnley,
Apostolic Administrator
of the Archdiocese of Monrovia
“Post-Conflict Liberia: Challenges to Creating a Lasting Peace
Through the Respect for the Full Spectrum of Human Rights”
7:30 pm
Biddle Auditorium
Jan. 17 — Dr.
Angela Y. Davis
"Civil Rights and Human Rights: Future Trajectories"
A Historian’s Quest: Research Above Ground and Underground
10:00 am
Brayboy Gymnasium
Jan.
25 — "Two Women and a Glass of Wine"
Play by Sibyl
Lee-English
7:30 pm
Biddle Auditorium
Feb. 9 — Juan
Logan
7:30 pm
Biddle Auditorium
Mar. 1 — Rae Lewis-Thornton
"The Understanding and Prevention of HIV"
7:30 pm
Biddle Auditorium
Mar. 10 —
Korean Christian Women's Choir of Charlotte (KCWCC)
7:30 pm
Jane M. Smith Memorial Church
Mar. 16 —
Judith Still
"Remembering My Father: William
Grant Still"
7:30 pm
Biddle Auditorium
Mar. 28 —
Beverly Fields Burnette, Poet
Workshop
4:00 pm
Newsome Humanities Building
Reading
7:30 pm
Worlds of Words International Poetry Festival
Biddle Auditorium
Mar. 29 — Favorite Poets Project
7:30 pm
Worlds of Words International
Poetry Festival
Grimes Lounge
Mar. 30 —
Jaki Shelton Greene, Poet
Workshop
4:00 pm
Newsom Humanities Building
Reading
7:30 pm
Worlds of Words International
Poetry Festival
Biddle Auditorium
Mar. 31 — Fourth Annual Black Ink Monks Performance
7:30 pm
Worlds of Words
International Poetry Festival
Grimes Lounge
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