Upcoming Events
Spring 2025 Events Line Up
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Ujamaa Colloquium Series: Gender and Violence in the heartland of Biafra during the Nigerian Civil War, 1967-1970
Dr. Taiwo Bello, Oklahoma State University
JANUARY 29
In person at 12:00 PM Central in Bailey 204
Online at 18:00 UTC. Register at: https://tinyurl.com/ujamaabello
When Haiti was a Cradle of Hope
Author: Leslie M. Alexander
FEBRUARY 13
7:00 PM | Marvin Hall
The Oscar Micheaux Monthly Film Series
FEBRUARY 14, 2025, featuring Faat Kiné
Bailey Hall, Bush/Harrison Seminar Room, rm 109
A Conversation on African Dance Theatre
Segun Adefila
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
Marvin Hall, 6-8 pm
Ujamaa Colloquium Series: Does Desert Seasonal Affective Disorder Exist? Sociocultural, Mental Health and Environmental Implications for QoL of Women in Northern Kenya
Dr. Gladys Mwangi, Johnson County Community College
FEBRUARY 26
In person at 12:30 PM Central in Bailey 204
Online at 18:30 UTC. Register at : https://tinyurl.com/ujamaabello
Redressing Colonial Knowledge Systems through Restorative Data Justice
Ashley Sanders
MARCH 6
4:pm | Watson Library, Watson 3 West
Ujamaa Colloquium Series: The multiple “Middle Passages” of enslaved Africans during the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
Dr. Rachael Pasierowska , Lincoln University
Wednesday, March 12
In person (with lunch!) from 12:00-1:00 pm CT at Bailey 204.
Online from 18:00-19:00 UTC. Register at https://tinyurl.com/ujamaaracheal
The Oscar Micheaux Monthly Film Series
Bailey Hall, Bush/Harrison Seminar Room, rm 109
MARCH 2025: TBD
African Tamasha Week
March 31 - April 4
Ujamaa Colloquium Series: Reflecting on the Extalgic Turn in Migration Studies
Dr. Senayon Olaoluwa, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
Wednesday, April 2
In person (with lunch!) from 12:00-1:00 pm CT at Bailey 204.
Online from 18:00-19:00 UTC. Register at https://tinyurl.com/ujamaasenayon
GRADUATE RESEARCH WORKSHOP
APRIL 24
Global AFRICA
APRIL 25-26
Global Themes virtual conference
APRIL 25-26
Featuring James Yeku
Virtual
The Oscar Micheaux Monthly Film Series
Bailey Hall, Bush/Harrison Seminar Room, rm 109
APRIL 2025: TBD
COUNCIL MEETING
MAY 2
Bailey 318
12-2pm