In 2013, Temple University’s Blockson Museum celebrated the seventieth year of founder Charles Blockson’s efforts to preserve African American history by inviting community and faculty members to gather together in celebration. Blockson himself speaks in detail about his inspiring life and what led him from dealing with segregation in Norristown to becoming an internationally recognized historian, author, academic and collector of artifacts.
Today, Blockson has amassed one of the world’s largest private collections of African American history, which has been shared with the Temple community through the Blockson Museum.
Tune into TUTV Tuesday, January 14 at 12:30 and 8:30 p.m. to watch this talk, and don’t miss the accompanying exhibition at the Blockson Collection, 1330 Polett Walk in Sullivan Hall, now through the spring.
Temple Athletics, which completed its first season of 12 episodes last semester, will be back on TUTV over the winter break with new episodes. The new season begins with a follow up interview with Temple’s basketball Coach Fran Dunphy. Tune in this Saturday, January 11 at noon and again at 8 p.m. to catch the update on the beginning of their season.
A new episode of Media Inside Out explores the business of selling toys to kids: the tactics advertisers employ to get kids to remember and want their products, the trends that unintentionally influence a child’s desires, and the concerns these both raise.
