Past Events
The Current Political Events in Ethiopia
Penn Habesha Student Association
During times of political strife, some governments respond by imposing severe measures to suppress dissent for what is perceived as a threat to the state.
This event…
Harriet Millan and Michael Majok Kuch, How Fast Can You Run: A Novel by Harriet Levin Millan Based on the Life of Michael Majok Kuch
Harriet Millan and Michael Majok Kuch
Set across a backdrop of refugee migration that spans Africa, America and Australia, How Fast Can You Run is the inspiring story of Michael Majok Kuch and his journey to find his mother. In…
Life in Circulation: Global Health, Urban Space, and Gendered Care in Maputo, Mozambique
Ramah McKay
Drawing analyses of global health together with scholarship on life in African cities, this talk focuses on the gendered urban and transnational circuits through which young urban residents seek and…
Dean’s Distinguished Speaker Series with Justice Robinson of the IC
A Critical Appraisal of Developments in International Criminal Law Since Nuremberg
Location: Golkin 100, Michael A. Fitts Auditorium
Judge Patrick…
WHYY and Penn Africana Studies present: Black America Since MLK with Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
“Black America Since MLK with Dr. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.,” a new four-hour PBS television series with Harvard professor and historian Henry Louis Gates, Jr., explores the past 50 years of African-American history and…
The Honorable A. Leon Higginbotham Memorial Lecture with Congresswoman Barbara Lee
Congresswoman Barbara Lee
Penn Law and Center for Africana Studies present: After Obama Eight Years of Success More Work Remains - A Case for Reparations.
Congresswoman Lee is a representative of the 13th district of…
Modern Landscapes: How the State and Corporations Redefine Land Ownership and Borders
On October 24, 2016 at 6PM, in partnership with the South Asia Center, Center for Africana Studies and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, Penn’s Middle East Center will host a…
Five Dollars and a Pork Chop Sandwich: Vote Buying and the Corruption of Democracy- A Book Talk by Dr. Mary Frances Berry
Though voting rights are fundamental to American democracy, felon disfranchisement, voter identification laws, and hard-to-access polling locations with limited hours are a few of the ways voter turnout is suppressed…
Poetry Reading and Reception with Dr. Joshua Bennett
Poet and Scholar Dr. Joshua Bennett reads from his debut full-length collection of poems, The Sobbing School available now for pre-order. Joshua Bennett, Class of 2010, studied English and Africana Studies during his…