Karen Nugent Borek is currently a Master of Philosophy in Liberal Arts student at the University of Pennsylvania after receiving her M.L.A. degree from there in May 2014. A resident of Atlantic County, New Jersey, Karen graduated from Stockton University with a B.A. in Literature in 1992, after earning a B.S. from St. Joseph College in 1971. From her African studies, Karen has developed an interest in Hugh Masekela’s music, which expresses the celebrations and the struggles of his country. By exposing the injustices of his homeland, Masekela has shown the power of music to bring about political and social change.
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