Posts Tagged ‘African Diaspora’
A Historic Revolt, a Forgotten Hero, an Empty Plinth: Is There a Right Way to Remember Slavery?
Vincent Brown, historian, discusses his book documenting Tacky’s revolt in Jamaica, as well as Black X, reggae, and the Atlantic slave trade. He shares his thoughts on the campaign to make Chief Takyi, or “Tacky,” a Jamaican national hero and explores the problem of placing a singular focus on one man despite the collective efforts of a community of people in the fight for freedom.
Read MoreCaught in the middle: Blacks in Israel say war is ‘inhumane’
Black residents of Israel want an end to the violence committed by both sides of the Israel and Palestine conflict.
Read MoreSilicon Valley African Film Festival
The Silicon Valley African Film Festival promotes an understanding and appreciation of Africa and Africans through moving images. Aptly themed “Africa through the African lens”, the film festival celebrates the vast richness of the African Continent through the lenses of Africa’s seasoned and emerging filmmakers and, crucially, provides audiences with exquisite lenses to the real Africa.
Read MoreAfroFuture Fest
AfroFuture, formerly known as Afrochella, is a celebration of Africa’s diverse culture and the vibrant work of African creatives and entrepreneurs.
Read MoreHoward University picks African diaspora scholar as next president
Ben Vinson III, currently the provost at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, will take over as president on Sept. 1.
Read MoreDanceAfrica Festival 2023
The nation’s largest festival dedicated to African diasporic dance and music returns to the stages and streets of Brooklyn for its 46th year! Presented by BAM, DanceAfrica is a vibrant annual celebration of African and African-American dance, music, and culture, featuring performances, master classes, a film series, a dance party, and the one-and-only DanceAfrica bazaar.
Read MoreMilwaukee Forever
Celebrating the Black and Latinx Diasporas. Join us for HYFIN’s Milwaukee Forever at Radio Milwaukee! The night of Afrofuturism will celebrate the Black and Latin diasporas through music from DJs Bizzon and DJ Nicole Acosta, dance, food and fashion.
Read MoreAfrochella
The Afrochella Experience Is A Celebration Of Africa’s Diverse Culture And The Vibrant Work Of African Creatives & Entrepreneurs.
Read MoreAfro Punk Bahia 2023
More than a party. A celebration. More than a festival. An experience. With the sway of the tides serving as an amplifier of voices, we transformed the Convention Center of Salvador into a grand tour of celebration of Afro-Diasporic black culture.
Read MoreSpecial News Series: Rising Up For Justice! – Black Lives Matter but slavery isn’t our only narrative
Our historical understanding of Blackness is most commonly shaped by the story of the Atlantic slave trade, in particular to the Americas. But this is a linear narrative that is dominated by American voices. It’s not just potentially exclusory; it doesn’t adequately take into account the diversity of black people worldwide. Aretha Phiri asks Michelle M. Wright about her work in disrupting the slavery narrative.
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