GOV. EASLEY APPOINTS HARRISON, PARKER AND WATERS TO AFRICAN-AMERICAN HERITAGE COMMISSION
Raleigh - Gov. Mike Easley has appointed Harry Harrison of Asheville, Freddie L. Parker of Durham and Darin Waters of Raleigh to the African-American Heritage Commission. Harrison is executive director of the YMI Cultural Center. He is a member of the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Board, the North Carolina Arts Council and the UNC-Asheville Foundation Board. He received The Association of American Cultures Service Award in 1996 and was recognized as one of Philadelphia’s 50 Most Influential African-Americans in 2003 and 2004. Harrison received his Bachelor’s degree in art education from Allen University in South Carolina and his Master’s degree in planning and public administration from Pepperdine University in California.
(Media-Newswire.com) - Raleigh - Gov. Mike Easley has appointed Harry Harrison of Asheville, Freddie L. Parker of Durham and Darin Waters of Raleigh to the African-American Heritage Commission.
Harrison is executive director of the YMI Cultural Center. He is a member of the Blue Ridge National Heritage Area Board, the North Carolina Arts Council and the UNC-Asheville Foundation Board. He received The Association of American Cultures Service Award in 1996 and was recognized as one of Philadelphia’s 50 Most Influential African-Americans in 2003 and 2004. Harrison received his Bachelor’s degree in art education from Allen University in South Carolina and his Master’s degree in planning and public administration from Pepperdine University in California.
Parker is a professor of history at N.C. Central University. He is a member of the North Carolina Historical Commission. Parker received his Bachelor’s degree in history and his Master’s degree in arts and history from N.C. Central University. He received his doctorate in history from UNC-Chapel Hill.
Waters is an adjunct history professor at UNC-Asheville. He is the associate editor of The Lincoln Review, past chairman of the Raleigh Housing Authority Board of Commissioners and past vice-president of the Uptown Raleigh Kiwanis Club. Waters received his Bachelor’s degree from Liberty University in Virginia, his Master’s degree from N.C. State University and his doctorate from UNC-Chapel Hill.
The commission’s duties are to advise and assist the Secretary of Cultural Resources in the preservation, interpretation and promotion of African-American history, arts and culture. The commission has 10 members, each serving a three-year term. The governor appoints four members. The Senate President Pro Tempore and the Speaker of the House each appoint three members.
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