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The African American and African Studies Program, the Sankofa Black Studies Graduate Student Association, and the College of Arts and Letters at Michigan State University will be holding the 1st Bi-annual African American National Conference, The Black Scholar and the State of Black America, April 6-8, 2006 at the Kellogg Center.
The Black Scholar and the State of Black America Conference will address:
1.)Confronting current issues with regards to methodology and best practices in African American and African Studies
2.)Creating a forum for dialogue on Black Studies programs in the United States regarding the future of the discipline
3.)Examining the proposed communal commitment of Black Studies as espoused in the early vision of the Black Studies discipline
Merging the best practices and methodologies in African American and African Studies discipline historically, contemporarily, and futuristically will better ensure positive partnerships, for both students and faculty, globally between Academia and the community. Diverging perspectives will enrich the challenges and opportunities for collaboration for developing awareness, knowledge and skills for addressing The Black Scholar and the State of Black America.
The keynote speakers are:
Dr. Tony Martin-Professor of Africana Studies Department, Wellesley College, Boston, Massachusetts
Dr. Beverly Guy-Shefthall- founding Director, Womens’ Research and Resource Center and Anna Julia Cooper Professor of Women’s Studies, Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia
Dr. Abdul Alkalimat, Professor of Africana Studies and Sociology and Director of Africana Studies, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio
For more information please visit http://www.aaas.msu.edu
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