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The mission of the Diopian Institute for Scholarly Advancement is to create and promote Afrocentric scholarship and to build upon the research of Cheikh Anta Diop. Our guiding philosophy is Afrocentric scholarship for the upliftment of African people and for the betterment of the world.

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
W. E. B Du Bois’ The Problem of the Colorline”

Ms. Jazmin Evans, Temple University

“Now What: Expanding Africology Outside of the Western Academy”

 

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
Keynote Address

Dr. Ibrahima Seck, Whitney Plantation

“A Journey through slavery at the Whitney Plantation Museum of Slavery (Louisiana)”


12:45pm - 1:00pm

Founder’s Comments.

1:00 - 2:00pm

Lunch on your own

2:15 - 3:15pm
Panel 3. Diopian Studies in Politics and Society

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

 

 

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