Past Events
Malês: Film Screening and Director Discussion
Roquinaldo Ferreira, Antonio Pitanga, Camila Pitanga
Malês, a soon-to-be-released movie out of Brazil, tells the story of the Malês Revolt, a slave revolt that took place in Salvador, Brazil, in 1835 led by Muslim people who had been enslaved in the Bight of…
African Narratives: Global African Cinema
African Narratives Film Series
This screening will feature 3 short films, In the Language of Our Mothers, Is It Because I'm A Girl, and Echoes From Home. The films' crews were made up of Penn students and students of the FilmAid Kenya film…
The Black Radical Thought of Beatriz Nascimento
Africana Lecture Series: Diaspora
Christen Smith
Join us as Prof. Christen Smith explores “The Black Radical Thought of Beatriz Nascimento.”
Beatriz Nascimento was arguably one of the most influential Black radical thinkers of the 20th century. An historian…
Screening | Seeking Mavis Beacon
Jazmin Jones
UPenn's Cinema and Media Studies, Makuu: Black Cultural Center, and Du Bois College House invite you to a special screening of NEON's latest documentary, Seeking Mavis Beacon,…
Gulf Capital, Land and Empire Making in Central Sudan
Presented by Penn Anthropology
Nisrin Elamin
This talk focuses ethnographic attention on Emirati land and port investments in Sudan, to argue that they form part of a project of empire-making, which relies on racialized processes of capital accumulation to…
Hot Wings & Hot Takes - Part 3
Presented by the Africana Studies UAB
The Africana Studies UAB is proud to announce that Hot Wings & Hot Takes PART 3 is coming soon!!!!!
Enjoy good food and lively conversation around the night’s burning topics.
Got any hot takes you…
Election Watch Night 2024
Join the Center for Africana Studies for a watch party to follow the proceedings of election night in 2024. Food and drinks will be provided.
This event was co-sponsored by the Africana Studies UAB.
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Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom
Presented by W.E.B. Du Bois College House
Rasool Berry
Join us for an engaging evening as we explore the powerful documentary Juneteenth: Faith & Freedom, featuring the insightful Rasool Berry. This special screening will be followed by an in-depth…
The 4th Annual Distinguished Lecture in African Studies
Peace & Security in Africa
Madam Leymah Gbowee
Join us for The 4th Annual Distinguished Lecture in African Studies featuring Madam Leymah Gbowee, Nobel Prize Laureate. She will deliver a talk on the topic of "Peace and Security…
A More Perfect Union: Histories of Voting in America
Hardeep Dhillon, William Sturkey
This symposium will explore the complex history of voting in the United States. Topics to be discussed include the formation of the Electoral College and design of the Executive Branch, the expanding nature of…