Wolf Tales Recording with Toni Harris Thorpe: Black Bodies Exhibit, 11 February 2019

Item information

Title:

Wolf Tales Recording with Toni Harris Thorpe: Black Bodies Exhibit, 11 February 2019

Description:

This recording was conducted as part of the Women's Center's “Politicalization and Sexualization of Black Bodies” exhibit, February 2019 in Witherspoon Student Center. Toni Harris Thorpe shares her vision of a liberation narrative for all people. She discusses her time working with students as the Former Program Coordinator for the NC State African American Cultural Center from 2001-2016. She expresses her hope for a brighter future where the term “resources” is not used but “resourcing” is and where her two grandsons can "grow up in a world where they can joyfully own themselves." She talks about the importance of being rooted in love and positive energy. She mentions that after viewing the exhibit, she sees a need for people’s stories to have an attentive audience, and hopes that the takeaway from the exhibit is that there is a breakdown in relationships in society and a need for greater unity. [Preferred citation: Wolf Tales recording with Toni Harris Thorpe, 11 February 2019, NCSU Libraries Wolf Tales Recordings, MC 00581, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC]

Topics:

People
University History

Subjects:

African American college administrators
Art -- Exhibitions
Universities and colleges

Original Format:

Digital video recording, sound, color

Extent:

7:16

Item identifier:

mc00581-wt-thorpe-20190211

Producer:

North Carolina State University. Libraries more info on North Carolina State University. Libraries 

Interviewee:

Thorpe, Toni Harris more info on Thorpe, Toni Harris 

Created Date:

2019-02-11

Genre:

Interviews
Oral histories (Document genres)

Names:

North Carolina State University -- Professional employees more info on North Carolina State University -- Professional employees 
North Carolina State University. African American Cultural Center more info on North Carolina State University. African American Cultural Center 
Thorpe, Toni Harris more info on Thorpe, Toni Harris 

Location:

Raleigh (N.C.)

Digital Project:

Wolf Tales: As part of the NC State University Libraries Special Collections Research Center, the Wolf Tales project collects the stories of the NC State community, past and present. NC State community members are invited to share memories of the events, people, and places that shaped their time at NC State. Stories are preserved and shared with current and future generations, to tell the history of NC State University through the voices of the people who lived it. Wolf Tales recordings and transcripts will be archived at NC State University Libraries and shared online through our Special Collections website.