Past Events
Overcoming the Challenge of Youth Unemployment in South Africa
Lessons from Wharton CEO and Afrika Tikkun
Fareeda Griffith, Tukufu Zuberi, Marc Lubner, Takara Lubner, Claudio Lucarelli, Cecilia Värendh Månsson
South Africa has one of the highest youth unemployment rates in the world largely due to a system that fails to provide the basic skills and career guidance necessary for young people to enter the labor market…
The State's Capillaries
Africana Lecture Series: Work In Progress
Michael Hanchard
Join us for a new installment in the Work In Progress branch of our Africana Lecture Series. On October 1, 2024, Dr. Michael Hanchard will speak about “The State's Capillaries,” looking at the various local…
The Revolution Will Not Be Theorized: Cultural Revolution in the Black Power Era
Africana Lecture Series: Book Talk
Errol Henderson
Join us for an installment in our Africana Lecture Series that could transform your view of Black Power.
Conspiracy Narratives from Postcolonial Africa: Freemasonry, Homosexuality, and Illicit Enrichment
Africana Lecture Series: Africa
Rogers Orock
Rogers Orock is currently an Assistant Professor in the Program in Africana Studies at Lafayette College. Previously, he taught in the Department of African and African American Studies at Louisiana State University…
Present Futures: Experiments in Feminist Futurity
Annenberg School For Communication
A contemporary art exhibition envisioning feminist solidarities across space and time, in everyday life, with an outlook towards “the future we want to see, right now, in the present”
“Present Futures:…
African Narratives: Pray the Devil Back to Hell (Screening)
African Narratives Film Series
Pray the Devil Back to Hell chronicles the remarkable story of the Liberian women who came together to end a bloody civil war and bring peace to their shattered country.
Guest Author Event: Rogers Smith & Desmond King
Presented by Penn Bookstore
Rogers Smith, Desmond King
September 4 at 5:00 P.M., Rogers Smith, the Christopher H.…
COINTELPRO: A Black August Discussion with Dr. Kelly Harris
Presented by the Social Science and History Department at Parkway Central Library
Kelly Harris
Join us as we observe Black August, a month dedicated to acknowledging and honoring Black political prisoners and the ongoing resistance to oppression. In recognition of Black August, we will delve into the historic…
Race & Sports 2024
Ken Shropshire, William C. Rhoden
The Race and Sports event returned in 2024 thanks to a partnership between the Wharton Coalition for Equity and Opportunity, the Center for Africana Studies, and the Wharton Sports Analytics and Business Initiative (…
African Languages & Culture Day 2024
Come and experience the beauty and hospitality of African cultures through songs, skits, dance, poems and delicious cuisine!