August & Africa
August Wilson Society
September 24, 2020, 4:00 pm EDT
Virtual lecture and panel discussion on the influence of Africa in August Wilson’s work, and the artist’s role in addressing race […]
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The Transatlantic Roundtable on Religion and Race
The Transatlantic Roundtable on Religion and Race (TRRR) is a community of discourse, focusing on religious responses to issues of race (and similarly functioning ethnic or cultural markers of social otherness) […]
Of Course, Development Aid has a Big Black People Problem
The CIHA Blog has consistently highlighted racialized practices of reporting on Africa as well as aid to Africa. This piece by Lydia Namubiru, originally written for and posted on […]
“Africa for the Africans?: Reimagining Space, Place and Possibility in 1860s Lagos”
By: Emeizmi Mandagi, University of California – Irvine CIHA Blog Intern
The University of California, Irvine’s International Studies Public Forum recently hosted […]
The astonishing uniqueness of Black Panther in the early 21st century
As we wrap up our week of reviews of the movie Black Panther and the phenomenon concerning everything it has become, we integrate the issues our reviewers raise with others […]
Global Politics of Race: #KenyaDecides & #Charlottesville
By: Angela Okune
As Kenyans went into highly anticipated elections last week, many on social media penned humorous, sarcastic and sometimes angry Tweets pushing back against the common trope of […]
Race and Violence: The Past and the Present
by Abena Kyere and Edwin Adjei
We review here two films – If Only I Were That Warrior and Ferguson – shown at the University of Ghana that address themes that […]
Rev. Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr. Lecture: Race, Religion, Politics and the Black Church’s Proclamation- The African American Church – No Longer Invisible
As part of his visit to UKZN’s Ujamaa Centre, Rev. Dr Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr. delivered an informative lecture highlighting the “African-American experience and its historical, theological and political context.” He […]