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Africana Studies Introduction
Bond, Julian: 2003 MLK Lecture in Social Justice
Chinua Achebe
30th Anniversary "Back to the Future of Civilization"
Jackson, Jesse: 2004 MLK Lecture in Social Justice
Davis, Angela: 2005 MLK Lecture in Social Justice
Lee, Spike: A Retrospective (Feb. 2005)
Higginbotham Memorial Lecture 2005: U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (Feb. 2005)
"Brave Testimony: A Celebration of African American Poetry" Ursula Rucker (Apr. 2005)
Higginbotham Memorial Lecture November 2005: Kweisi Mfume (Nov. 2005)
Documenting Turbulence: Revisiting Invisible Man (Nov. 2005)
Dr. Tukufu Zuberi on "Black Reconstruction in America" by W.E.B. DuBois (Oct. 2005)
A Conversation about Social Justice and the Media: 2006 MLK Lecture in Social Justice (Jan. 2006)
Africana Film Project: A Conversation with Julie Dash (Feb. 2006)
Africana Classics Lecture Series: James D. Anderson's "The Education of Blacks in the South 1860-1935" (Feb. 2006)
Africana Classics Lecture Series: Joyce A. Ladner's "Tomorrow's Tomorrow: The Black Woman" (Mar. 2006)
The Calypso Series, featuring The Mighty Chalkdust (March 2006)
Africana Classics Lecture Series: Gwendolyn Brooks' "In the Mecca: Poems" (April 2006)
"Brave Testimony: Rita Dove" (April 2006)
Africana Classics Lecture Series: Salim Wilson's "I Was a Slave" (October 2006)
Africana Classics Lecture Series: Carter G. Woodson’s "The Mis-Education of the Negro" (March 2007)

Center for Africana Studies Opening Ceremonies

Website: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/africana/

 

Introductory remarks by Department Director Dr. Tukufu Zuberi
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Remarks by University President Judith Rodin
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Remarks by SAS Dean Samuel Preston
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Remarks by Dr. Nancy Morgan, executive assistant to Philadelphia Mayor John Street
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Dr. Tukufu Zuberi acknowledges other dignitaries in attendance
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Remarks by Dr. Cheikh Ante Mbacke Babou, assistant professor of History
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Remarks by Dr. Timothy Rommen, assistant professor of Music
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Remarks by Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, Avalon Professor of Humanities
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Closing remarks by Dr. Tukufu Zuberi
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Congratulations offered by guests in attendance
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Bond, Julian: 2003 MLK Lecture in Social Justice

 

 

Julian Bond Lecture
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Julian Bond Q&A
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Chinua Achebe Lecture

Chinua Achebe, the Charles Stevenson Professor of Languages and Literature at Bard College, is author of five novels, including the critically acclaimed Things Fall Apart, which has sold over two millions copies in the United States since its publication in 1958. Things Fall Apart, hailed for its revealing portrait of pre-colonial African culture, has been translated into more than 50 languages worldwide. This lecture was presented at the University of Pennsylvania, as part of Penn's Center for Africana Studies' "Back to the Future of Civilization" 30th anniversary celebration.

 

Chinua Achebe at Irvine Auditorium: Remarks
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Chinua Achebe at Irvine Auditorium: Q & A
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30th Anniversary "Back to the Future of Civilization"

 

 

Critical Theory Panel
Featured as part of the Center for Africana Studies' 30th Anniversary "Back to the Future of Civilization" series, the Critical Theory Panel featured: Molefi Asante, Michael Eric Dyson, Tricia Rose, T.Denean Sharpley-Whiting, Barbara Smith, Cornel West, and Tukufu Zuberi.

Introductions
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Panel Statements
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Panel Discussion
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Culture and Arts Panel
Presented as part of the Center for Africana Studies' 30th Anniversary "Back to the Future of Civilization" series, this panel discussion featured Terry Adkins, William Banfield, Thelma Golden, Guthrie Ramsey, Timothy Rommen. (Recorded December 2, 2002.)

Introduction and Remarks
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Panel Discussion and Q&A
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History Panel
Presented as part of the Center for Africana Studies' 30th Anniversary "Back to the Future of Civilization" series, this panel featured Mia Bay, Mary Frances Berry, Michael Gomez, Barbara Savage and Tukufu Zuberi. (Recorded March 20, 2003.)

Introductions
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Panel Remarks
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Panel Discussion and Q&A
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Literature Panel
Presented as part of the Center for Africana Studies' 30th Anniversary "Back to the Future of Civilization" series, this panel featured Herman Beavers, Lorene Cary, Maryse Condé, Joan Dayan, Samuel R. Delany, Farah Griffin, Gloria Naylor and Ishmael Reed. (Recorded October 24, 2002.)

Introductions and Remarks
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Panel Discussion and Q&A
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Society Panel
Featured as part of the Center for Africana Studies' 30th Anniversary "Back to the Future of Civilization" series, this panel featured Elijah Anderson, Camille Charles, Michael George Hanchard, and Patricia Hill Collins. (Recorded November 21, 2002.)

Introductions
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Panel Remarks
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Panel Discussion and Q&A
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Sports Business Panel
Featured as part of the Center for Africana Studies' 30th Anniversary "Back to the Future of Civilization" series. (Recorded by Wharton School of Business.)

Introduction and Remarks
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Discussion and Q&A
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Jackson, Jesse: 2004 MLK Lecture in Social Justice (January 23, 2004)

The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture in Social Justice is an annual event during Penn's celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. King; each year, it highlights a scholar of African descent who is committed to the field of social justice. The 2004 guest was the Rev. Jesse Jackson, in conversation with the Rev. Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, moderated by Dr. Tukufu Zuberi.

 

Introductions and remarks by University President Dr. Judith Rodin
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Conversation
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Question & Answers
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2005 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture in Social Justice: A Conversation about Sexuality and Social Justice (1/24/2005)

The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture in Social Justice is an annual event during Penn's celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. King; each year, it highlights scholars of African descent committed to the field of social justice. The 2005 event featured Angela Y. Davis (professor of the History of Consciousness, UC-Santa Cruz; human rights activist) and Mary Frances Berry (Geraldine R. Segal Professor of History, University of Pennsylvania; chairperson, U.S. Commision on Civil Rights) in conversation with Dr. Tukufu Zuberi (professor of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania).

Website: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/africana/

 

Introductions
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Conversation
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Questions and Answers
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Spike Lee: A Retrospective (February 3, 2005)

Manthia Diawara, Coco Fusco, Louis Massiah, Valerie Smith and Clyde Taylor present a critical and academic analysis of the work of filmmaker Spike Lee, in a panel discussion moderated by Herman Beavers.

Website: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/africana/

 

Introductions
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Remarks
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Questions & Answers
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Honorable A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., Memorial Lecture 2005: U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters
(February 23, 2005)

The Honorable A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. Memorial Lecture was instituted in 1989 in honor of Judge Higginbotham's contributions to the American legal and scholarly communities.This annual lecture brings to campus a distinguished scholar or public servant whose work focuses on an issue, event or personality in the African American community of either historical or contemporary interest in the areas of history, social justice or law. This year's event featured U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.).

Website: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/africana/

 

Introduction & Address
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Questions & Answers
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"Brave Testimony: A Celebration of African American Poetry" (Ursula Rucker, 2005 April 7th)

Poetry reading and spoken word presentation by critically acclaimed poet and Philadelphia native Ursula Rucker. Presented by the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Africana Studies.

Website: http://sas.upenn.edu/africana/

 

"Brave Testimony: A Celebration of African American Poetry" Ursula Rucker
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Honorable A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. Memorial Lecture, November 2005: Kweisi Mfume

The Honorable A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. Memorial Lecture was instituted in 1989 in honor of Judge Higginbotham's contributions to the American legal and scholarly communities. This annual lecture brings to campus a distinguished scholar or public servant whose work focuses on an issue, event or personality in the African American community of either historical or contemporary interest in the areas of history, social justice or law. The November 2005 event featured Kweisi Mfume, former Congressman from Maryland and former president and CEO of the NAACP.

Website: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/africana/

 

Introductions
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Remarks
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Questions & Answers
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Documenting Turbulence: Revisiting Invisible Man (12/2/2005)

A lecture on the classic Ralph Ellison text, by Herman Beavers, Associate Professor of English. The talk was presented on November 30, 2005, at the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Africana Studies.

Website: http://sas.upenn.edu/africana/

 

Documenting Turbulence: Revisiting Invisible Man
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Dr. Tukufu Zuberi on "Black Reconstruction in America" by W.E.B. DuBois (12/2/2005)

This talk was presented on October 27, 2005, at the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Africana Studies.

Website: http://sas.upenn.edu/africana/

 

Dr. Tukufu Zuberi on "Black Reconstruction in America" by W.E.B. DuBois
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2006 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture in Social Justice: A Conversation about Social Justice and the Media

The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture in Social Justice is an annual event during Penn's celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. King; each year, it highlights scholars of African descent committed to the field of social justice. The 2006 event featured Charlayne Hunter-Gault, foreign correspondent for National Public Radio; Ron Allen, NBC News correspondent, who contributes regularly to NBC News and MSNBC News; and Farai Chideya, correspondent and substitute host for NPR's “News & Notes with Ed Gordon;” in conversation with Dr. Tukufu Zuberi (Professor of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania).

Website: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/africana/

 

Introductions
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Conversation
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Questions & Answers
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Africana Film Project: A Conversation with Julie Dash (2/15/2006)

Filmmaker Julie Dash in conversation with the director of the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Africana Studies, Dr. Tukufu Zuberi.

Website: http://www.sas.upenn.edu/africana/

 

Introduction
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Conversation with Dr. Zuberi
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Questions and Answers
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Africana Classics Lecture Series: James D. Anderson's "The Education of Blacks in the South 1860-1935" (Feb. 28, 2006)

A lecture on the classic Anderson text, by MaryBeth Gasman, Associate Professor of Higher Education. The talk was presented on February 28, 2006, at the University of Pennsylvania's Center for Africana Studies.

Website: http://sas.upenn.edu/africana/

 

Africana Classics Lecture Series: James D. Anderson's "The Education of Blacks in the South 1860-1935"
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Africana Classics Lecture Series: Joyce A. Ladner's "Tomorrow's Tomorrow: The Black Woman" (March 16, 2006)

A lecture on the classic Ladner text, presented by Diana Slaughter- Defoe, the Constance E. Clayton Professor in Urban Education, Graduate School of Education, University of Pennsylvania. The talk was presented on March 15, 2006, at Penn's Center for Africana Studies.

Website: http://sas.upenn.edu/africana/

 

Joyce A. Ladner's "Tomorrow's Tomorrow: The Black Woman"
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The Calypso Series, featuring The Mighty Chalkdust (3/24/2006)

Dr. Hollis Liverpool is a lecturer at the University of the West Indies and Director of the Carnival Institute of Trinidad and Tobago. Liverpool is also a calypso singer, known as “The Mighty Chalkdust.” He has written countless articles and four books on calypso music and carnival in Trinidad and Tobago. He has won the Calypso Monarch title in Trinidad and Tobago five times; World Calypso King in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands eight times; and Calypso King of the World in New York on the two occasions the competition was held.

Website: http://sas.upenn.edu/africana/

 

Picong Tempo Lyric Demonstration
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Lecture on Socio-Cultural History of Calypso Music
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Calypso Concert
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Africana Classics Lecture Series: Gwendolyn Brooks' "In the Mecca: Poems" (April 4, 2006)

This talk on Brooks' classic text is presented by Elizabeth Alexander, the Center of Africana Studies' 2006 Artist-in- Residence. Prof. Alexander is a lecturer in the department of English Language and Literature at Yale University. Her poems are anthologized in more than 20 collections and she has published four books of poetry.

Website: http://sas.upenn.edu/africana/

 

Africana Classics Lecture Series: Gwendolyn Brooks' "In the Mecca: Poems"
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"Brave Testimony: Rita Dove" (April 4, 2006)

Rita Dove is the Commonwealth Professor of English at the University of Virginia. In 1993 Rita Dove was appointed Poet Laureate of the United States and Consultant in Poetry at the Library of Congress, making her the youngest person —and the first African-American — to receive this highest official honor in American letters. This reading and talk was presented by Penn's Center for Africana Studies.

Website: http://sas.upenn.edu/africana/

 

"Brave Testimony: Rita Dove"
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Africana Classics Lecture Series: Salim Wilson's "I Was a Slave" (10/31/2006)

This talk is presented by Eve Troutt Powell, associate professor of History. She is the author of A "Different Shade of
Colonialism: Egypt, Great Britain and the Mastery of the Sudan" (University of California, 2003).

Website: http://sas.upenn.edu/africana/

 

Africana Classics Lecture Series: Salim Wilson's "I Was a Slave"
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