The Diopian Institute for Scholarly Advancement (DISA) cordially invites you to attend the
35TH ANNUAL CHEIKH ANTA DIOP INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Friday and Saturday, October 13 and 14, 2023
IN PERSON
Temple University's Center for Anti-Racism
Mazur Hall Room 140
1114 Polett Walk
Philadelphia, PA 19122
CONFERENCE THEME
"ONE HUNDRED YEARS LATER"
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Conference Information
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
Friday, October 13, 2022 Reception and DISA Fellows Panel at the Center for Anti-Racism 6 pm - 9 pm Mazur Hall, Room 104 1114 Polett Walk Philadelphia, PA 19122
DISA Fellows Panel: Dr. Lindsay Gary, Temple University “Africans in Louisiana: An Afrocentric Analysis of Southwest Louisiana’s Culture through the Lens of Spirituality” Ms. Teranda Donatto, University of Houston “The African Root in College Choice for African Americans” Mr. Chinedu Agbo, Temple University “Being Black in White America: An Afrocentric Examination of Black Lives Matter in Ms. Jazmin Evans, Temple University “Now What: Expanding Africology Outside of the Western Academy” |
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Saturday, October 14, 2022 Panels and Keynote at the Center for Anti-Racism @ Temple University 9 am - 6pm Mazur Hall, Room 104 1114 Polett Walk Philadelphia, PA 19122
9:00am Registration and Coffee
9:20 - 9:30am Opening Remarks
9:30- 10:30am Panel 1. Africology: Unifying Visions Dr. Victor Okafor, Eastern Michigan University “The imperative of a grounding in the visions of the founding fathers & mothers” Dr. Jamal Martin, University of New Mexico “Re-imaging Transdisciplinary Praxis in Africana Studies” Dr. Kimoni Yaw Ajani, Stockton University“ The Cultural Basis and Necessity for Afrikan Unity in the Context of Warfare Today!”
10:30 - 11:30am Panel 2. Afrocentric Theories of State and Identity Mr. Asar Imhotep, Madu-Ndela “Osiris in the form of Cheikh Anta Diop: What does it mean to be king?” Mr. Bo Chamberlin, Temple University “Towards an Afrocentric Theory of the State: Culture and Civilization in Pan-African Thought” Dr. Mark Christian, City University of New York “Frederick Douglass and the Complexity of the Racialized Self”
11:45am - 12:45pm Dr. Ibrahima Seck, Whitney Plantation “A Journey through slavery at the Whitney Plantation Museum of Slavery (Louisiana)”
Founder’s Comments. 1:00 - 2:00pm Lunch on your own 2:15 - 3:15pm Dr. Adisa Alkebulan, San Diego State University “The Legacy of Cheikh Anta Diop in the 6th Region(Diaspora)” Mr. Sonjedi Ankh Ra, Martin Delany Center for Egyptology “Ancient Kemet and the Fulani” Dr. Richard Cooper, Widener University “From Obscurity to Modern Day Osiris: Diop Lives in Africana Social Work 3:20 - 4:20pm Panel 4. Revolutions in African-Centered Education Ms. Fajr Eutsey, Kean University “Homeschooling the Divine Path to African-Centered Learning” Dr. Rutte Andrade, UNILAB “Philosophies and Practices of Batuque and Tina: Proposal for the Renewal of Historical Disciplines in the Education System of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde” Dr. Alecia Blackwood, Longwood University “Ubuntu Pedagogy: Becoming an Ubuntu Responsive Educator”
4:30 - 5:30pm Panel 5. African Women’s Agential Power Dr. Olutoyosi Aboderin, Stockton University “White Feminism: Reconnecting Feminism to European Culture & Anti-African Racism” Dr. Christian Ehiobuche, Stockton University “The Role of Cultural Values in Enhancing Women Entrepreneurial Action for Poverty Alleviation in Rural African Communities” Dr, Alice Nicholas, CSU - Dominguez Hills “The Sacred Black Feminine: Re-Imagining Black Women in the 21st Century and Beyond”
5:40 - 6:00pm Closing Remarks & Resolution |