THE CENTER FOR “RACE,” CULTURE, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE PRESENTS THE SPRING 2024
DISTINGUISHED AFRICAN SCHOLARS AND WRITERS SERIES
Africans and the Diaspora: Crafting our Shared Stories to Create A Pan-African Consciousness
Featuring Nyani Nkrumah, PhD Author of "Wade in the Water" (2023)
The premise of the Pan African movement is that peoples of African descent all over the world have a common interest and should be united. Within this is the notion that Africans in the diaspora - African Americans, AfroCaribbeans and Africans - share a common history (slavery, exploitation) but also a common destiny, that can be strengthened by the bonds between them. Pan African literature seeks to build bridges, enhance understanding, and break silos that have been erected by years of separated oppression.
Dr. Nkrumah will use various lenses, including her own multifaceted stories of belonging and otherness, to discuss the complexity of divisions, and how we can use our literary voices to bridge the divide.
MONDAY, MARCH 25, 2024, 2:40-4:05 P.M.
Guthart Cultural Center Theater, 1st Floor, Axinn Library, South Campus
For more information, please call 516-463-6585 or email RaceCultureSocialJustice@hofstra.edu
RSVP suggested. Visit events.hofstra.edu to register.
Nyani Nkrumah grew up in Ghana, West Africa and Zimbabwe. She earned degrees from Amherst College, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and Cornell University. She is the recipient of a Fulbright fellowship and lives in the Washington DC area, where she works in international development.