BLACK SCHOLARS GATHER WITH UH’S
AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES PROGRAM TO CELEBRATE THREE DECADES OF PROGRESS
Scholars from around the country are gathering in Houston this
week for the annual National Council for Black Studies Conference.
The event, titled “Celebrating Three Decades of Progress,”
is sponsored by the University of Houston African American Studies
program and begins Wednesday, March 15, at the Crowne Plaza Houston-Downtown.
The conference features panel discussions and presentations on
a variety topics including: African culture and hip hop, spirituality,
Black Panther activism in Houston, and African American Studies
as an academic program.
“This is the first time that UH has hosted this prestigious
conference,” James Conyers, director of the UH African American
Studies program, said. “Our hope is to showcase the talent
and passion of our faculty and students and encourage this conference
to return to Houston.”
Included in the schedule is Sister Soulja, political activist,
writer and singer, who will chair a roundtable discussion on Understanding
the Influence of Activism on Black Women’s Psychological Wellbeing.
Soulja is the author of “The Coldest Winter Ever” about
drugs and violence among African American youth.
Among the UH faculty presenting papers at the conference are Ahati
N. N. Toure, who will discuss John Henrik Clarke, one of the first
educators to create an African American Studies program; Aswad Walker,
who will discuss Marcus Garvey, the advocate of the Back to Africa
movement of early 1900s, as a theologian; and Asa Imhotep, who will
discuss African spirituality through art.
For a complete schedule of workshops and speakers, please visit
www.ncbsonline.org/
For more information on the UH African American Studies Program,
please visit www.class.uh.edu/aas/
WHAT: |
The National Council
for Black Studies Conference
30th Annual Conference
Hosted by UH African American Studies Program |
WHEN: |
March 15 – 18
Workshops begin at 2 p.m. |
WHERE: |
Crowne Plaza Houston – Downtown
1700 Smith, 77002 |
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