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