A press conference was held today by members of the December 12th Movement announcing the forthcoming march and rally May 25, 2019 in Washington, D.C. to commemorate African Liberation Day. In particular, organizers focused on the continuing struggle for land and freedom in Zimbabwe as indicative of both the struggle facing Black/African people worldwide and…
Read moreHoyt Fuller and the Architects of the Black Arts Movement
For those of us, like our next guest, who have come through the Africana Studies and Research Center at Cornell University, The Hoyt Fuller Room is the central hub within that space and has been host to an infinite number of classes, gatherings and ceremonies, like the one we’ve just left commemorating that center’s founder…
Read moreUnsinking and The Imperative of African Psychology
Dr. Otis Williams, Chair of the Department of Counseling at Bowie State University, joined us to discuss his founding of the African Psychology Student Association and annual conference. We discussed the meaning, value, and necessity of African Psychology and counseling, including what it means to be “African,” and the diaspora-wide impact of Western approaches to…
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