“Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and His Music in America, 1900–1912″
On Monday, March 17 from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. we will be hosting a Film Screening and Talk about: “Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and His Music in America, 1900–1912″ with Director Charles Kauffmann. The event will be taking place at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Reading Room, 771 Commonwealth Avenue, Third Floor Mugar Library.
Martin Luther King, Jr. and President Barack Obama: A Comparison
Join us! On Wednesday, March 5 at 5:00 P.M., we will be hosting “Martin Luther King, Jr. and President Barack Obama: A Comparison,” a talk by Dr. Peter Paris, Walter G. Muelder Visiting Professor Social Ethics, Boston University School of Theology. Refreshments will be served immediately following the talk. The event will be taking place at the African […]
Kongo Atlantic Dialogues: Kongo Culture in Central Africa And In The Americas
Professor Linda Heywood gives the keynote address on ‘Kongo/Angolan Identity in the Americas’ at the 2014 Gwendolen M. Carter Conference on the campus of the University of Florida.
Angola, Cuba, Afro-Caribbean: Culture, Race and Identity Formation Workshop
Friday, February 28th, from 2:15pm to 7:00pm at the Photonics Building, 8 St. Mary’s Street Boston, MA in Room PHO 206. Special Thanks to our Sponsors: BU Center for the Humanities, African Studies Center, APARC, Department of English, Latin American Studies Program ORDER OF EVENTS 2:20 PM OPENING REMARKS Linda Heywood | […]
African-American Music in World Culture: Art as Refuge and Strength in the Struggle for Freedom
From from March 19th to 22nd, 2014, the Boston University African American Studies Program is hosting this international scholarly conference. Keynote Speakers for the event are Bernice Johnson Reagon, Joshua Rifkin and George Wein. The conference is in part a tribute to the musical legacy of Mr. Wein and his late wife Joyce Wein. Highlights include an evening concert by Grammy Award winning jazz vocalist, Dee Dee […]
Remembering Nelson Mandela
BU Today asked several Africa scholars and others on campus to comment on Mandela’s life and enduring legacy. Here are some comments from African American Studies professors: John Thornton, College of Arts & Sciences professor of African American studies and history, author of Africa & Africans in the Formation of the Atlantic World, 1400–1800 (Cambridge […]
Award Winning Chicago Steppers present “Chicago Steppin’: The Jazz of Ballroom”–Friday, Nov. 15, 2013
This highly anticipated event will feature Dr. Anjulet Tucker, Assistant Professor of Sociology of Religion at BU; Drew “The Phenom” Alexander, four-time winner of Chicago’s World’s Largest Stepping Contest; and Sarah Teagle (founder and CEO of The Steppers Club and Project STEP, Inc., and is recognized as one of the top female instructors in the country,http://www.thesteppersclub.com/sub/sarah.htm). Time: […]
Dr. Kevin E. Quashie will lecture on “Breath, Violence, Quiet”–Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2013
The Boston University African American Studies program invites you to join us for our Fall 2013 lecture series. Dr. Kevin E. Quashie will lecture on the topic “Breath, Violence, Quiet.” Dr. Quashie raises the question: “Two men with fists raised. A young woman who cherishes dandelions; another, older, stands with turned back and arms outstretched. […]
Dr. Dmitri Bondarenko lectures tonight about African Migrants in Moscow
Did you know that there are at least 10,000 Africans living in Moscow, Russia? What are their experiences and how are they adapting to their new environment? Our program is dedicated to African American Studies from a Global and Comparative Perspective. Join us for this fascinating lecture by Dr. Dmitri Bondarenko (Deputy Director of the […]
“Elza” Film Screening and Talk tonight
ELZA A film by Mariette Monpierre New York Times Critics’ Pick: click to read review Winner Best Picture, Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival Winner Paul Robeson Award, Best Picture of the Diaspora, FESPACO, Africa Winner Best Narrative Feature, Roxbury International Film Festival