''Between Blessings and Light Beams: Surfing the Sacred/Secular Divide in Black Popular Music'' lecture by religion and race scholar Josef Sorett, October 5

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Religion and race scholar Josef Sorett will explore the influence religion has had on recent Black music in the talk ''Between Blessings and Light Beams'' on October 5 at 5:30pm in Taylor Hall Room 203 at Vassar College. Sorett will open a discussion on religion, race, and media by examining the use of religion in contemporary Black music from genres such as gospel, hip hop, and worship music. This event is free and open to the public.