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Upcoming Events



Scholar For A Day 2024

Moses E Ochonu
Mar 29, 2024 (All Day) | Max Kade Center, Room 329-A
3401 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

The Scholar for a Day is a day-long seminar, organized by Penn graduate students of all disciplines, designed to provide students and faculty with exposure to a leading scholar in African Studies. The event allows…



M. Nzadi Keita | Migration Letters: Poems

M. Nzadi Keita, Herman Beavers
Apr 2, 2024 at - | Parkway Central Library
1901 Vine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103

In conversation with Herman Beavers

M. Nzadi Keita is the author of the poetry collection Brief Evidence of Heaven, a finalist for the Phillis Wheatley Poetry Prize that explored the life of Anna Murray…



Special Lecture in African Studies with Kgalema Petrus Motlanthe

Reflecting on 30 Years of Freedom & Democracy
Kgalema Petrus Motlanthe
Apr 4, 2024 at - | Perry World House
3803 Locust Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Join us for a Special Lecture in African Studies featuring the former President of South Africa, Kgalema Petrus Motlanthe. He will be speaking on the topic: "Reflecting on 30 Years of Freedom & Democracy".…