Photo: Fallou Ngom, professor of anthropology, poses for a photo on November 22, 2022. A black man wearing a grey medium-brimmed hat, light pink collared shirt, and navy blue blazer, poses with hand on chin and a soft smile as he sits in a chair.

Unearthing a Long Ignored African Writing System, One Researcher Finds African History, by Africans

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Photo: Associate director of the Cognitive Neuroimaging Center Stephanie McMains (GRS’06), seated, with Arielle Moore (GMS’26) in the Cognitive Neuroimaging Center in CILSE Dec 1. A white woman sits in a chair gesticulating as she sits in front of a table in front of window that shows the fMRI room. A black woman wearing a blue face mask stands behind her listening attentively.
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