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What Is African?

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What Is African?

From The Africa Center / “There has been a significant and accelerated shift in the ways African and Afro-descended people are now connecting with each other and with the African continent no matter where we are in the world. Culturally, we’re experiencing a renaissance with both our African and African

Remembering Chamber Music from Africa

Remembering Chamber Music from Africa

Lorelt (Lontano Records Ltd) is an independent classical record label formed in 1992 by the composer and conductor Odaline de la Martinez to promote recordings of important repertoire neglected by major labels. The three main areas covered in Lorelt’s catalogue are: twentieth- and twenty-first centurycomposers, Latin American classical music,

The Latin American Studies Association

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The Latin American Studies Association

The Latin American Studies Association (LASA) is the largest professional association in the world for individuals and institutions engaged in the study of Latin America. With over 13,000 members, over 60% of whom reside outside the United States, LASA is the one association that brings together experts on Latin

The Alchemy Lecture

The Alchemy Lecture

Hybrid Event: November 10, 2022 | From York / The lecture will be delivered by four renowned alchemists: Dele Adeyemo (UK) architect, creative director, and urban theorist; Natalie Diaz (US/Mojave/Akimel O’otham) poet, MacArthur Foundation Fellow and Founding Director of the Center for Imagination in the Borderlands, Arizona State University;

West Africa Will Shape This Century

West Africa Will Shape This Century

Howard French explores the emerging West African coastline in this must-read article from The Guardian. | From The Guardian / "It has long been said that no one knows with any certainty the population of Lagos, Nigeria. When I spent time there a decade ago, the United Nations conservatively put the

An Evening with Hakim Adi

An Evening with Hakim Adi

Esteemed author and professor, Hakim Adi, discusses his new book, Africans and Caribbean People in Britain / A History. | Date: November 11, 2022 | From Bookhaus / "We are delighted that Professor Hakim Adi will be coming to Bristol to discuss his new book African and Caribbean People in Britain. This event

Finding the Remains of Canada's Black Loyalists

Finding the Remains of Canada's Black Loyalists

A report from the CBC'S Anjuli Patil. | From the CBC / Black Loyalists supported the British during the American Revolutionary War beginning in 1775. Thousands of them settled in Nova Scotia. The search for their graves took place Monday at Fort Anne's Garrison Graveyard. "Today is

The National Read Along

The National Read Along

The 1619 project prepares to help America read together, think together, and build together in 2023. | From 1619 / "The 1619 Project is The New York Times Magazine’s award-winning reframing of American history that placed slavery and its continuing legacy at the center of our national narrative. The project,

ETAN COMICS

The home of African superheroes and supersheroes has produced a new graphic novel, along with a companion book for early readers. | ETAN COMICS is a Pan-African entertainment company bringing African stories to life using comics and Sensi'ils. JEMBER is an award nominated African superhero story inspired by East

The Culture Wars

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The Culture Wars

Loyola Marymount University hosted a conversation between longtime colleagues and collaborators, Cornel West and Henry Louis Gates, Jr. |

The 2022 Well-Read Black Girl Festival

The 2022 Well-Read Black Girl Festival

Dates: October 28th & 29th, 2022. Attend virtually or in person. | From WRBG / "This year’s gathering will be in-person in Washington D.C., broadening WRBG’s mission and amplification of community. The festival lineup is filled with thought leaders, wellness advocates, acclaimed authors, and reporters leading discussions for

What Is Freedom?

African American Studies

What Is Freedom?

Omari Weekes explores the concept of Black emancipation with Robin Kelley on the 20th anniversary of his classic work, Freedom Dreams: The Black Radical Tradition. From The Nation / "Robin D.G. Kelley has been at the forefront of chronicling the radical history of Black people. With wide-ranging work on

You Know How We Did It

You Know How We Did It

Kudos to the Museum of the African Diaspora for a memorable 2022 Afropolitan Ball. | Thank you to everyone who attended this year’s Afropolitan Ball! It was a fun-filled evening of music, dancing, and celebration of those who have uplifted and supported us over the years. pic.twitter.com/QHisJRvHQG

RECOLLECT - Episode #10

RECOLLECT - Episode #10

Hakim Adi is Professor of Africa and the African Diaspora at the University of Chichester, and the most prominent and preeminent scholar of Blacks in the UK. He is the author of several titles, including Black British History, New Perspectives, West Africans in Britain/1900-1960, and the focus of this

RECOLLECT - Episode #9

RECOLLECT - Episode #9

Verena Krebs is the author of Medieval Ethiopian Kingship, Craft, and Diplomacy with Latin Europe. Published by Palgrave Macmillan, the book explores why Ethiopia’s Solomonic kings initiated long-distance diplomatic contacts with Latin Europe in the late Middle Ages. It traces the history of more than a dozen delegations dispatched

Never Forgotten

Never Forgotten

One of our last living ties to slavery in the United States has passed. | From the Equal Justice Inititative / Daniel R. Smith, 90, passed away this week in Washington. He was one of the last remaining children of enslaved Black Americans, The Washington Post wrote in his obituary. Mr. Smith’

We Are What We Learn

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We Are What We Learn

Brooklyn students demand an AP African-American Studies course. We call that A+ work. | From NBC News / "AP African American Studies is multidisciplinary, drawing from literature, the arts and humanities, political science, geography and science. The course is expected to be available to all interested high schools in the 2024-25

Leave Us Alone?

Leave Us Alone?

Haitian novelist, Edwidge Danticat, continues to demand sovereignty and sensibility for the world's first Black republic. | Edwidge DanticatEdwidge Danticat is Edwidge Danticat is the author of many books, including, most recently, “[Everything Inside](https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Inside-Stories-Edwidge-Danticat/dp/0525521275).” on The New Yorker. Read Edwidge Danticat’s

The Tower of Freedom Turns 21

The Tower of Freedom Turns 21

The Amherstburg Freedom Museum gathered to celebrate the monument's 21st anniversary. | 1/3 Today we gathered at the Tower of Freedom for 'Words & Monuments' in celebration of the Monument's 21st anniversary. The program featured moving poetry from Mbonisi Zikhali Zomkhonto, Bunmi Africa Onanaye

SKY IS BLACK - Episode #40

SKY IS BLACK - Episode #40

In this episode, Anton and BC discuss the new documentary “Is That Black Enough for You?”, their recent conversation with Asmelash Teka, and the shocking artificial intelligence realities revealed by DAIR.

Right Notes, Right Time

Right Notes, Right Time

A new PBS documentary celebrates the life and artistry of the great, Ron Carter. | From PBS / An intimate portrait of the quiet genius who speaks with his music, and who brought the upright bass out from the background into the spotlight. Explore the life and career of jazz luminary Ron

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Hair Tales

The new Hulu series, produced by Oprah Winfrey, is now available. | From HULU / The Hair Tales is a dynamic celebration of Black women’s identity, beauty, culture and humanity, uniquely expressed through the stories in our hair. A docu series where 6 diverse phenomenal women – Issa Rae, Rep. Ayanna Pressley,

Ready or Not.

Virtual Event: October 20, 2022 | From Harvard/ Join the Institute of Politics and Institutional Antiracism and Accountability (IARA) Project at the Ash Center for a virtual JFK Jr. Forum discussion with Congresswoman Barbara Lee and Professor Melissa Harris-Perry. - Register HERE. This discussion serves as a kickoff keynote for IARA&

We Are the Definers.

We Are the Definers.

Virtual Event: October 22, 2022 | From MOAD / A virtual conversation presented in conjunction with the exhibition The New Black Vanguard: Photography Between Art and Fashion with fashion designer Sarah Diouf and fashion photographers Stephen Tayo, Daniel Obasi, and Lawrence Agyei. This conversation explores Black creatives in the fashion industry globally,

Black Technopoetics. Word.

Black Technopoetics. Word.

Event: October 24, 2022 | Louis Chude-Sokei teaches at Boston University and directs the African American and Black Diaspora Studies Program. - Register HERE. His books include The Last Darky: Bert Williams, Black on Black Minstrelsy and the African Diaspora (Duke University Press, 2006, finalist for both the Hurston/Wright Legacy