Past Events




SAFEGUARDING AFRICA’S FUTURE: Sustainable Development and Urbanization

Eisenhower Fellows: Victoria Marwa Heilman, Ayodeji Adewunmi, Leonard Mungarulire and Salim Mohamed & Penn Africana Studies' Tukufu Zuberi
Oct 3, 2016 at

Africa faces tremendous growth in its population, as it is expected to go from 400 million in 2010 to 1.26 billion in 2050. As a result, African leaders will face multiple and conflicting challenges…



"There's Just One Human Race": A Lecture by Ann Morning

Sep 20, 2016 at

'There’s Just One Human Race’: Notions of Biological Difference in a Color-Blind Italy



Race and Sports Lecture with Katrina Adams, First African American President of the United States Tennis Association

Apr 28, 2016 at

Race and Sports 2016, will be a conversational style lecture with USTA President Katrina Adams. Adams is the first African American, and the first former professional tennis champion to become Chairman of the Board,…



Africa Orientation

Apr 22, 2016 at

Friday, April 22, 2016                              



Beat Making and Sampling Class with 9th Wonder -REGISTRATION CLOSED

Apr 12, 2016 at

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN THIS PROGRAM. THIS EVENING'S EVENT IS FILLED TO CAPACITY.  THE REGISTRATION PORTAL IS CLOSED.

9th Wonder, Grammy Award winning Producer, DJ,…



Brave Testimony: Celebration of Poetry of the African Diaspora Featuring Terrance Hayes

Apr 7, 2016 at

Brave Testimony: Celebration of Poetry of the African Diaspora

Thursday, April 7, 2016

Brave Testimony: Celebration of Poetry of the African Diaspora, will feature…



Mobilization of Social and Medical Resources for Health: Practices of AIDS Patients in a Composite Care System in Uganda

Apr 5, 2016 at

David Kyaddondo, Ph. D. Anthropologist. Senior Lecturer, Makerere University, Uganda

Africana Studies, 3401 Walnut Street, Suite 330A

12:00 p.m.

RSVP at …



The Third Annual Graduate Student Colloquim - Subversive Voices: The Black Body Across the African Diaspora

Mar 17, 2016 at

The Third Annual Graduate Student Colloquim - Subversive Voices: The Black Body Across the African Diaspora

Thursday, March 17, 2016  

Kimberly Juanita Brown,…



"War and Peace in Africa": A Symposium

Jan 29, 2016 at

"War and Peace in Africa" will explore the reasons behind African conflicts and the ramifications of these conflicts both regionally and globally. Issues pertaining to the role of the state and citizenship will also…



15th Annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture in Social Justice

Jan 21, 2016 at

The 15th Annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Lecture in Social Justice

featuring

Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi, Co-Founders of the Twitter Hashtag and Movement #…