Upcoming Events

Spring 2026 Events Line Up

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Ujamaa Virtual Colloquium Series

Ujamaa Virtual Colloquium Series: 
Tues, 27 JAN (18:00-19:15 UTC; 12:00-1:25 pm CST) 
Rahina Muazu, KU Department of AAAS
Women’s Voices, Sacred Texts: Gender, Authority, and Qur’anic Soundscapes in Contemporary Africa

Ujamaa Virtual Colloquium Series:
Tues, 10 Feb (18:00–19:15 UTC; 12:00–1:25 pm CST)
Thomas Keegan, KU Department of History
Fugitive Science: Eugenic Discourse and West African Political Expression in Colonial Freetown

Ujamaa Virtual Colloquium Series:
Wed, 25 MAR (17:00–18:15 UTC; 12:00–1:25 pm CST)
Mungai Mutonya
Mapping Nairobi’s Linguistic Profile: Methods, Challenges, and Insights

Ujamaa Virtual Colloquium Series:
Tues, 14 APR (17:00–18:15 UTC; 12:00–1:25 pm CST)
Korkor Ebeheakey, History of Art, University of Michigan; and Lecturer, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi
Marked Histories: Ga-Dangme Body Modification as Language, Art, and Archive

Ujamaa Virtual Colloquium Series:
Wed, 7 MAY (17:00–18:15 UTC; 12:00–1:25 pm CST)
Maxamed Abu-Maye, Department of AAAS, Ohio State University
Black Muslim Refugee: Militarism, Policing, and Somali American Resistance to State Violence