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REGISTER HEREPrograms on Africa
The Africa Programs at the Center for Africana Studies provides members of the University of Pennsylvania, local, national, and international communities with information on faculty, researchers, activities, and programming on historical and contemporary Africa.
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This intensive one-week course of study is taught by standing Penn faculty and exposes students to major intellectual and cultural themes and currents in 19th, 20th, and 21st century African and African Diaspora studies.
Click to learn more"Each generation must make a dent in the wall of injustice," powerful words from Prof. Mary Frances Berry. Mary Frances Berry is a Geraldine R. Segal Professor Emerita of American Social Thought, as well as Professor of History and Africana Studies. Learn from her extensive background as a historian, an activist, a scientist, and her time during the Carter administration.
Upcoming Events
Juneteenth: Celebrating Black Brilliance
Dorothy Roberts, Jennifer L. Morgan, Ruha Benjamin
Juneteenth: Celebrating Black Brilliance will be a conversation between 2024 MacArthur Fellowship winners: Ruha Benjamin (Princeton University), Jennifer L. Morgan (New York University), and Dorothy Roberts (…
