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Dr Kimmika Williams-Witherspoon -Temple University
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Kirk Mark - University of Toronto
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Dr Frederick Bertley - The Franklin Insitute
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Dr Djibril Diallo - UNAIDS & Dr Zizwe Poe - Lincoln University
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Dr. Patricia Reid-Merritt - The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
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Dr. Maulana Karenga - California State University, Long Beach
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Cheikh Anta Diop
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Nubian Tribute from the tomb of Amenhotep Huy, Dynasty 18, ca. 1360 BC
The Diopian Institute of Scholarly Advancement (DISA) is committed to utilizing scholarship in order to qualify and advance African agency at all levels.
Each year, the Cheik Anta Diop Conference facilitates panels and papers on various aspects of African and African Diaspora cultures, histories, thoughts and practices from within the Afrocentric intellectual framework.
Recent Blog Posts
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Another “sideways” Chronicle article on Africana Studies
Another “sideways” Chronicle article on Africana Studies By Christel N. Temple, University of Pittsburgh The Chronicle’s recent article... →
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KONY2012: POWERFUL PROPAGANDA FOR U.S. MILITARY INTERVENTION
Kony 2012, produced by the “charitable organization” Invisible Children (IC), has touched off an unprecedented international outcry. The San Diego... →
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Excerpts from the 23rd Annual Conference: Theory Meets Practice
THEORY MEETS PRACTICE: AFROCENTRICITY, BLACK INTELLECTUAL THOUGHT AND CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL PRACTICES BY Dr. Patricia Reid-Merritt of The Richard Stockton... →
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Excerpts from the 23rd Annual Conference: BARRACK OBAMA AND THE POLITICS OF RACE
BARRACK OBAMA AND THE POLITICS OF RACE: THE MYTH OF POST-RACISM IN AMERICA by Dr. Martell Teasley from the... →
