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FMU explores history of race relations within Florence

The African-American Faculty and Staff Coalition (AAFSC) partnered with the FMU psychology department to host the second “Cultural Conversation” at noon on Nov. 6 in the FMU Performing Arts Center (PAC). The speakers were Antonio Cooper, assistant professor of psychology; Erica James, assistant professor of psychology; and Joe Heyward, former vice president of Student Affairs....

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