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When I was young and attending church meetings, seminars and all manner of forums designed to reign in on teenage libido, there was a church elder who used to say that when a young man approaches a woman's parents to declare his intention to marry their daughter, he is essentially telling the parents that he wants to have sex with her. I never understood what he meant, but I didn't really ... -
People of African descent worldwide have suffered under the tyranny of racism, oppression, and discrimination for centuries. We fought courageously to end slavery, colonialism, and segregation. Yet, even as we continue the battle against the myriad forms of inequality and abuse that still plague our communities, some among us seem perfectly willing to mete out the same horrific treatment to the ... - The God who created the earth; who created the sun that gives us light. The God who holds up the ocean; who makes the thunder roar. Our God who has ears to hear. You who are hidden in the clouds; who watch us from where you are. You see all that the white has made us suffer. The white man's god asks him to commit crimes. But the God within us wants to do good. Our God, who is so good, so just, ...
Books
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Zeleza's important and insightful collection of essays is essential reading for those seeking a more nuanced understanding of the global Pan-African significance of the election of President Barack Obama. This timely volume is a splendid contribution to African, Diaspora, and ...
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(T)his anthology advances our understanding of exclusionary practices and the history of institutionalized biological racism in modern Germany. It also pays tribute to the growing corpus of complex and challenging texts and films produced by Afro-Germans and to the degree to which ...
Upcoming Conferences
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Time:15 Mar 2010 - 18 Mar 2010Venue: University of Las Vegas, Las Vegas, United States A true ...
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Time:15 Mar 2010 - 18 Mar 2010Venue: Salzburg, Austria This inter-disciplinary and multi-disc ...
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Time:19 Mar 2010 - 20 Mar 2010Venue: Dublin, Ireland The aim of this inter-disciplinary and c ...
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Time:24 Mar 2010 - 26 Mar 2010Venue: Agadir, Morocco The conference has a global focus and opened to ...
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Time:7 Apr 2010 - 9 Apr 2010Venue: Glasgow, United Kingdom The 2010 Annual Conference is the second ...
Current eSymposium Presentation
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Hollywood's fascination with Africa is not new. As far back as King Solomon's Mines and Tarz ...
Previous eSymposia
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The euphoria over Senator Barack Obama's victory in the Democratic Party primaries in early June ...
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Essay specially prepared for presentation at the Inaugural Lecture of the Liberal Arts and Sciences ...